US History

Students will review what they learned about the people, groups, events, documents, changes throughout the years, and more of the Civil Rights Movement by designing a pamphlet. There are 7 main academic requirements and 3 other requirements for students...

Students will read and analyze a brief background on the Boston Massacre, 5 accounts of it from different points of view, and a reflection from John Adams 3 years later by answering 45 questions (7 are overarching and compare/contrast questions). They...

Students will learn about the presidential tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey with this 17 question webquest. They will also complete a creative task for 6 images using what they learned from the video and websites (two task options provided)...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, published works, reform efforts, and more from the Antebellum Era by creating a one pager. There are 13 topics to address and an overarching academic question to respond to (3 prompts...

Students will visit 8 websites (or parts of a website) and answer 15 questions to get an overview of Inauguration Day. The focus is on the history and traditions of a presidential inauguration and how they have changed over time. The answers are included...

Students will complete a 3 part interview activity to review President Hayes' time in office. The first part has 6 academic questions to help students review Hayes' presidency. In the second part of the activity students "interview" Hayes right after...

Students will get an overview of key aspects of Reagan's presidency by reading 3 pages of text and responding to 14 review questions and tasks. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, Reaganomics, Iran-Contra Affair, the end of the Cold War, the...

Students will read excerpts from Hamilton's Federalist No. 84 of the Federalist Papers (his argument for why the Constitution does not need a Bill of Rights), answer 15 questions, complete 1 extension task, and define 10 terms. The answers are included...

Students will read excerpts from Madison's Federalist No. 51 of the Federalist Papers, answer 13 questions, and complete 2 creative tasks. They will also define 9 vocabulary terms and either summarize segments of the text or identify main points. The...

Students will read excerpts from Madison's Federalist No. 10 of the Federalist Papers and answer 18 questions. They will then read 3 statements from the opposite point of view and answer two more questions. The answers are included where appropriate and...

Students will review the events, events, operations, battles, and more from the different fronts of WW2 (WWII) by completing a sorting chart of 44 terms and an academic task. Next, they will label 22 images according to the front they are from and will...

Students will create a campaign for Jefferson, Adams, or both for the election of 1800. They must address 10 items representing the candidate's personal lives as well as activity during the Revolutionary War, their roles during Washington's presidency,...