Early America - United States History Bundle | Digital + Printable

ONE YEAR OF COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM FOR UNDER $80! This bundle is everything you need this year to teach American history, including colonization, the Revolutionary War, foundations of U.S. government, westward expansion, the Civil War, and the evolution of America in the 20th century! Create your own history textbook in interactive journals with engaging activities that generate critical thinking!

Comprehensive Units! ONE YEAR of comprehensive curriculum! You choose what you use!

OVER 60 lessons included! 99 reading passages and OVER 150 activities to scaffold your students through American history!

50+ quizzes, tests, and other activities to assess mastery!

Included in the bundle:

UNIT 1: AMERICAN COLONIZATION

TEN NEWLY-UPDATED (1/2020) AND NOW DIGITAL (7/2020) lessons are included in the American Colonization Unit (approximately 3-4 weeks of instruction).

LESSON 1 - “What I Know About the 13 Colonies” and ”Why America?”

• KWL on 13 colonies
• Passage on 4 main countries that colonized America
• Flapbook for recording information from passage
• Assessment - Why America? + answer key

LESSON 2 - “Why Colonize?”

• 18 sorting cards with motivating factors for colonization
• Mini-folders with labels to sort cards according to political, geographical, economic, or social factors that affected colonization {NEW! - alternate chart version added}
• Optional chart version of sort included
• Assessment - Why Colonize? + answer key

LESSON 3 - “English Colonization in America”

• 3 mini-posters for an anchor chart (Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth)
• 3 reading passages on Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth
• Flapbook to record information on the 3 English colonies
• Chart version of flapbook included
• Assessment - English Colonization in America + answer key

LESSON 4 - “Colonial Regions”

• Colonial Regions reading passage
• 3 flapbooks (New England, Middle, and Southern colonies) to record information on the colonies, geography & natural resources, economy & industry
• Chart version of flapbooks included
• Colonial Regions Assessment + answer key

LESSON 5 -“Colonial Geography”

• Colonial map with instructions for labeling and creating a map key
• Colonial Geography passage
• Colonial Geography Assessment + answer key

LESSON 6 - “13 Colonies – Who, When, Why”

• 13 mini-flapbooklets to record information on the Who, When, & Why for each of the 13 colonies
• Two versions of colonies chart for differentiation
• Three fact-based passages on colonies
• {NEW!} Assessment - 13 Colonies - Who, When, Why + answer key

LESSON 7 - “Important Colonial Leaders”

• Booklet on 8 colonial leaders, including assembly instructions (Anne Hutchison, William Penn, William Bradford, John Smith, John Wise, Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker, John Winthrop)
• Pocket folder template with labels
• 8 Leader Cards to record information
• Optional version of leader passages/cards included
• Assessment - Important Colonial Leaders + answer key

LESSON 8 - “Colonial Government”

• 3 reading passages (Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, New England Town Meetings)
• Compact & Constitution writing assessment on the Mayflower Compact
• Organization of Colonial Government graphic
• Different Governments writing assessment
• Town Meeting role-playing activity with 27 Role Cards
• Town Meeting: We Want to Know What You Think! writing assessment
• Town Meeting Reflection Sheet + answer key
• Reading passage - Monarchy vs. Democracy
• Monarchy vs. Democracy Venn diagram assessment + answer key

LESSON 9 - “Colonial Economy”

• Reading passage on Markets & Trade in the colonies
• Help Wanted chart with description of colonial jobs, plus poster template for students to create an advertisement for the job they choose
• 3 reading passages on indentured servants, apprentices, and slaves
• Venn diagram on servitude + answer key
• Markets, Trade, & Servitude assessment + answer key
• Reading passage on Triangular Trade Routes
• Interactive Map of a Triangular Trade Route
• Triangular Trade Route assessment + answer key

LESSON 10 - FINAL PROJECT

• Twenty-question multiple-choice unit assessment + answer key
• Colonial Quilt with prompt for writing reflection on unit
• Grading Rubric

UNIT 2: AMERICAN REVOLUTION & FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT

EIGHTEEN NEWLY-UPDATED (1/2020) lessons are included in the American Revolution Unit (approximately 6-8 weeks of instruction).

