5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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State of Virginia Spelling List
$1.00This is a fun spelling list geared towards teaching students new vocabulary that links to the State of Virginia. There are 13 words total (10 assigned and 3 bonus). Words included: 10 Assigned Virginia, Richmond,...$1.00 -
State of Washington Spelling List
$1.00This is a fun spelling list geared towards teaching students new vocabulary that links to the State of Washington. There are 13 words total (10 assigned and 3 bonus). Word included: 10 Assigned Washington, Olympia, Seattle,...$1.00 -
Causes of the American Revolution with Guided Notes
$5.00This product is a PowerPoint and Guided Notes about the causes of the American Revolutionary War from 1754-1775. It leads students through the events that led to the American Revolutionary War. Information contained in the notes...$5.00 -
Structured Academic Controversy: Manifest Destiny Distance Learning
$8.00This lesson is the summative assessment for my Westward Expansion Unit. BellWork: What were the positive and negative effects of manifest destiny? Directions: During today’s class you will work to decide if it was a good idea for Americans...$8.00 -
Native Americans and Westward Expansion Distance Learning
$4.00BellWork: By 1890, Native American nations in the western United States were forced to give up, or cede, most of their land and move to reservations. Use the map below to answer the questions. Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the...$4.00 -
How did California and Utah join the United States? Distance Learning
$4.00Bellwork: Watch this video and answer the questions below How did the war with Mexico change the population of America? How do you think these new citizens (the Mexicans) reacted to their changing situation? Instruction: Using a graph and four...$4.00 -
The Mexican War Distance Learning
$4.00Bellwork: Anwer the following questions using your vocabulary sheet and the map below. What is Manifest Destiny? How could Manifest Destiny lead to war with Mexico? Instruction: Read the passage below and answer the scaffolding...$4.00 -
Statehood for Florida and Texas Distance Learning
$4.00Bellwork: In the chart below, write what you think about when you hear the names “Florida” and “Texas.” Instruction: There are four reading passages followed by scaffolding questions Exit Ticket: Watch this video...$4.00 -
Manifest Destiny Distance Learning
$4.00Bellwork: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1) What is “destiny?” 2) What does it mean when something is “destined to happen?” 3) Is there anything that you believe you are “destined” to do?...$4.00 -
Westward Expansion Vocabulary Distance Learning
$4.00Bellwork: This is a painting depicting settlers traveling by wagon train along the Oregon Trail. Use the picture and the passage to answer the questions below Instruction: Students will first answer scaffolding question based on a map of westward...$4.00 -
Structured Academic Controversy: Christopher Columbus Distance Learning
$4.00I use this assignment as the summative assessment for the Age of Exploration Unit. The students will have to annotate a secondary source, then use that source, plus the outside information from their unit, to write a structured claim to the essential...$4.00 -
The Growth of Slavery in the Americas Distance Learning
$6.00In this lesson, we look at how the genocide of the Native Americans at the hands of the Spanish, and the Spanish desire for free labor led to the rise of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade Bellwork: Answer the questions below base on the corresponding...$6.00