5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Biography: Abraham Lincoln (The Early Years)
$2.25This is the first in a two-part series of biographies on Abraham Lincoln. The biography details Lincoln's childhood and informal education in Kentucky and his early involvement in Illinois state politics. The biography also recounts Lincoln's opposition...$2.25 -
Biography: Sojourner Truth
$2.25This biography of Sojourner Truth focuses on her escape from slavery in New York, her attendance at the 1851 Ohio Women's Rights Convention, and her widely-recognized speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" The biography includes a series of questions based on the...$2.25 -
Biography: Harriet Beecher Stowe
$2.25This biography focuses on Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist and author whose novel Uncle Tom's Cabin showed Northerners the brutal realities of slavery in America during the mid-1800s. While Stowe's book converted few Northerners to the cause of...$2.25 -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
$4.50This is a lesson about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. There are 3 main parts to the lesson: 1 - A background reading with questions 2 - 5 tasks using an attached slide show 3 - A 6th task map activity Check...$4.50 -
Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion Comparison
$2.50This product is related to Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion. It has 2 parts. The first part is a comparison chart between the 2 rebellions. The second part is a Venn Diagram. Students will use the readings to find answers. Check out TxMap...$2.50 -
Constitution Scavenger Hunt
$3.50In this lesson, students will use a copy of the Constitution to analyze the Preamble, 7 Articles, and the Bill of Rights. Check out TxMap Teacher for more resources$3.50 -
Indian Removal and Trail of Tears Reading
$3.00This is a lesson over the Indian Removal Policies of the 1800's and the Trail of Tears. Students will read about the Background, Laws, Resistance, and Impact of United States Indian Removal Policies and then answer the questions that follow. Check...$3.00 -
Columbian Exchange Reading
$2.00The lesson is a short reading on the Columbian Exchange. Students will read paragraphs and then answer the questions that follow. Check out TxMap Teacher for more resources$2.00 -
Constitution Overview
$2.50This is a basic overview of the Constitution. It is divided into 6 parts ... A. The Articles of Confederation B. The Constitutional Convention C. Terms and Definitions D. The Amendment Process E Branches...$2.50 -
Civil War Battles Graphic Organizer
$2.00This is a graphic organizer to use with a Civil War unit. The chart involves 11 Battles of the Civil War including Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Shiloh, New Orleans, Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Sherman's March, Richmond, and...$2.00 -
Civil War: North and South Comparison Graphic Organizer
$2.00This product is designed to be used during a Civil War unit of study. The comparison topics are states in the north and south, population, president, commanding general, other leaders, motive, advantages, disadvantages, and military strategy. This part...$2.00 -
Missouri Compromise Reading
$2.50This is a lesson over the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Students will read about the Background, Purpose, and Impact of the Missouri Compromise and then answer the questions that follow. Check out TxMap Teacher for more resources$2.50