5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Life in the West Recruitment Fair - Manifest Destiny PBL
$4.25Have you ever attended a recruitment fair - such as a college or career fair? The recruiters use so many different skills to encourage you to join their team. In this PBL activity, students develop those same skills to recruit visitors at the fair to...$4.25 -
How a Bill Becomes a Law Quiz
$1.00This product includes questions about Congress and the process of how a bill becomes a law in the United States of America. The resource includes 12 short answer and extended response questions. Topics covered in the quiz include: The process of a...$1.00 -
Timeline Activity: Events Leading to the American Revolution
$1.00This product includes instructions and directions for a student created timeline that includes important events leading to the American Revolutionary War. The instruction sheet includes directions for important events, visuals, and info about all of the...$1.00 -
The Road to the American Revolution
$1.00This product includes three steps/activities that students will complete to learn about the road to the American Revolution. The resource includes a graphic organizer categorizing the actions of the British before the American Revolution and also the...$1.00 -
Create Your Own Declaration of Independence - Version 2
$1.00The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American History. The basic ideas of the Declaration of Independence are still important today. This activity uses ideas that are important to learners/students and asks them to...$1.00 -
Create Your Own Declaration of Independence
$1.00The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American History. The basic ideas of the Declaration of Independence are still important today. This activity uses ideas that are important to learners/students and asks them to...$1.00 -
The Atlantic Slave Trade introduction - Video Guide & answer key
$3.00This video guide activity was designed to introduce your unit on the Atlantic Slave trade. It gives basic statistics, facts, and background information in a format appropriate for all grades 6-12. This video connects The Atlantic Slave trade...$3.00 -
The American Revolution unit - Jeopardy Review Game
$3.00This Power Point Game was created with the intention to use as a review for the American Revolution. FULLY EDITABLE with sound and graphics! This product includes the following: Bell-ringer and Exit-slip (written reflection) questions and...$3.00 -
Reconstruction Song Analysis Activity
$2.00This Song Analysis Activity covers Southern sentiment during the Reconstruction Era in US History - it is meant to be paired with the "Thinking Like a Historian" lesson in my store which addresses how to analyze primary and secondary sources for...$2.00 -
Colonial America Test
$2.00This comprehensive test includes a multiple choice section, timeline with events section, true false section, and an extended response section with three questions. Also included with this product is an answer document for easy grading. An answer key is...$2.00 -
Frederick Douglass Breakout Box instructions for students - FREE
$0.00This PowerPoint presentation is meant to help you introduce to your class how a Breakout Box Activity is run. This presentation covers the following topics: General Rules Time limit Use of "hint cards" Safety in the classroom Cooperation and...$0.00 -
Frederick Douglass Breakout Box - Escape Room kit
$6.00This interactive and partially editable PowerPoint is intended for either a US History, Black History Month, or Literature unit with Frederick Douglass. PLEASE NOTE: This is paired with the Hampton-Brown of the book but some editable templates...$6.00