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U.S. History homework for Microsoft Word
Cuban Missile Crisis - Simulation
Students are placed in the shoes of President John F. Kennedy on October 16th of 1962. The students will be presented with information about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The advisors have presented you with 5 different options of potential actions to take against the Soviet Union and/or Cuba. Students must weigh the pros and cons of each action and decide what action appears to be the best. Students will then research options to see what option President Kennedy actually took. A series of refl
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6th - 12th
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WWII Mapping Activity: Europe & Pacific Theaters
The WWII Map Activity Worksheet includes both the Europe and Pacific Theaters. This WWII Map Activity includes explicit instructions on how to complete the maps as well as questions based on the map along with knowledge based questions about WWII.Students will label and color different aspects of WWII such as; cities, seas, major battles, shade areas for the Axis and Allies. This mapping activity includes 19 questions (10 on Europe Map & 9 on Pacific Map) that test's students' map and critic
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6th - 12th
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Articles of Confederation Worksheet - description and comparison to Constitution
Articles of Confederation Worksheet - description and comparison to Constitution
one page description of Articles of Confederation and back is a worksheet with discussion questions and a chart to compare the Articles to the US Constitution
Also includes info on John Hanson - first US president
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8th - 12th
America The Story of Us: WWII (Episode 10) - Video Guide
Video study guide for Episode 10: WWII of America The Story of Us. Video guide comes complete with answer key. Questsion follow the film in the same order.Episode 10: WWIIIt is 1939, and while war breaks out in Europe, America remains mired in a 10-year Depression. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into another world war, changing the nation from an isolationist continent to a global player--and ensuring economic prosperity once more. America launches a war effort, and as alwa
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7th - 12th
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America The Story of Us: Boom (Episode 8) Video Guide
Video study guide for Episode 8: Boom of America The Story of Us. Movie guide comes complete with answer key. Questions follow the film in same order.Episode 8: BoomIn 1910 in California, a column of oil nearly 200 feet high explodes out of a derrick and sets off a chain of events that will turn America into a superpower. Oil production doubles overnight and prices plummet from $2 to 3 cents a barrel. Quick to capitalize on this abundant cheap fuel is Henry Ford, a maverick entrepreneur who vows
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7th - 12th
D-Day Primary & Secondary Source Assignment
A great five (5) page worksheet about the invasion of Normandy. The assignment combines one (1) detailed and lengthy Primary source and Secondary Source information with 10 questions students need to answer. The answer key is provided.
You can also find this assignment, along with 8 other activities and projects, PowerPoint notes, and tests, in my World War II Unit Package
The Historian, Primary Secondary Source, World History grade 10, worksheets, World War II, WWII, Adolf Hitler, Atl
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8th - 11th
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Executive Branch Worksheet Packet
Every worksheet you need to teach the executive branch is right here. This comes with a sheet providing background information about the executive branch, its powers, and the qualifications to be the President. It also contains 7 worksheets to assist student learning and assess their comprehension. Included is:-A sheet of background information about the executive branch-A worksheet with a variety of questions (fill-in-the-blank,true/false, and short answer) based on the information sheet-A grap
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5th - 10th
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Legislative Branch Worksheets
Every worksheet you need to teach the legislative branch is right here. This comes with a sheet providing background information about the legislative branch, its powers, and the qualifications to be a member of the house or senate. It also contains 7 worksheets to assist student learning and assess their comprehension. Included is: -A sheet of background information about the legislative branch -A worksheet with a variety of questions (fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and short answer) b
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5th - 10th
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Complete US History Curriculum Early America to 1970's Bundle GOOGLE DRIVE LINK
Teaching US History and don't have many resources? My US History curriculum bundle is everything I teach first and second semester. All tests are included, and all videos for the PPT’s/keynotes on Early America to the 1970s. You will have access to my GOOGLE DRIVE LINK. As a bonus, I will add student workbooks for both 8th and 11th grade.US History - Colonial Heritage - A New Nation - Civil War - Reconstruction - The Progressive Era - World War I - 1920's Harlem Renaissance - 1930's Great Depres
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8th - 11th
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Info Reading Text - September 11th Attacks (no prep)
An informational text article and vocabulary activity about the 9/11 attacks. Topics covered in the article include; the attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, Flight 93, the war on terror, and death tolls. Includes a vocab definition and word search activity. The article is appropriate for middle and high school ages. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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7th - 12th
Manhattan Project & Atomic Bomb Primary & Secondary Source Assignment
A great six (6) page worksheet about the Manhattan project, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and whether or not the US should have used the Atomic weapon. The assignment combines six (6) Primary sources and Secondary Source information with 18 questions students need to answer. The answer key is provided.
