US History

Students will learn about the people and events of the Mexican-American War by reading 4 outline style pages (causes, people, battles, role of media, treaty, effects, etc) and completing the following tasks: 5 short answer questions, 10 matching, writing...

Students will learn about the people, discussions, points of view, compromises, and more from the Constitutional Convention with this overview and note guide. The presentation is 35 slides and the note guide has 34 questions (short answer, matching,...

Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not there should be a Bill of Rights in the Constitution (Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton in 1788) by answering 35 questions. The answers are included where appropriate and this would...

Students will review what they learned about westward expansion and Manifest Destiny by making trading cards, a cube (2 options), or both. Each project balances academics with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. The topics span the...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view on what should be the goal of the Civil War by answering 35 questions--some are compare/contrast and overarching questions. They will also analyze 4 political cartoons according to 8 questions/prompts. The...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view from 1845 on the impact of immigrants on America by answering 40 questions (some are compare and contrast/overarching questions). They will also analyze 4 political cartoons according to 3 prompts (some are...

Students will review what they learned about the rise of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini (rise of Europe's dictators between the wars) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, territories, points of view, and more from US Imperialism by designing a pamphlet. There are 8 main academic requirements and 3 other requirements for students to fulfill while balancing...

Students will review the people, events, causes, effects, and more from the War of 1812 by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with historically responsible creativity. This includes a teacher information...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view from 1909 on whether women should get the right to vote by answering 35 questions. They will then answer 11 overarching and compare and contrast questions. Lastly, they will analyze 8 images and political...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view on whether or not America should hold the Philippines as a territory by answering 41 questions and completing an extension task. They will then analyze 7 political cartoons according to 2 questions and 2...

Students will review key people and events from the Cold War by matching 20 historical pictures to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety. This is best done as a gallery walk,...