US History

Students will learn about the people, causes, course, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials with these four resources. They will read and analyze an account of Martha Corey's trial for witchcraft by answering 10 questions, completing 2 extension...

Students will review the people, causes, events, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. This includes a...

Students will analyze propaganda posters and a few other print forms of propaganda spanning American wars from the Revolutionary War through today. They will first identify which examples of propaganda (22 images) belong to which war. Then they answer 8...

Students will research any current event with one of these 6 graphic organizers. There are up to 16 requirements for students to fulfill including the source, individuals, location, cause and effect or turning point, a quote, a summary, point of view,...

Students will read and analyze 6 points of view on who can vote and why during the Antebellum Era by answering 36 questions and completing 2 tasks. Three sources focus on property ownership as a requirement for suffrage and 3 touch on other...

Students will read and analyze a source from John Quincy Adams about why he thinks the Era of Good Feelings has ended by answering 18 questions. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub!  Sample questions...

Students will review what they learned about the people and events from the Gilded Age by creating a one pager. There are 10 topics to address (such as child labor, immigration, Robber Barons, the closing of the West, political parties, and more) and...

Students will review what they learned about the political geography, physical geography, events, and more from Jackson's presidency with these 3 maps. They will complete 58 map labels/tasks and answer 5 review questions. The answers are included where...

Students will review what they learned about the political geography, physical geography, events, and border changes related to the Era of Good Feelings with these 3 maps (two options are provided for the third map to allow for scaffolding). They will...

Students will read and analyze an account of the Election of 1828 and President Jackson's inauguration by answering 15 questions and completing an extension task. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! Sample...

Students will complete true, false, fix to review what they learned about the people, advancements, inventions, events, and more from the Tang and Song Dynasties (Golden Age of China), the Mongol invasion, Pax Mongolica, and the Ming Dynasty. They will...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view on Sherman's war tactics regarding the burning of Atlanta during the Civil War by answering 34 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great...