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History Review: Colonial America PPTHistory Review: Colonial America PPT
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7th - 12th
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History Review: Colonial America

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Explore key moments in American history with the click of a mouse! Learners read 50 questions from different eras in early America, and watch the rest of the presentation to find more questions to answer.

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Concepts

the age of exploration, explorers, george washington, united states presidents, colonial america, colonialism, the american revolution, the united states civil war

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age of exploration, civil war, colonial america, colonialism, columbia exchange, george washington, revolutionary war, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a class review session, or assign for homework to practice before an upcoming assessment
  • Create a game between groups to see who can come up with most correct answers
  • Prompts learners to find evidence to support each answer in their textbooks, awarding points to the groups or individuals who can find it first

Classroom Considerations

  • Not every question contains an answer; you'll need to create your own answer key

Pros

  • Covers a variety of topics from American history
  • Helpful for any reading level

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  • None

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