5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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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...$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...$3.25 -
Civil War Battles Compare and Contrast Primary Source Analysis Activity
$5.00Students 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...$5.00 -
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...$4.00 -
Battle of Lexington and Concord Primary Source Analysis Image Analysis Activity
$5.50Students will read, analyze, and compare and contrast two accounts of the Battle of Lexington from the point of view of a colonial Patriot and a British soldier from the Revolutionary War by...$5.50 -
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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...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...$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...$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...$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...$3.50 -
Native American Early History Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 3 maps to review the political and physical geography related to Native American history from pre-Columbus through 1783. There are 60 labels across the maps, 3 additional map...$3.50 -
The War of 1812 Map Activity
$3.50Students will complete 3 maps to review the political and physical geography related to the War of 1812. There are 60 labels across the maps, 2 additional tasks for students to complete, and 5 review...$3.50