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High school social studies dbqs for Microsoft Word
Immigration and Urbanization Unit BUNDLE
Increase student growth and engagement while saving time, energy and money! This bundle has everything you need and more! It is perfect for textbook free classrooms. Just print and go!Please see preview for Bundle detailsBundle includes several products that aren't available in my store. For those available in my store, specific descriptions can be found below:Immigration and Urbanization Reading Passage with Response WorksheetImmigration and Urbanization Stations ActivityImmigration and Urbaniz
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5th - 10th
American West Gallery Walk (Transcontinental Railroad, Homestead Act, Dawes Act)
Students will learn about significant people and events in the American West (1862-1895). The gallery walk contains 12 documents and 33 questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving! *Editable Word Document *Students will spend 3-5 minutes at each of the eight stations. *The activity does not require the use of a textbook or teacher preparation.American West Topics:Transcontinental Ra
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5th - 9th
Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
The Silk Road DBQ Activity
The Silk Road DBQ product is a Document Based Question activity designed so students can answer the question: Explain how the Silk Road facilitated the spread of trade and promoted cultural diffusion.There are 4 different documents for students to analyze and 7 questions to answer based on those documents so students can understand what they are looking at prior to answering the final essay question.I developed this product on Texas Standards: 4J.4J Readiness Standard and reads: WH.4J Analyze ho
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6th - 12th
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Causes of the American Revolution Gallery Walk
Students will learn about the causes of the American Revolution. The gallery walk contains 10 documents and 35 questions. There are 7 stations and students will rotate every 3-5 minutes. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Students will be analyzing pictures, cartoons, and primary source excerpts.*This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving!*The activity does not require the use of a textbook or teacher preparation.*You can upl
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
The Abolitionist Movement | Digital Learning Pack
The Abolitionist Movement NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Do you need and in depth examination of the Abolitionist movement? Give your students the opportunity to look at original texts, analyze different members of movement, and express their feelings about the movement. This activity can be broken into different parts and service your class for multiple days with different discussion topics! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Abolition Now: The Anti-Slavery Movement" Distance Learning
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Distance Learning Deluxe Bundle
DBQ - Early Christianity in the Roman Empire
This entirely original DBQ includes 11 documents with analysis questions for students, along with a thorough teacher answer key. Documents are from carefully selected primary source excerpts, maps, images, and secondary source excerpts. This information covers:- the role of the Roman state religion, polytheism, and emperor worship- the fundamental teachings and values of Christianity- persecution of early Christians and why Christianity was threatening to Rome- how and why Christianity spread
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8th - 11th
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Catholic Church in the Middle Ages - Worksheet Packet and Lesson
This 10 page packet/lesson teaches students about the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Medieval Europe - using primary source excerpts, images, and notes sections. This lesson either takes two class days or can be partly given as homework. A complete 5 page teacher guide and answer key is included (see product preview).
The packet begins by examining the structure of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. First, students complete a Do Now activity to get them thinking about the role of the
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8th - 12th
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Causes of the Civil War DBQ
Students will learn about the causes of the American Civil War. The assignment contains 10 documents and 38 questions. Students will be analyzing primary source excerpts, pictures, and maps. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions.*Engaging lesson! *The assignment does not require the use of a textbook. *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected.Topics: Compromise of 1850Fugitive Slave Act U
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5th - 10th
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War of 1812 Gallery Walk
Students will learn about the causes, events, and effects of the War of 1812. The gallery walk contains 12 pictures/excerpts and 33 questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Engaging lesson! ⭐ Students will be analyzing pictures, maps, and primary source excerpts.⭐ This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving!⭐ The activity does not require the use of a textbook or teacher preparation.Station Topics: Impressment British tra
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
Nelson Mandela's "Long Walk To Freedom" Excerpt and Common Core Questions
This is an excerpt from Nelson Mandela's biography, "Long Walk to Freedom" that comes equipped with Common Core type critical thinking questions, as well as a vocabulary chart. This works great with a unit on South Africa or Common Core language arts.
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6th - 12th
European Imperialism in Africa Stations w/ Primary Sources
This lesson uses six different primary sources, from maps to first-hand accounts to advertisements, to show students the effects of European imperialism in Africa. Students move from station to station analyzing each source and answering critical thinking questions about what the sources have to show us about imperialism in Africa.
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7th - 12th
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Workers and Labor Unions | Digital Learning Pack
Workers and Labor Unions NO PREP DISTANCE LEARNING PACK! Labor Unions can be difficult to teach. We get it. They can be complex, and your students can get bored. If only there was a lesson that made unions, their goals, negotiation tactics, and the workers they represented easy to understand and interesting to learn about? This is the activity you've been looking for!This "Workers and Labor Unions" Distance Learning Pack includes: A document-based activity that assess your students's comprehen
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Gilded Age & Progressive Era | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Charlemagne and the Medieval Frankish Kings: Worksheets and Lessons
This 6 page packet/lesson teaches students about the rise, fall, and impact of the Medieval Frankish kings - from Clovis to Charles Martel to Charlemagne - using images, maps, primary source excerpts, and notes sections. A complete teacher answer key is included and the packet can be broken into two days of lessons.
