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Worksheet #42 Questions - Shay and Rebellion
In this Shay and Rebellion quiz learning exercise, students increase their knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned topic.
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Events Leading to the War of 1812
In this US History worksheet, students read a selection of the War of 1812 and fill in the blanks for 10 sentences using a word bank.
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Globe Skills Lesson 6 The Louisiana Purchase
Middle schoolers explore the Louisiana Purchase territory. In this geography skills lesson, students use map skills in order to plot and note latitude and longitude, measure scale distance, and locate landforms that were part of the...
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Lesson Plan: Early Political Parties
Students examine the platforms of early political parties in the United States. In this political parties lesson, students discover details regarding the attributes and ideals of the federalists and the democratic-republicans. Students...
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American Heritage Themes
Students explore American freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility. In this American history lesson, students discuss what it means to be an American as they reflect on contributions of noteworthy Americans and write a composition...
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An Early Threat of Secession: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Nullification Crisis
Students analyze an interactive map of the Missouri Compromise to identify the regions and their relation to slavery. In this pre-civil war era instructional activity, students read primary source documents and research online to answer...
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Introduction to the Lewis and Clark Expedition Corp of Discovery
Learners travel with the Corps of Discovery. In this Lewis and Clark Expedition lesson, students watch the PBS video about the expedition and then research the details of the expedition and review the expedition routes.
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Chapter 2 – The US From 1789 to 1815
In this U.S. history activity, students read assigned textbook pages about the country from 1789-1815 and respond to 36 short answer questions.
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New Threats from Overseas
Eighth graders explore the trade of goods overseas. In this history instructional activity, 8th graders establish the principles behind overseas trading by listening to lecture from the teacher.
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Who Said It? A Re-Perception Quiz
In this controversial issues worksheet, learners read 15 famous quotations on controversial topics and identify who said each of them.
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The Hunter-Dunbar Expedition of 1804-1805
Students explain the origins of the Hunter-Dunbar Expedition and why it was so important. They map George Hunter and William Dunbar's expedition route on the Ouachita River and examine excerpts of George Hunter's journal.
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What Is On The Coin
In this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers look at the different types of coins and focus upon reading a variety of facts and make notes concerning them.
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Diverse Voices-African American Ventures
Students research African-American participation in the Civil War. In this Civil War instructional activity, students read the article "Fighting Rebels with Only One Hand" and write a persuasive paragraph on whether the participation of...
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Parallel Lives
Pupils research the life of an important person in the Civil War on each side who had basically the same responsibilities. They create a timeline based on their lives and present their findings to the class.
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Land Grant Colleges
Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps...
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Fort Clatsop: The Corps of Discovery's Winter at Fort Clatsop
Students investigate the Lewis and Clark expedition and how it helped to shape American expansion during its early history. Students reflect upon the period of history and its implications for America.
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History 1 Word Search Puzzle
In this social studies instructional activity, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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Arkansas
In this Arkansas reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.