American Revolution

Students will analyze the many factors that influenced the Colonists winning the Revolutionary War against the most powerful empire in the world. The lesson begins with a warm up activity in which students estimate the odds of the British or the...

Challenge students to demonstrate the variety of perspectives of the French and Indian War. Students will read, analyze and complete reflection questions about the conflicts between the French and British during the Seven Year War. Students will create...

Bring the major battles of the Revolutionary War to life with Living Paintings! Working in groups, students will re-create a scene from the battle using a famous painting. The lesson begins with a warm up activity, a hidden picture inquiry. The Picture...

Delve into the story of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride to determine what is Fact and what is Fiction. In this lesson, students learn about the events the night before the first battle of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lexington and Concord...

This activity is a perfect “hook” or warm-up activity to have students complete prior to a lecture or lesson on the American Revolution. It is a short, 15 minute activity intended to pique student interest in the topic and stimulate...

An annotated timeline is an excellent way to help your students organize important events related to the American Revolution. This project begins with a PowerPoint that introduces the guidelines for students. The PowerPoint also identifies fifteen (15)...

All units are no prep and are well organized and numbered in each folder in the order you may want to use. The New Nation and Westward Migration is not as comprehensive as the other units and offers some activities and projects, including a lot on...

In this 14 page lesson, you have everything you need to conduct a DOCUMENT BASED lesson on what caused the American Revolutionary War. How did the colonists go from peace to war? Topics include: French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763,...

Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this to show your students a video. The only problem is there is just so...

This is everything you need for a US History Full Year Course. Perfect for APUSH as well.  Over 3,000 individual products in ONE package! It includes full lesson plans, student activities, videos, and all other needed materials to implement the...

This 9 page packet contains everything your students need to complete a document based activity (primary sources) on the Boston Massacre. Perfect addition to any American Revolution Unit. Can be used for classwork, group-work or homework...

This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the Acts Leading to the American Revolution. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and...