US History

Students will watch and analyze a 5 minute video about the two sides of Jackson's legacy by answering 20 questions. They will then complete an extension task and determine where on the hero or villain scale they see him. The answers are included where...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech delivered to the UN by answering 20 questions and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...

These 56 writing prompts or essay topics for US History cover 17 units, topics, or time periods spanning the Revolutionary War to the Cold War. They are a mix of academic, what if, and opinion questions. Some topics have one large item for students to...

Students will read and analyze Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" by answering 34 questions and completing a comprehension task relating to 5 themes within the text. A website is provided where students can access the letter due...

Students will respond to any combination of 30 prompts relating to genocide, victims, perpetrators, bystanders, collaborators, rescuers, resistors, denial, justice, memory, and history repeating itself. These can be used as discussion prompts, written...

Students will learn about the people and events related to Spanish, French, and British colonization of North America, with the primary focus being on Great Britain. Topics also briefly introduce reasons for exploration and colonization, interactions...

Students will review what they learned about American Imperialism by creating a one pager balancing academics and creativity while fulfilling 11 requirements. They will also answer an overarching question. There are 8 templates for students to choose...

Students will complete true, false, fix to review the people and events of American Imperialism (Imperialism in US History) by reading 25 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the...

Students will review what they learned about the events, locations, physical geography, and more from the 1920s by identifying 40 items on 2 maps and completing a third map to review the states as of 1929. They will then answer 7 questions and complete a...

Students will review 22 events, acts, and people related to the foundation of the 13 colonies with this timeline project and stations activity. They will put together a timeline with 10 events and write academic identifications. They will then match 12...

Students will review what they learned about the events, locations, physical geography, and more from the Progressive Era with these 3 maps. They will complete 38 map labels/tasks, identify each state as of 1916, and answer 5 review questions.  The...

Students will label 38 locations, events, physical geography on 2 maps to review the Great Depression and New Deal. The third map is a review of the states. They will then answer 5 review questions and complete a creative task.  The answers are...