U.S. History Complete Course Mega Bundle (Colonization-2000s) w/ video

This is the complete course for a U.S. history or U.S. history honors class. Because of the size of the materials this is a GOOGLE DRIVE purchase. You might want to put all of the materials onto a portable hard drive because they are bigger files. The year is broken up over 10 units and includes warm-ups, power points loaded with pictures and video, guided notes that go along with these presentations (questions included at the bottom), quizzes, unit exams, homework/classwork assignments, videos, and a few group projects. I also sell these units individually, so you can preview each of the sections by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page. I created preview videos for them to give you a good idea of what they entail. Before I get into the nuts and bolts of this package there are a couple of things you should know:

I have worked at several schools in the past where I did not have the ability to check out books to students because of short supply. Because of this, I created materials in which I wouldn't need my students to have a textbook at home to be prepared for any tests or quizzes that they received. The power points that I created are quite extensive and include guided notes and video that go along with them. The students do not write down every word from the presentation and can focus on listening and learning the material from the lecture. Additional items that I have posted can be used for notebook check assignments which I usually have whenever I get to the end of a unit. If you are the type of teacher who does not like the idea of guided lecture then this bundle is not for you.

Here is a breakdown of the package:

Unit 1 - Contact and Colonization and the 13 colonies (Over 1 gb worth of materials)

- warm-ups to go along with both presentations at the start of class.

- 2 power points with extensive video and 6 days of guided notes

- Howard Zinn reading and questions about the landing of Christopher Columbus in the new world.

- Spanish and English colonization handout - the differences between the two nations and their reasons for colonizing the new world.

- Jamestown v. Plymouth colonies Venn Diagram

- Contact and colonization quiz - Multiple choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- Founding the colonies questions with hyperlinks

- Salem Witchcraft trials reading and questions - walks you through the reasons and outcome of the trials

- Unit 1 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 2 - The American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution (over 1 gb worth of materials)

- warm-ups that go along with both presentations at the start of class

- 2 power points with extensive video and 7 days of guided notes w/ questions

- Boston Massacre handout - Massacre or propaganda? Students need to research the event and look at the picture published by Paul Revere

- American Revolution handout (multi-day assignment) - Includes a timeline covering the major battles and the differences between American and British armies

- Declaration of Independence handout - Students dive into the declaration and the reasons that it was written.

- American Revolution quiz key included - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- - Constitution Packet - 6 page packet that introduces the students to the Constitution. It goes over major powers of each branch, qualifications, hypotheticals, and a section where the students have to research their own congressional representatives. I have included a key at the end of the packet. (multi-day assignment key included). This can be done in class (which I do) or as homework.

- Unit 2 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 3 - George Washington - James Madison and the Antebellum Period 1817-1861 (over 1 gb worth of materials)

- warm-ups at the start of class

- 2 power points with extensive video and 10 days of guided notes with questions

- George Washington web quest - The major precedents that were set by the Washington administration (leaving after 2 terms, etc.)

- The birth of American political parties (Federalist/Democratic-Republican) and questions - Goes over how the 2 parties formed and their view on the role of the Federal government.

- Thomas Jefferson web quest - Major moments from the Jefferson administration including the Louisiana Purchase and non-intercourse acts.

- Washington - Madison quiz (key included) - multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and defintions

- Antebellum vocabulary

- Andrew Jackson Indian removal reading with questions - A speech that Jackson gave justifying Indian removal

- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass reading with questions - covers the first two chapters of the book and gives insight into the life of a slave.

- Dred Scott Case handout - Reading and questions about the famous case

- Antebellum Period Quiz (key included) - multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions.

- Unit 3 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 80 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 4 U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction (over 3.5 gb worth of materials)

- 2 power points with EXTENSIVE VIDEO and 6 days of guided notes w/ questions

- warm-ups at the start of class

- Civil War project (several days) w/ rubric - students have the option to choose 1 of 10 projects and present to the class. You can do this individually or in groups. Instructions and rubrics have been created for all 10 projects.

- American Civil War handout (several days) - differences between the North and the South militarily and economically. Students also create a timeline of the major battles.

- Gettysburg Address reading with questions - Students read Lincoln's speech and answer the questions that go along with it.

- Civil War Quiz (key included) - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- Reconstruction vocabulary

- Thaddeus Stevens reading with questions - Radical Republicans and their ideas for reconstruction.

- Unit 4 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 5- The West, Invention, and Immigration, and U.S. Imperialism/Progressive Era. I combined several chapters worth of materials into this unit (over 3.5 gb worth of material)

- 2 power points with extensive pictures/videos and 8 days of guided notes w/ questions

- Warm-ups for the start of class

- Family history project - Students research their family history. I do not have them present to the class but you can choose to do so if you like.

- Big business and labor unions handout - The famous labor unions of the day and Tycoons/Robber barons

- unit web quest with hyperlinks - Students research child labor and other problems of the Gilded Age

- West, invention and immigration quiz (key included) - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions.

- Forgotten Presidents of the Gilded Age questions (you need the History Channel's Ultimate Guide to the Presidents video which you can find on YouTube)

- The Gilded Age web quest - Presidents/issues of the era.

- U.S. imperialism web quest - U.S. annexation of Hawaii, purchase of Alaska, and the Spanish-American War

- The Jungle reading with questions - Students read the really gross parts of the Jungle and answer the questions that goes with it.

