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Close Reading the Gettysburg Address - Does It Have Meaning Today?
$3.50Challenge your students to decipher the meaning of the Gettysburg Address and determine if Lincoln’s speech has meaning for America today. The lesson begins with the class solving an inquiry riddle to lead the students to this speech. Next, the...$3.50 -
Reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation - Close Reading & Analysis of Images
$3.99Delve into the Emancipation Proclamation to determine whether Lincoln helped, hurt or had little effect on slaves in the 1860’s. In this lesson, students will be learning about the Emancipation Proclamation by close reading and analyzing the...$3.99 -
Columbian Exchange-Is the World Better Because of the Columbian Exchange?
$4.99Discover the impact of the Columbian Exchange! This lesson engages students in exploring the changes in the world due to Columbian Exchange. Students will be asked, if the world is better because of the Columbian Exchange. The lesson begins with an...$4.99 -
Plymouth Colony-Is Plymouth Rock Real?
$4.99Challenge your students with their knowledge of Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims. Students will learn about the history of Plymouth and debate whether Plymouth Rock was the actual landing spot of the Pilgrims through analysis of primary and secondary...$4.99 -
Paul Revere & The Midnight Ride - Fact or Fiction and Illustrate the Midnight Ride
$4.99Delve 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...$4.99 -
Underground Railroad Quilt Codes - Folklore or Fact?
$4.99Delve into the historical dilemma of whether codes were used in quilts during the Underground Railroad to assist fugitive slaves. Analyze excerpts from a wide variety of experts who share their knowledge of this important topic! The lesson begins with a...$4.99 -
The Mystery of Roanoke Colony
$5.99Challenge your students to learn about the history of the first English settlement in the New World, Roanoke Colony and the mystery behind the disappearance of the colonists. This lesson is introduced as students’ analyze artifacts from an...$5.99 -
Jamestown and the Mystery of the Many Deaths
$5.99Delve into the history of Jamestown colony and the mystery of the many deaths that occurred during the “starving time.” Students will begin the lesson with a forensic exercise. Groups will be challenged to examine evidence from an...$5.99 -
Dred Scott V. Sandford
$3.00Students will be required to answer various opened ended questions related to the Dred Scott V. Sandford case using a secondary online resource. This is the perfect grab and go lesson for teachers. This will require students to work individually and...$3.00 -
Major Battles and Conflicts During the Civil War
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about major battles and conflicts during the Civil War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities...$3.00 -
US HISTORY Cards Against AP US History-A Game of Historical Genius
$17.00Cards Against History (A Game of Historical Genius!) Who can use this product? Although I originally created this game for Advanced Placement Government classes, I quickly realized that I could revise it to other Advanced Placement courses. This game is...$17.00 -
American Gov. / US History - The Nixon and Ford Administration, 1969-1977
$4.75Textual reading with student questions / class discussion topics explain details about the period referred beginning in 1969. Republican Presidents occupied the White House for eight years. Just some of the topics include: Nixon's policies to fight...$4.75