U.S. History activities

This is a four person jigsaw lesson about big business tycoons: robber barons or captains of industry. There is a graphic organizer and four readings comparing Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford. Created by Melissa...

This is a homemade US history timeline. I copied each slide in color and laminated them. It stays in the front of my classroom and is such a useful reference. You can easily add or take out events: Columbus, French and Indian War, American Rev,...

This is a one page reading about Brown vs. Board of Education. There is also a second page with nine questions about the reading. Created by Melissa Seideman - Visit My Store  

This is a handout with modified primary document readings and questions on the Articles of Confederation. There is also a four square where students need to draw a weakness and strength as well as describe the Articles of Confederation. It is two...

This is a lesson that involves four stations on the Constitution. One station is on the Great Compromise The 2nd is on 3/5th compromise The 3rd is on the Federalist/Antifederalist debate The 4th station is on the Bill of Rights. The handout that...

This lesson is broken into four stations to teach about George Washington's Presidency. Station 1 is about foreign policy, Station 2 is about Hamilton's financial plan, Station 3 is on the precedent President, and Station 4 is about the the...