LESSON 1: “KWL & Colonization Review”

• American Revolution KWL chart
• {NEW!} Sorting Mat and sorting cards to review colonization (includes answer key)
• Flapbook for recording information on colonization

LESSON 2: “The French & Indian War”

• Reading passage on the F&I War
• Timeline assessment, including answer keY
• Primary Source Analysis ("Join or Die" illustration), with background information and matching cards
• Road to Revolution chart

LESSON 3: “Tax Trouble”

• Reading passage on British & American perspectives on taxation
• Activity - British & American perspectives on taxes
• Response sheet
• Reading passage on taxation
• Flapbook to record information on Sons of Liberty, Committees of Correspondence, and Circular Letters
• No Taxation without Representation response sheet
• Letter template for students to write to King George to protest taxes
• Protest poster materials and directions

LESSON 4: "The Boston Massacre”

• "What do you think?" response sheet
• Reading passage on the Boston Massacre
• "Be an Art Analyst" - 2 activity sheets to analyze 2 different works of art on Boston Massacre
• {NEW!} Writing response activity
• Compare/contrast Venn diagram for art work
• Primary sources on British and American perspective of Boston Massacre
• How did they see it? chart for primary source analysis
• Writing response on Boston Massacre

LESSON 5: “The Boston Tea Party”

• Poetry analysis Revolutionary Tea
• Reading passage The Boston Tea Party
• Materials for flipbook on the Who, What, When, Why, Where of the Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts graphic organizer
• Boston Tea Party craftivity (with sample picture)

LESSON 6: “Loyalists vs. Patriots"

• Reading passage Loyalists vs. Patriots
• "I’m a Loyalist” and “I’m a Patriot” descriptive charts
• Pros and Cons of being Loyalist or Patriot flapbook
• "Rebel or Tory?” student response sheet

LESSON 7: “The First Continental Congress & Patrick Henry”

• Reading passage The First Continental Congress
• Materials for flipbook on the Who, What, When, Why, Where of the First Continental Congress
• Mini-passage on Patrick Henry
• "A Call for War or Peace” student response sheet

LESSON 8: “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” (stand-alone lesson available HERE)

• Reading passage Paul Revere’s Ride
• “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” by Longfellow
• Compare/contrast Venn diagram passage and poem
• Timeline project with instructions and sample pictures

LESSON 9: “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”

• Reading passage The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
• Chronological events activity sheet
• Mapping Paul Revere’s ride and the Shot Heard ‘Round the World activity sheet
• Assessment, with answer key

LESSON 10: “The Second Continental Congress & Thomas Paine”

• Reading passage Common Sense: The Second Continental Congress & Thomas Paine
• Materials for flipbook on the Who, What, When, Why, Where of the Second Continental Congress
• “Opposition, Outcomes, & Common Sense” mini-assessment, with answer key

LESSON 11: “The Declaration of Independence”

• Declaration timeline chart
• Black/white version of Declaration
• “The Declaration and its Many Parts” matching activity sheet, with answer key
• "Declaration of Independence - True or False?” activity sheet, with answer key
• "Declaration of Independence – What does it Mean?” activity sheet, with answer key

LESSON 12: “Battles of the Revolution”

• Reading passages of 6 battles and turning points of Revolution: Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton (with artwork response from Crossing the Delaware), Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Saratoga, Winter at Valley Forge, Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
• Chart for summarizing passages on battles
• {NEW!} "Battles of the Revolution" assessment, including key

LESSON 13: “George Washington”

• Reading passage George Washington
• Graphic organizer
• George Washington craftivity, including sample picture

LESSON 14: “Articles of Confederation”

• Reading passage Articles of Confederation
• Graphic organizer on strengths & weaknesses, including key
• Writing response activity

LESSON 15: "The Constitutional Convention"

• Reading passage The Constitutional Convention
• Graphic organizer
• "The Constitutional Convention" assessment, including key

LESSON 16: "Checks & Balances"

• Reading passage Checks & Balances
• Graphic organizer
• "Checks & Balances" assessment, including key

LESSON 17: "Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists"

• Reading passage Federalists & Anti-Federalists
• Graphic organizer
• Writing response activity

Lesson 18: “The Constitution and Bill of Rights”

• KWL charts on both documents
• 2 posters on each document
• Booklet with short reading passage on each document
• Graphic organizers for each document
• Assessment, with answer key

End-of-Unit Comprehensive, Multiple-Choice Assessment

UNIT 3: AMERICAN EXPANSION + THE CIVIL WAR

NEW UNIT ADDED TO BUNDLE (10/2021)!

SIXTEEN lessons are included in the American Expansion Unit (approximately 4-6 weeks of instruction).

