5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Manifest Destiny DBQ
$4.00Students analyze 17 documents, answer 17 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny (and the accompanying sectionalism vs nationalism, Texas Annexation, Mexican-American...$4.00 -
Era of Good Feelings DBQ
$4.00Students analyze 17 documents (11 text based and 6 visual), answer 17 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the Era of Good Feelings. There are 7 essay prompts for students to choose from (one allows for...$4.00 -
European Exploration DBQ
$4.00Students analyze 10 documents, answer 10 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the Age of Exploration. There are 6 essay prompts for students to choose from (one allows for the class or teacher to make...$4.00 -
Foundation of the 13 Colonies DBQ
$4.00Students will read and analyze 17 documents, answer 17 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the similarities and differences in the colonial regions prior to the French and Indian War. There are 7 essay...$4.00 -
Causes of the Civil War DBQ
$4.00Students analyze 16 documents (10 text based and 6 visual), answer 16 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the causes of the American Civil War. There are 8 essay prompts for students to choose from (one...$4.00 -
President Andrew Jackson Primary Source Image Activity
$3.00Students review key people and events related to Jackson's presidency by matching 19 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange (one image matches to two captions). This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its...$3.00 -
Early American History Primary Source Image Activity
$3.00Students review key people and events from the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson (the Early Republic) by matching 20 historical pictures to a caption or dialogue exchange. Topics covered include Shays' Rebellion, the...$3.00 -
Rediscover a Historical Figure Project
$3.50Students will research an unsung/unknown hero, or a historical figure who was left out of textbooks, and will create a two page textbook entry for that person. There are 14 requirements including a timeline, mini biography, map, quote, historical...$3.50 -
One Pager for ANY History Topic
$3.50Students will create a one pager to review what they have learned about any topic or event from history. There are 14 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty. They can choose from one of 8 templates ranging from completely...$3.50 -
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History End of Semester Project Bundle
Now: $29.00Was: $35.50Students will review a semester or year of any history or social studies class by completing these 11 projects. Students can create a booklet, an artifact museum, a collection of newspaper front pages, write a song, design a cereal box, a yearbook page,...Now: $29.00Was: $35.50 -
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US History Focus Questions
Now: $10.00Was: $12.00These are 375+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, review questions, writing prompts, even test or essay questions that you can use for all of U.S. History (American History). They would work as part of...Now: $10.00Was: $12.00 -
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President Thomas Jefferson Gallery Walk
Now: $6.50Was: $10.50Students will learn about Jefferson's presidency by reading 9 passages covering people and events related to his time in office (foreign and domestic). They will answer 42 questions based on the passages and 10 overarching questions. They will read two...Now: $6.50Was: $10.50