You can also find this activity along with 8 other activities and projects, PowerPoint notes, and tests, in my World War II Unit Package
The Historian, World History grade
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8th - 11th
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Compare&Contrast 13 Colonies (New England, Southern, & Middle) Pamphlet Project
This is an amazing lesson/project to help students differentiate between the 3 groups of colonies--New England, Middle, and Southern. Student's final project will be a pamphlet where each fold explains a different group of colonies.
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1) Do now--naming the 13 colonies on a map, latitude and longitude fill in the blank, and a determining century question.
2) Graphic organizer where students have to put 12 different characteristics into the correct box (New England, South
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6th - 12th
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Informational Text - American Revolution: Yorktown and Treaty of Paris (No Prep)
A reading assignment about the last major battle of the war, Yorktown, and the treaty to end the war. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
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5th - 12th
Also included in:Â Informational Text - The American Revolution Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
Declaration of Independence Primary Source Analysis Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Declaration of Independence Primary Source Assessment Scavenger Hunt Worksheet Homework
17 questions with key attached.
Requires students to read actual Declaration and analyze what Thomas Jefferson was saying in the document.
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8th - 12th
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Info Read Text/Vocab - 10 Things about the Donner Party (no prep/sub plans)
An informational text article and vocab activity about the unfortunate Donner Party. The information is from history.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, or substitute teaching plan anytime! MS Word doc for easy editing.
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Anytime Sub Plans - Bundle #3: Save $6! (no prep)
American Revolution Battle Chart
This product is an American Revolution Battle Chart. It is two pages. One is the battle chart with pieces missing (student) and the other is complete (teacher). Product could be used as either teacher driven guided notes or as a homework assignment.Battles featured include Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Manhattan, Trenton, Princeton, Fort Ticonderoga, Cowpens, Yorktown, among others. Battle chart information includes 1) Battle Name, 2) Battle Date, 3) Description, and 4) Outco
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6th - 12th
The American Colonies and Slavery: Triangle Trade Map and Reading
This activity examines the "triangular trade" between the American colonies, England and Africa. The reading focuses on slavery and why the trade routes were in a triangle. The map focuses on the goods that were traded between these locations. The article comes from reference.com, I made the questions. MS Word for easy editing.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Crash Course World History Mini Bundle: #24: The Atlantic Slave Trade
United States Mapping Activity
This product is a mapping activity over the United States of America. Students will label the 50 states as well as draw and label major physical features. When students have completed the map they will then answer 6 questions based on their map.This product also contains a blackline political map of the United States of America. I typically make the map 11x17 making it easier for students to label and draw the physical features.This is a rigorous map project that makes the students learn the 50
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Geography Mapping Activities BUNDLE
Info Reading Text - Freedom of Speech: Hate Speech (no prep/sub plans)
This article summarizes the history of "hate speech" what it is, what it protects, what is not protected, and court cases that helped to define this. This is a great way to introduce or review this topic! Makes for a great substitute teaching plan, homework, or in small group activity! All information comes from legaldictionary.net. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Info Reading Text - Freedom of Speech Bundle (no prep/sub plans)
Emancipation Proclamation: Prove It! Primary Source Analysis
One of my most popular products, this handout helps students analyze a section of the Emancipation Proclamation.This is a different approach to asking students to summarize a primary source, which can be a challenge for some. Instead of students doing the summarizing, they are given a statement that they must prove by finding the exact words within the Emancipation Proclamation. The handout instructs them to write the line number and copying the words from the source.After they have cited the ev
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5th - 10th
Info Read Text - The Louisiana Purchase and Thomas Jefferson (No prep/Sub Plans)
A reading and question activity about the Louisiana Purchase. Reading looks at what how and why the purchase was made, and whether is was constitutional or not. Answer key is included. MS word doc for easy editing.
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson Bundle
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:Â Industrial Revolution, Nativism and the GIlded Age DBQ Bundle
Info Text - The Foundations of Government: Creating the Constitution (Sub Plans)
A reading assignment about the founding of the US Constitution. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect for Constitution Day, and great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
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5th - 12th
WW2 - Propaganda Analysis
Students will analyze propaganda posters from both Allied and Axis Powers during WW2. Focus questions are included as the activity.
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6th - 12th
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