The first three pages examine the impact of the Merovingian Franks. First, a timeline and map analysis activity sets up historical context for students linking the fall of the Weste
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8th - 12th
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Civil War Gallery Walk
Students will learn about the significant battles and events during the Civil War. The gallery walk contains 10 pictures/excerpts and 35 questions. Students will spend 3-4 minutes at each station before rotating. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Students will be analyzing pictures, maps, and primary source excerpts.⭐ This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving!⭐ The activity does not require using a textbook or teacher prepa
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4th - 9th
Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
Maps before and after WWI
Before and after WWI comparison of maps of Europe and Middle East (Southwest Asia). Questions require close reading and analysis of maps. Answer key included.
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7th - 10th
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DBQ: The Holocaust and Human Rights
** HIGHEST RATINGS - A DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION WITH 7 RICH, DIVERSE SOURCES, ANALYSIS QUESTIONS, ESSAY PROMPT + RUBRIC **This DBQ contains 7 detailed documents which take the form of narratives (speeches, legislation/laws, interviews, etc.) and images. Critical thinking questions follow each document and are designed to assist students in the process of analysis. When finished, students use their learning from the documents (as well as their knowledge of Social Studies) to construct an essay con
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8th - 12th
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World War II | The War in the Pacific | Digital Learning Pack
World War II: The War in the Pacific NO PREP Distance Learning Pack! Are you looking for a way to connect your students to the events of the war in the Pacific? This unique activity will draw your students attention with first hand accounts of the events on the front. Students will read depictions and first hand accounts of real events that took place during the battles. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "World War II: The Pacific Theatre " Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A set of q
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War II | Distance Learning | Digital Bundle
ULTIMATE COMPLETE U.S. / AMERICAN HISTORY CURRICULUM
Why this is better than any other US History Curriculum on TpT: - What you WILL NOT find from any other seller on TpT.... recorded videos for EACH LESSON for the ENTIRE curriculum that follows the included PowerPoints/Notes EXACTLY. The videos are optional, but can be used to teach the curriculum for you in class, used for student absences, quarantines, virtual students or sub plans (!!!), or just to help you brush up on topics that may be new to you. There are MANY ways to use these UNIQUE addi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Persian Gulf War | Digital Learning Pack
The Persian Gulf War NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. The Persian Gulf War is a sometimes forgotten war in American History, despite the fact that it drastically changed American international affairs for the next 30 years. Give your students some background information about this short but important war. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This The Persian Gulf War Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A timeline and document-based activity that helps students understand the key events of the e
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Distance Learning Deluxe Bundle
Reconstruction Gallery Walk
Students will learn about the successes and failures of post-Civil War Reconstruction. The gallery walk contains 8 documents and 32 questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Students will rotate to 8 different stations. ⭐ Students will be analyzing pictures, maps, and primary source excerpts.⭐ This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving!⭐ I have included a writing prompt at the end of the gallery walk.⭐ The activity does n
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
Labor Struggle: Homestead and Pullman Strikes, Haymarket Riot
This assignment contains 6 separate primary sources covering the Homestead and Pullman Strikes, and the Haymarket Riot. The sources includes; (1.) Recollections of the Homestead StrikeAuthor: Emma Goldman(2.) Recollections of the Homestead Strike: Pittsburgh Post on July 8, 1892,Author: Henry Frick(3.) Coroner’s list of the killed, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1892, printed in The New York Times, July 8, 1872).(4.) Letter to the Governor of Illinois Author(s): F. E. Pollans, L.J. Newell, Th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Industrial Revolution, Nativism and the GIlded Age DBQ Bundle
Haitian Revolution: Primary Source Analysis
Have your students dig deeper into Toussaint L'Ouverture's leadership of the Haitian Revolution with this close reading and primary source analysis document set.In these two primary source documents, students will examine and answer higher order thinking questions to learn more about the Haitian Revolution!This is a great addition to any lesson about the Haitian Revolution or great as a homework! ***************************************************************************************************
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6th - 12th
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor | The Day of Infamy | Digital Learning Pack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Teaching the attack on Pearl Harbor can be difficult. This activity uses FDR's own words to help your students gain a better understanding of how Americans felt on this horrific day. Digital and Paper Copies included!This "The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A set of questions that test your students knowledge of what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This wi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War II | Distance Learning | Digital Bundle
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Primary Source Document Reading: Ibn Battuta [Gold-Salt Trade]
This product is an excellent primary source document that requires students to read and analyze a first hand account of Muslim Trader Ibn Battuta's experience in Northern Africa. The reading is chunked into sections with a question after each chunk for students to reflect. Following the reading there are 6 questions that require the students to analyze the document and use prior knowledge to answer successfully.Check out the preview for what the product looks like. The actual product is a Word
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