Monroe Doctrine Interactive Activity - Hands-On Primary Source Simulation

Are you looking for a fun, interactive activity to teach the Monroe Doctrine? Look no further! This activity was designed to engage learners in a period of history that is often boring to teach. Supplement your readings and studies with this hands-on lesson to help explain what the Monroe Doctrine was and hoped to achieve. It's a truly memorable lesson!

Originally created for high school special education, this activity has interactivity as it's heart and is great for all middle and high school settings. Using a tangible string to represent the political and economic "ties" between countries, students will watch as these ties get cut! Who will still be connected?

This activity is intended to highlight the original intent of President Monroe with the Monroe Doctrine, not the reality and all encompassing perspective of the doctrine.

This lesson includes:

1. Step By Step Instructions
2. Detailed 4 page Script with answers to verbal questions for class
3. Numbers to cut out for assigning groups
4. Primary Source Analysis - Monroe Doctrine Excerpt
5. Visual Explanation of Activity

Purchase does NOT include STRING or SCISSORS to complete simulation.

***Recommend collaborating with your art teacher for these supplies!***

***Eco-Friendly tip: Original lesson requires yards of string that will be cut, which can be donated to your art teacher for future art lesson such as for macrame, OR do not cut, and reuse string (instructions within lesson for this alternative)***

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