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U.S. History | 19th Amendment | Women's Suffrage Video & Document Based Activity
$3.75This is a 40 page resource on the Women's Suffrage Movement (19th Amendment)- you can use all of the activities together or individually. Specifically this download includes: 1) “A Brief History of Women’s Suffrage ~A Video...$3.75 -
Early Explorers - Colonies 20 Question Assessment
$5.0020 Question Curriculum Check with answer key.$5.00 -
Branches of Government - Readers' Theater
$5.00These two-part scripts outline the duties of the three branches of government. Students will learn how this system of checks and balances works for our government. Included with each script are task cards and activities that require students to use...$5.00 -
Election Readers' Theater Bundle
$10.00This collection of four readers' theater scripts focus on the election process, debates, the presidency, and political parties. Students will enjoy reading four different scripts while learning about our political system. Engaged students will enjoy...$10.00 -
Boston Tea Party Readers' Theater
$4.00Your students will have fun learning about the Boston Tea Party with this readers' theater script. What a great way to practice oral reading fluency and learn about the important events that shaped our nation. Included are three task cards and two...$4.00 -
Political Cartoon Bundle: The Embargo and Non-Intercourse Acts
MSRP: $5.00$4.50These two political cartoons, Intercourse or Impartial Dealings and Ograbme, or the American Snapping Turtle, focus on America's precarious relationship with Britain and France during the early 1800s. In 1807, facing persistent interference with American...MSRP: $5.00$4.50 -
Political Cartoon: Intercourse or Impartial Dealings
$2.50Intercourse of Impartial Dealings is a political cartoon created by "Peter Pencil" in 1809. It should be noted that Peter Pencil was a pseudonym. The cartoon serves as a criticism of Thomas Jefferson, who, as president, had reduced military spending to...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon: Ograbme, or the American Snapping Turtle
$2.50Ograbme, or the American Snapping Turtle is a political cartoon created by Alexander Anderson in 1807. The cartoon addresses the effects of Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act on American merchants. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint -...$2.50 -
Video Guide: The Crusades - Crescent and the Cross
$2.50This documentary on the Crusades is an excellent resource for both understanding the history behind these holy wars and for examining the current atmosphere of mistrust between Christians and Muslims. Starting in the late 11th Century, when Pope Urban...$2.50 -
Primary Sources: The Gettysburg Address
$3.00There is, perhaps, no more compelling speech in American history than that delivered by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. In the midst of a civil war that threatened to both destroy the Union and end this "grand experiment" in...$3.00 -
Project: Roman Empire Annotated Timeline
$2.50An annotated timeline is an excellent way to help your students organize important events related to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. This project begins with a PowerPoint that introduces the guidelines for students. The PowerPoint also...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon: Cinques-tetes, or the Paris Monster
$2.50Cinques-tetes, or the Paris Monster was created in 1797. The cartoon was intended to illustrate America's displeasure with the French government, specifically over French attacks on American ships and the subsequent XYZ Affair. The download includes the...$2.50