5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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John Brown's Raid Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students read an account of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry from the Civil War, excerpts from an interview John Brown conducted prior to his execution in 1859, and answer 20 questions. The answers are included where appropriate. This would be great...$3.50 -
Revolutionary War Battle Primary Source Analysis with Creative Writing Activity
$3.00Students will read an account about George Washington crossing the Delaware during the American Revolution and answer 11 questions. They will then pick another battle from the war and write a similar account of it (balancing historical responsibility and...$3.00 -
Hamilton-Burr Duel Primary Source Analysis and Creative Activities
$3.25Students will read and analyze an account of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr by answering 10 questions. They will then complete two creative activities, one being social media oriented, the other involves creating a memorial marker...$3.25 -
The Battle of Antietam Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will analyze 2 accounts from the Battle of Antietam from the Civil War and answer 15 questions, including comparing the accounts. They will then complete two extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would...$3.75 -
The Emancipation Proclamation Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by answering 7 questions, analyzing a political cartoon, and completing a comprehension task. They will then read 4 different points of view and answer 10 more questions. Lastly,...$4.00 -
Nuremberg Trial and Execution of Nazi War Criminals Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about and analyze the Nuremberg Trial, sentencing, and executions of Nazi War Criminals by answering 9 questions and completing 2 comprehension tasks. Some questions are derived directly from the text, for others students have to infer...$3.00 -
The Transcontinental Railroad Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze an account of the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 by answering 18 questions (text based, discussion, and image analysis). They will also label a physical geography map with 15 items and a political...$4.00 -
Albany Plan of Union Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze excerpts from Ben Franklin's Albany Plan of Union by responding to 14 questions and creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! The historical spelling and grammar has been...$3.25 -
Civil War Battles Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze accounts of the First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Ironclads from the American Civil War by answering 32 questions (including comparing and contrasting the accounts). They can be...$4.00 -
Salem Witch Trials Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read and analyze a brief background on the Salem Witch Trials and an account of Martha Corey's trial for witchcraft by answering 10 questions and completing 2 creative tasks. They will then analyze 3 images according to 5 prompts. The...$3.75 -
Battle of Lexington and Concord Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read a Patriot's account and a British account from the Revolutionary War (American Revolution) of the Battle of Lexington, answer 18 questions, and compare and contrast the accounts. They will then complete 2 extension tasks and analyze 6...$4.00 -
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The Declaration of Independence Analysis Bundle
Now: $10.00Was: $13.00Students will analyze the Declaration of Independence and related images with these 4 activities. In one, students read the complete text, answer 15 questions and analyze 9 images. In the second, students read an account of when and how the Declaration...Now: $10.00Was: $13.00