- Unit 5 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 6 - World War I and the 1920s

- 2 power points with extensive pictures/video and 6 days of guided notes w/ questions

- warm-ups for the start of class

- World War I vocabulary

- World War I crossword puzzle (key included)

- Treaty of Versailles reading w/ questions - How the treaty sets the stage for World War II

- World War I Quiz - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- 1920s web quest - Popular fads of the era (Charleston, flappers, etc.)

- Scopes Monkey Trial reading w/ questions - Big city vs Small town values

- Prohibition reading with questions - Reasons for prohibition and why it ultimately failed. Includes gangsters such as Al Capone.

- 1920s quiz - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- Unit 6 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 7 1930s and World War II (3.5 gb worth of materials)

- 2 power points with EXTENSIVE VIDEO and pictures (I went overboard for WWII) and 8 days of guided notes w/ questions

- Warm-ups for the start of class

- Stock market crash of 1929 reading w/ questions - Margin buying and other reasons for the crash

- New Deal Alphabet Soup assignment - Students research the major programs of FDR's New Deal

- Stock market game (buy at the start of the unit and sell at the end) - I give the students $10,000 in fake money and have them purchase at least 3 stocks at the start of the unit. At the end we see who made the most money and I offer extra credit on the test to the winner.

- Great Depression/New Deal Quiz - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- American Neutrality assignment - Reasons that the U.S. remained neutral at the start of WWII and how we gradually started to support the allies.

- Crossword puzzle (key included)

- WWII Home front reading with questions - Rationing and other things that the U.S. population did at home during WWII

- WWII web quest - HUGE assignment. Lots of questions with hyperlinks. This is a big homework assignment that I give at the start of the WWII section.

- WWII quiz - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions questions.

- Unit 7 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 70 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 8 The start of the Cold War/1950s and The 1960s (2 gb worth of materials)

- 2 power points with extensive pictures and video and 9 days of guided notes w/ questions. Each of the power points incorporates the major historical themes and the culture of the decades.

- warm-ups for the start of class

- Korean War reading - Korea divided at the end of WWII and reasons for U.S. involvement.

- Inside North Korea Questions - shows the current regime of Kim Jung Un. This is a PBS frontline that you can stream for free. I included questions to go with it and it gives the students great insight into what life is like for the average citizen in North Korea.

- The lynching of Emmett Till reading w/ questions - Goes over the lynching, the acquittal of the murderers and their subsequent confession in a magazine article.

- 1950s quiz - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- Vietnam War reading w/ questions - reasons the war broke out after WWII and eventual U.S. involvement

- Literacy test (teaches necessity for voting rights act) - Gives the students a good idea on how unfair these tests were and how they disenfranchised voters. I included a video of Harvard students failing the same test so your students do not feel too bad.

- 1960s quiz (key included) - multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- Unit 8 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 9 The 1970s and the 1980s (2 gb worth of materials)

- 2 power points with extensive pictures and video and 7 days of guided notes with questions. Both power points cover the major topics and incorporate the culture of the decade.

- warm-ups for the start of class

- 1970s web quest - Goes over the Watergate and the Ford and Carter years

- Watergate Scandal reading and questions - how the Scandal started with the break-in of the Democratic headquarters and escalated from there

- Iran hostage crisis reading and questions

- 1970s quiz key included - multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- 1980s reading with questions - Goes over the Reagan years, invasion of Grenada, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

- 1980s quiz key included - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions.

- Unit 9 exam that covers both power points and notes. There are two different versions of the exam to prevent cheating. The test is 60 multiple-choice and matching questions (key included) and 3 different essays for you to choose from. I also created a study guide that you can handout to the students or post to your website.

Unit 10 1990s and 2000s (1.5 gb worth of material)

2 power points and 6 days of guided notes that go along with the material. This covers the major events including culture of the 1990s decade.

-warm-ups for the start of class

- 1990s crossword puzzle key included

- 1990s quiz key included - multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions

- 9/11/01 reading and questions - goes over the timeline of events, reasons the U.S. was attacked and our response.

- 2000s reading and questions - Goes over the Bush years and the election of Barack Obama

- 2000s quiz key included - Multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true/false, and definitions.

Also included is a group decade project which can be given during 4th quarter. The rubric is included. This is a project that can take over a week for all of the students to present. They have to go over the major political issues, but also research the cultural icons and prices for average products. The parts where they go over the slang terminology of each decade is pretty funny.

That's everything! If you have any questions about the material let me know. You can click on the links below to preview the individual power points and materials.

Thank you very much for considering this product. Please take a look at other bundles that I have created for U.S. History/Honors classes:

• Contact and Colonization Bundle
• The 13 Colonies
• American Revolution Bundle
• The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
• George Washington-James Madison Bundle
• The Antebellum Period Bundle
• The Civil War Bundle
• Reconstruction Bundle (FREE)
• The West, Immigration, and Invention Bundle
• U.S. Imperialism and Progressive Era Bundle
• World War I Bundle
• 1920s Bundle
• 1930s Great Depression/New Deal Bundle
• World War II Bundle
• The Start of the Cold War and 1950s Bundle
• 1960s Bundle
• 1970s Bundle
• 1980s Bundle
• 1990s Bundle
• 2000s Bundle

Here are other courses that I sell:

• AP U.S. History
• AP U.S. Government
• U.S. Government

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