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Federalist Number 1 Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts of Hamilton’s Federalist No. 1 and excerpts of a letter from Jefferson to Madison regarding the proposed Constitution. They will answer 25 questions and respond to 3 comprehension prompts/tasks. The answers are included...$3.75 -
Mussolini on Fascism Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from a speech about Fascism by Benito Mussolini in 1935. They will define 8 terms, answer 9 questions, and analyze 6 images according to 5 prompts. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate...$3.25 -
All About My Grandparent Interview Cards for Grandparents Day or Anytime!
$1.00Perfect for Grandparents Day (September 11, 2022) or any time of the year, your kids will love interviewing their grandparents to connect more with them. Use these 36 cards full of questions your kids will love asking and their grandparents will love...$1.00 -
Mongolian Empire Primary Source Analysis
$5.00Students will read 7 excerpts from primary sources on interactions between the Mongols and other nations/people as well as its inner workings. Each excerpt has a corresponding image and 4-6 questions to be answered (total of 35 questions). They will then...$5.00 -
Ex parte Milligan Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus and from Justice Davis' opinion on Ex parte Milligan by answering 19 questions. They will complete two tasks for a political cartoon and complete 1 comprehension activity...$3.50 -
Letter from a Pennsylvania Farmer Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from John Dickinson’s 1767 Letter to a Pennsylvania Farmer and answer 22 questions. They will also complete an extension/creative task. The answers are included and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
Revolutionary War Point of View Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read two points of view on whether or not the colonies should go to war with Britain and answer 33 questions. They will also analyze 3 images according to a provided prompt. The excerpts are from John Carmichael in 1775 (a Presbyterian...$3.75 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read 11 excerpts from the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from LBJ's presidency and answer 29 questions. Some questions are directly from the text, some require students to pull from what they have learned in earlier time periods, and others have...$3.75 -
The XYZ Affair Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts from President John Adams' address to Congress on the XYZ Affair and relations between America and France and will analyze 2 political cartoons according to provided prompts. They will then answer 26 questions and complete one...$3.75 -
The Whiskey Rebellion Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read 4 excerpts representing different points of view on the Whiskey Rebellion and answer 38 questions. They will then complete 3 comprehension tasks and analyze 3 images. The sources are excerpts from the writings of Hamilton (2), George...$4.00 -
The Kitchen Debate Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts from the 1959 Kitchen Debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev and analyze it by answering 26 questions and responding to 4 comprehension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for...$3.75 -
Blood and Iron Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze Bismarck's Blood and Iron speech leading to the unification of Germany by answering 20 questions, two of which refer to images. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample...$3.50