“... truth, whose mother is history, who is the rival of time, depository of deeds, witness of the past, example and lesson to the present, and warning to the future.”
--Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Description: This is a yearlong United States History activity/thematic unit that requires the students to practice and perfect the following Historical Thinking Skills: Analyzing Evidence, Argumentation, Reaching Conclusions, and
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Women's History Month
This PowerPoint details the causes of American Imperialism and the Spanish-American War (1890-1900) It covers topics such as the economic and political motivations behind America's imperialistic ambitions, the causes of the Spanish-American War, and
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History
This is a series of slides that introduces the basics of writing a History Essay. It includes examples of interpreting a question, designing a thesis, and building paragraphs. There are also examples of good and bad writing to help students
Subjects:
Writing-Expository, Social Studies - History, Writing-Essays
This Quiz assesses students on their knowledge of the Age of Imperialism and their evidence analysis skills. The quiz consists of multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Several of the short-answer questions are similar to the stimulus-based
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History
This handout is a short in-class activity that helps the students practice identifying and describing cause and effect. This is done by having the students read through the narrative of Shays' Rebellion and identify all the different causes and
Starting with the Missouri Compromise this graphic organizer requires students to research the main events/steps the United States took as it marched forward toward the Civil War. In each section, students need to critically evaluate how slavery
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Types:
Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Independent Work Packet
This activity has students explore America's growing influence in the Western Hemisphere at the end of the 19th Century. Students will respond to short answer questions, complete a map exercise, and evaluate a primary source (political cartoon) in
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History
This is a series of 15 map exercises for Eastern Hemisphere Geography. Students can use the internet or an Atlas to complete the exercises. These maps help students understand the geographic context and situation of various regions. The maps can be
Subjects:
World History, Geography, Other (Social Studies - History)
This activity has students evaluate a letter from a formerly enslaved person and make determinations about economic equality. It would work well with most Reconstruction Units.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Black History Month
This is a series of 14 physical features reading guides for the Eastern Hemisphere. The reading guides cover different regions in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific. The questions in the reading guides focus on the following themes of
Subjects:
World History, Geography, Other (Social Studies - History)
This Project is Designed for CANVA, but could be converted to Prezi.his activity combines several historical thinking skills that are meant to help the students understand the importance and impact of the American explorations of the North American
This product includes chapter guides for chapters 4-42 of the American Pageant textbook series. All the guides include headings that guide the students through the chapter, key vocabulary terms the students need to fill out, general content
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
This is a series of 14 vocabulary activities for United States History. The time periods go from the Age of Exploration to the 1960s. Most of the activities are vocabulary crosswords. A few of them are fill-in-the-blank. I have included keys for
This primary source analysis activity is an excellent opportunity for students to develop their historical thinking skills while preparing them for the AP United States History Exam. During this activity, students will evaluate writings from John
This activity pairs well with any lessons regarding the Northern Homefront during the Civil War. It also works well when teaching students about the long-lasting campaign for Women's suffrage. During this activity groups of students analyze a speech
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Women's History Month
During this activity, Students will use Canva to create a timeline of the Vietnam War. This activity helps students understand the complex relationships between what happened in the jungles of Vietnam and in the United States. The historical
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History
This is a series of slides that cover United States History during the American Civil War Topics include Southern Rationale for Secession, Strengths and Weaknesses of the Regions, the Emancipation Proclamation, Women during the War, and Key Battles
During this activity, students will practice cause-and-effect historical thinking skills by constructing a graphic organizer of the Progressive Era. Students research and evaluate the following elements of the
Throughout this WebQuest activity, students research and explore the following technologies that were developed during the Industrial Revolution: Trains, Steamboats, the John Deere Plow, McCormick's Reaper, and the Telegraph. After answering some
This Westward Expansion quiz/assessment evaluates students through various question types including fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and stimulus-based primary source analysis. The questions assess students' content knowledge and understanding of