American Revolution

I use this Boston Massacre to introduce, teach, and review my unit over the Boston Massacre. Your students will learn and review some the words from the Reconstruction period. This small tool can provide a number of teaching opportunities. You and your...

This is an example of one of the hands-on puzzles that I use in my class during the year. This contains Acts passed by Britain prior to the Revolutionary War. If you teach about the Causes of the Revolutionary War this is a puzzle that your students will...

I use this French and Indian War and British Acts puzzle as a way to review the major events that led to the creation of the American Revolution and people from the document.I print out the puzzle on card stock or laminate it (so they last longer)...

*Smartboard compatible*This file contains 58 slides of questions and answers about the causes of the Revolutionary War which include the French & Indian War, the acts imposed on the colonies. It also includes questions about the Revolutionary War...

This handout has questions on the front of the paper with the focus on propaganda. Asking the students to write what they see and describe the imagery of Paul Revere's drawing. On the back side of the handout is the article that appeared in the Boston...

This is a big wordsearch I used this past year on a day I had a substitute. It is a huge puzzle and also reinforced the names of key people, countries, and events from the war. This is part of the Causes of the American Revolution Bundle, check it...

In this lesson, students also learn about the boycotts that the colonists used to fight back against the British taxes. This opens the door for you to ask questions about modern day boycotts and students do research to find boycotts that are being used...

This lesson is jam packed with information and is full of rich images that will keep your students engaged as they learn about the Albany Plan of Union and the first attempt to unite the colonies. It is a great introduction into the French and Indian...

This file is packed with supplemental materials for your classroom! There are 3 word wall posters that you can hang up. Three sets of Presentations and Fill in the blank notes, 3 hands-on-history puzzles, a wordsearch, and a review game. If you are...

I use this Declaration of Independence Star Puzzle as a way to review the major ideas and people from the document. There are 15 pieces to the puzzle. I print out the puzzle, then laminate it (so they last longer), and cut it out. I put each of the...

This is a fun project over the Declaration of Independence, where your students become the modern day Thomas Jefferson! They get to choose how they want to Declare Independence from King George III and Great Britain. They can text him, email him, or...

This bundle includes the following 4 resources: Declaration of Independence Fill in the Blank Notes and Google Slides We Hold These Truths Declaration of Independence Puzzle Declaration of Independence Project Declaration of Independence Star...