US History

These are 215+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, review questions, discussion questions, or essay topics you can use for US History (American History, United States History) from Colonization...

These are 185+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, discussion questions, or essay questions you can use for US History (American History, United States History) from the Gilded Age through the Cold War...

Students will learn about the people and events of the Holocaust with a PowerPoint overview (plus 3 pages of additional teacher information), a timeline, a reading and discussion questions on the Nuremberg Laws and anti-Semitism, a primary source on the...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Albert Beveridge and the Anti-Imperialist League on United States imperialism, specifically with regard to America's involvement in the Philippines, by answering 33 questions. They will also analyze 10...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from President McKinley's request to Congress for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898 by answering 27 questions and analyzing 8 political cartoons/images. The answers are included where appropriate and this...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Wilson's address to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 by answering 25 questions. They will also complete an extension task and analyze 3 political cartoons. The answers are...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, documents, geography, development, and more from the colonial regions and the foundation of the colonies by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Multiple options are provided for each...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Pendleton Act of 1883 by answering 18 questions. They will also analyze 6 political cartoons according to 4 questions/prompts. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

Students will watch a 5 and a half minute TedEd video on the causes of, events of, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials, answer 20 questions, and complete 2 extension tasks. To best answer the questions, students might need to watch the video twice...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, treaties, speeches, acts, and more from Washington's presidency by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically...

Students will review the events of JFK's presidency by reading 35 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done in pairs or triplets. The answers and a teacher...

Students will review what they learned about the people, groups, events, documents, and more from the Civil Rights Movement by reading 68 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the...