LESSON 1: “KWL & Revolution Review”

• American Revolution KWL chart
• Sorting Mat and sorting cards to review the American Revolution (includes answer key)
• Discussion Points short answer activity

LESSON 2: “The President Makes a Purchase”

• Reading passage the Louisiana Purchase
• Map of the Louisiana Purchase (color)
• Louisiana Purchase mapping activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 3: “Lewis & Clark”

• Reading passage on the Lewis & Clark expedition
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• What Would You Bring? activity sheet
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 4: "The War of 1812”

• Reading passage on the War of 1812
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Analysis activity on The Star Spangled Banner
• Patriotic Haiku writing
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 5: “The Trail of Tears”

• Reading passage on the Trail of Tears
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Map
• Poster activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 6: “Moving West"

• Reading passage on westward expansion
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Mapping trails west activity
• Oregon Trail writing activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 7: “Home on the Range”

• Reading passage on pioneer life
• Homestead application
• Art connection activity
• Frontier-life letter writing activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 8: “The Lone Star State”

• Reading passage on Americans arrival in Texas
• Mapping activity
• Reading passage on revolution in Texas
• Battles of Texas Revolution activity sheet
• Flag activities
• Reading passage on Texas becoming a state
• U.S. expansion map activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 9: “'49ers and the Gold Rush”

• Reading passage on the California Gold Rush
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Miner's journal activity
• Art connection activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 10: “Ridin' the Rails”

• Reading passage on the transcontinental railroad
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Railroad mapping activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 11: “The Industrial Revolution”

• Reading passage on the Industrial Revolution
• Graphic organizer activity for 4 inventions
• Cotton gin activity sheet
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 12: “America's Struggle Over Slavery”

• Reading passage on events leading up to the Civil War
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Map (color + black/white)
• Timeline activity sheet
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 13: “The Underground Railroad”

• Reading passage on the Underground Railroad + abolitionists (Harriet Tubman + Harriet Beecher Stowe)
• Unsung Heroes writing activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 14: "The Civil War"

• Reading passage on significant events/battles during the Civil War
• Guided note-taking activity sheet on people of the Civil War
• Guided note-taking activity sheet on battles of the Civil War
• Battle strategies activity sheet
• Reading passage on advantages/disadvantages for each army
• Writing response activity to advantages/disadvantages
• Civil War mapping activity
• Emancipation Proclamation evaluation activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 15: "Abraham Lincoln"

• Reading passage on the life of Abraham Lincoln
• Timeline activity
• Characteristics study activity sheet
• Reading passage on The Gettysburg Address
• Analysis sheet for The Gettysburg Address
• Multiple-choice assessment

LESSON 16: "Reconstruction"

• Reading passage on Reconstruction
• Guided note-taking activity sheet, including important points from passage
• Positive/Negative outcomes of Reconstruction activity sheet
• Reading passage on the 13th, 14th, + 15th amendments
• Art connections activity
• Multiple-choice assessment

End-of-Unit Comprehensive, Multiple-Choice Assessment

UNIT 4: AMERICAN EVOLUTION IN THE 20TH CENTURY

NEW UNIT ADDED TO BUNDLE (08/2022)!

SEVENTEEN lessons are included in the American Evolution in the 20th Century (approximately 8-12 weeks of instruction).

LESSON 1: KWL + AMERICAN EXPANSION REVIEW

• KWL on 20th Century America
• Post-Expansion sorting activity
• Discussion Points - short response activity

LESSON 2: IMMIGRATION

• Passage: Immigrants Come to America
• Activity: The Statue of Liberty ­
• Map Activity: Immigrant Countries
• Activity: Immigrant Culture Project
• Assessment: Immigration Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 3: IMMIGRANT LIFE

• Passage: Immigrant Life in America
• Activity: Immigrant Life Notes ­
• Activity: The Roads are Paved with Gold
• Activity: What Would You Bring?
• Assessment: Immigrant Life Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 4: INVENTIONS IN THE NEW CENTURY

• Passage: New Century, New Inventions
• Activity: Inventors Notes
• Activity: Create your own invention!
• Activity: Name that Invention!
• Assessment: Inventions in the New Century Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 5: CHILD LABOR

• Passage: Child Labor During Industrialization
• Activity: Child Labor Notes
• Activity: The Work of Lewis Hine (includes PowerPoint presentation)
• Activity: Protest Poster
• Assessment: Child Labor Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 6: WORLD WAR I

• Passage: The Great War: World War I Begins
• Activity: Causes of the First World War
• Activity: World War II: The Domino Effect
• Map Activity: Allied & Central Powers
• Passage: The United States Enters the War
• Activity: United States Policy on WWI
• Passage: Fighting a World War
• Activity: WWI – On the Battlefield
• Activity: WWI – It’s in the Details
• Activity: Trench Warfare: Caption it!
• Map Activity: On the Battlefront
• Activity: Weapons of War
• Passage: Veteran’s Day or Armistice Day?
• Activity: Letter and/or illustration for a veteran
• Assessment: WWI Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 7: WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

