US History

Students will create a 20 item timeline representing the changes in American voting rights from 1607-2000. There are 7 time frames that must be represented and the 20 items on the timeline must be expanded on in 6 different ways. Each extension task is...

Students read and analyze excerpts from 13 inauguration speeches by completing one of 2 styles of graphic organizers, answering 6 questions, and making a word cloud. In each speech students look for items related to foreign affairs/military, social...

Students will create a campaign for any historic or current election, or for an individual running for a political position (historic or current) using one of three project options. This includes teacher information, 4 extension tasks, 5 websites for...

Students will review the events, divisions, political geography, physical geography, and more of Cold War by working with 4 maps and answering 6 questions. There are 60 labels and tasks across the maps. This would be great for a sub! The answers are...

Students will review the places and events of World War 2 (WW2, WWII) in Europe by completing these three maps. The first map has 10 tasks for students to complete related to the events and alliances of the war. The second map covers WW2 political...

Students will review the events, strategies, political geography, and physical geography of World War 1 (WW1, WWI) with this map activity. There are 39 map labels and tasks followed by 11 questions. This would be great for a sub! The answers are included...

Students will review key political and physical geography locations related to the Civil Rights Movement by completing 3 maps (there are 45 labels across the first two maps and the third map has students label all 50 states and complete two tasks). They...

Students will learn about, or review, the people and events that led to the end of the Cold War by choosing the 15 items (out of 23) they think are most responsible for the end of the Cold War and creating a timeline with them. They will complete 4 tasks...

Students will learn about, or review, at least 3 of the Cold War's hot spots by with these 3 projects (a one pager with 12 requirements, a set of 4 trading cards, and a cube). Templates, instructions, a points distribution, and 24 starting point topics...

Students will read 10 quotes about slavery, the possibility of secession, and the impending Civil War, as well as an excerpt from the inauguration speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. They will answer 19 questions about the text sources and...

Students will read 12 quotes in support of or in opposition to the Constitution and answer one question per quote. They will also identify if the quote supports or opposes the Constitution and will provide evidence from the text supporting their answer...

Students will read 7 text excerpts and analyze 6 political cartoons relating to the causes and end of the War of 1812 by answering 36 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate.  Sample questions...