US History

Students will create a mini primary source collection to show how people and society have been impacted by Covid-19, 9/11 (September 11, 2001), or one of 41 other historical events from living/recent history. To complete this project, students will use a...

Texas History students will review the different points of view of the annexation of Texas by creating a pamphlet to persuade the undecided Texans which stance to take. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy...

Students will review the causes of the Great Depression by creating a pamphlet discussing its causes, possible solutions, and a variety of points of view. There are opportunities for creativity while balancing historical accuracy. The activity includes a...

To introduce a unit on the Roaring 20s, students will match 1920s slang words/phrases to their modern equivalents. They will then complete 10 fill in the blank statements using the slang terms, and lastly will complete a third task (3 options provided)...

Students will review the Vietnam War by creating a pamphlet to persuade the citizens of a given country to keep fighting or pull out of the conflict. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy and creativity...

Students create a pamphlet to review 3 European Explorers of their choice from the Age of Exploration. They also review what was needed to be a successful explorer and why a country would want to join the race to make the newest and biggest discoveries...

Students will review the people, events, inventions, and more from the Roaring 1920s by creating a pamphlet covering 4 different topics/events/people (12 options provided for students to choose from).  There are 8 requirements for students to...

Students will review muckrakers from the Progressive Era and related social ills by creating a pamphlet to highlight 3 social concerns and 3 muckrakers while meeting 5 academic and 2 creative requirements. One task has the students consider multiple...

Students will make trading cards and/or a cube to review any world leader’s time in power or any president’s time in office. There are 9 requirements for the trading card and 6 requirements for the cube (both have visual and written...

These resources introduce students to the Great Depression and New Deal with a variety of resources including 2 PowerPoints, graphic organizers, a timeline project, pamphlet reviews, trading cards and cubes, a DBQ, reading guides, primary source analysis...

Students will read President John F. Kennedy's 1963 speech on the Space Race (To the Moon) and answer 14 questions. The reading and questions are chunked to make it more manageable for students. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included...

Students will read a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 on the need for inspections and safety/sanitary standards in the meatpacking industry. There are 15 questions and 6 images for students to analyze. There are 4 prompts to respond to on 3...