5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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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
$3.50Students will read about and analyze the Nuremberg Trials, sentencing, and execution of Nazi War Criminals by answering 17 questions and completing 2 comprehension tasks. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where...$3.50 -
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
$4.00Students 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 3 creative tasks. They will then analyze 4 images according to 6 prompts. The...$4.00 -
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 and Activities Bundle
Now: $12.00Was: $17.00Students will analyze the Declaration of Independence, points of view on independence, and related images with these activities. In one resource students will read its complete text, answer 15 questions, and analyze 9 images. In another they will read...Now: $12.00Was: $17.00 -
Nullification Text and Image Analysis
$3.75Students will read 5 primary source excerpts on the nullification crisis as related to South Carolina and the Tariff of Abominations, define 24 terms, and answer 27 questions. They will then analyze 5 political cartoons according to provided prompts. The...$3.75 -
The Homestead Act of 1862 Text and Image Analysis
$4.00Students will read excerpts of the 1862 Homestead Act and answer 20 questions to demonstrate an understanding of the material. They will then read 6 presidential quotes about the Homestead Act (Hayes, Truman, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush) and answer 16...$4.00 -
Native American History Map Activity 1865-1890
$3.50Students will complete 3 maps to review political and physical geography related to Native American history from 1865 through 1890. There are 35 labels on the first two maps, and the third has students label all the states/territories as well as the...$3.50 -
Native American History Map Activity 1783-1865
$3.50Students will complete 4 maps to review the political and physical geography related to Native American history from 1783 through 1865. There are 50 labels across the maps (plus state and territory identifications), 3 additional map tasks, and 8 review...$3.50