US History

Students will get an overview of Manifest Destiny, Texas Annexation, the Mexican-American War, the Compromise of 1850 with this presentation. It discusses the elections of 1840, 1844, and 1848, propaganda during the Mexican-American War, the background...

This presentation and note guide outlines President Jackson's two terms in office, and touches on: the Election of 1828, the Election of 1832, the Trail of Tears, the US Bank, the Election of 1836, Martin Van Buren, the Panic of 1837, William Henry...

Students will learn about the people and events of WWI (WW1, World War 1) with this presentation and note guide. Topics include but are not limited to: the causes of the war, the Battle of the Somme, the Lusitania, the Schlieffen Plan, Zimmerman Note,...

This presentation and note guide is a brief introduction to the social and cultural aspects of the 1920s. Topics covered include but are not limited to: the Red Scare, the Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti, Al Capone, Prohibition, Scopes Monkey Trial,...

Students will learn about the people and events of Reconstruction with this presentation and note guide (short answer, fill in the blank, true/false/fix, matching). It includes images, maps, political cartoons, and analysis questions. Topics covered...

Students will learn about the people and events of the War of 1812 with this presentation and note guide. Topics include but are not limited to: Madison, impressment, War Hawks, the Battle of New Orleans, Lake Erie and Commodore Perry, the Treaty of...

Students will learn about the people, events, and politics from the Early Republic (Presidents Washington, Adams, and Jefferson) with this presentation and note guide. It guides students through the origins of political parties, relations with Native...

Students will learn about US Imperialism (Imperialism in US History, American Imperialism) with this presentation and note guide. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, the reasons for and against Imperialism, the Spanish-American War, the...

Students will get an overview of FDR's New Deal with this presentation and note guide. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: the Emergency Banking Relief Act, fireside chats, the CCC, AAA, TVA, AAA, WPA, PWA, Social Security, the Dust Bowl,...

Students will get an overview of the Progressive Era with this presentation and note guide covering, but not limited to, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, the goals of Progressives, muckrakers, New Nationalism, New Freedom, conservation, the...

This presentation provides an overview of the Korean War. It begins with background information on the two sides of the Cold War and concludes with a look at a nighttime map of North and South Korea today. There are recap questions and discussion or...

Students will read an account of President Johnson's impeachment trial during Reconstruction and answer 17 questions, including one relating this event to modern times. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! ...