• Passage: The Fight for Women’s Rights
• Activity: Suffrage Notes
• Activity: Suffrage Political Cartoons (includes PowerPoint presentation)
• Assessment: Women’s Suffrage Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 8: THE GREAT DEPRESSION

• Passage: Causes of the Great Depression
• Activity: The Great Depression: Why Did It Happen?
• Activity: The Great Depression Simulation
• Activity: The Great Depression: Simulation Response
• Passage: The Dust Bowl
• Activity: The Dust Bowl: What Do You See?*
• Activity: A Dust Bowl Diary
• Passage: Life During the Great Depression
• Activity: The Great Depression Scavenger Hunt
• Assessment: The Great Depression Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 9: THE ROOSEVELTS MAKE NEW DEALS

• Passage: FDR’s New Deal
• Activity: What’s the Deal?
• Passage: Eleanor’s New Deal
• Activity: Eleanor & Amelia: Character Chart
• Activity: Eleanor Sends a Text
• Assessment: The Roosevelts Make New Deals Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 10: WORLD WAR II

• Passage: Germany and the Global Depression
• Activity: Germany and the Global Depression chart
• Passage: World War II – The Conflict Begins
• Activity: World War II – The Conflict Begins chart
• Passage: World War II – The War Intensifies
• Activity: World War II – The War Intensifies chart + Pearl Harbor Cause & Effect chart
• Passage: World War II – Life at Home in America
• Activity: Life at Home in America chart
• Activity: WWII posters presentation + poster analysis (includes PowerPoint presentation)
• Passage: World War II – The War Rages On
• Activity: World War II – The War Rages On chart
• Map Activity: Major Battles in Europe and Africa
• Activity: D-Day – Caption It!
• Passage: World War II – An Allied Victory in Europe
• Activity: World War II—An Allied Victory in Europe chart
• Activity: Battle of the Bulge—Caption It!
• Passage: World War II—The War in the Pacific
• Activity: World War II—The War in the Pacific chart
• Map Activity: Battles in the Pacific
• Activity: The Manhattan Project: Caption It!
• Activity: Response—Hiroshima + Nagasaki: What do you think?
• Passage: World War II: The Cost
• Map Activity: The Four Zones of Occupied Germany
• Assessment: World War II Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 11: THE HOLOCAUST

• Passage: The Holocaust
• Activity: The Holocaust chart
• Activity: Holocaust Museum Virtual Tour + WebQuest
• Assessment: The Holocaust Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 12: COMMUNISM & THE COLD WAR

• Passage: After the War
• Activity: After the War chart
• Passage: Communism & the Cold War
• Activity: Communism & the Cold War chart
• Map Activity: Europe in a Cold War
• Activity: The Berlin Airlift: Caption It!
• Activity: Stock the Shelter
• Assessment: Communism & the Cold War Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 13: THE KOREAN WAR

• Passage: The Korean War: A Cold War Conflict
• Activity: The Korean War chart
• Map Activity: Map of Korea
• Assessment: The Korean War Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 14: THE SPACE RACE

• Passage: The Race to Space
• Activity: The Race to Space chart
• Activity: Apollo 11 profile sheet
• Activity: The Space Race Timeline
• Assessment: The Space Race Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 15: THE VIETNAM WAR

• Passage: The War in Vietnam
• Activity: The War in Vietnam chart
• Map Activity: Vietnam and Indochina
• Activity: Newspaper Article
• Assessment: The Vietnam War Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 16: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

• Passage: Separate, But Equal: What was Segregation?
• Activity: Separate, But Equal: What was Segregation? chart
• Activity: Separate, but Equal response
• Passage: Rosa Says No
• Activity: Rosa Parks Timeline
• Passage: Dr. King Has a Dream
• Activity: I Have a Dream: A Letter to Dr. King
• Passage: Ruby Goes to School
• Activity: Ruby Chose Love
• Passage: Cesar Chavez
• Activity: Cesar Chavez Protests
• Assessment: The Civil Rights Movement Quiz, with answer key

LESSON 17: THE LAST DECADES

• Passage: The Last Decades Bring Important Changes
• Activity: The Last Decades—Important Changes chart
• Activity: Important Women of the 21st Century research
• Passage: Advances in Technology
• Activity: Technology and Me
• Passage: Six Presidents at the End of a Century
• Activities: The Last Decades—Six Presidents summarization charts
• Assessment: The Last Decades Quiz, with answer key

End-of-Unit Assessment

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