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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri Compromise

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Missouri Compromise - Age of Jackson Aim: Why did Congress agree to the Missouri Compromise? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now questions • The Missouri Compromise reading passage with corresponding scaffolding questions • Map Analysis with scaffolding questions • Letter from Thomas Jefferson primary source document analysis with corresponding vocabulary defined and scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the close-reading passage and primary source document to understand the background and principles of the Missouri Compromise. They will study the surrounding issues pertaining to the passage and agreement of the Compromise. Students will complete the questions and graphic organizer(s) based on the readings and knowledge of Social Studies. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, analyzing primary source documents, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for scaffolding questions and graphic organizers}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. ★ You can find all my Age of Jackson Unit lessons and activities HERE. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Missouri Compromise ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Civil War Overview Lesson
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Civil War Overview Lesson

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Civil War Overview Lesson North vs. South, Advantages and Disadvantages, War Strategies, Technological Improvements, Turning Points, Emancipation Proclamation, Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Effects of the War FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Aim: What were the key components of the Civil War? How did the Union win? Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now - Abraham Lincoln reading passage with corresponding critical thinking question for student response • North vs. South graphic organizer • Strengths and Weaknesses reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Advantages activity with corresponding questions for student responses • War Strategies reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Military Technological Improvements reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Turning Points reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Emancipation Proclamation reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Surrender! reading passage with critical thinking question and primary source analysis • Effects of the Civil War graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question for student understanding and application • Answer Key for Teachers Students will read, research, analyze, and critically think to answer questions and complete graphic organizer based on their knowledge of the Civil War and Social Studies. ★ NOTE: You can group your students according to your discretion. I executive this activity in a variety of ways depending on the needs of my students - Station activity, document pass, or stationary group analysis!! Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, argument Differentiation: graphic organizers, cooperative (may work with a partner(s) according to teacher’s discretion for scaffolding questions and activities) ★ You can find all of my Civil War lessons and activities HERE! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Civil War Overview Lesson ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Cover page digital paper by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Great Depression Word Wall
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Great Depression Word Wall

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Great Depression Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this product: • Title page • 75 vocabulary words/terms/important people (38 pages) with definitions/descriptions & images Terms include: Herbert Hoover Stock Exchange Hoovervilles Black Tuesday Public Works Bonus Army Hundred Days Fireside Chats Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt New Deal Work Relief Tennessee Valley Authority Dust Bowl Corporation Shares Invest Overproduction Under-consumption Prosperity Recession Depression and more! ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board. Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
1980s America Flash Cards
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1980s America Flash Cards

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1980s America Flash Cards Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 39 vocabulary words/terms flash cards with definitions Terms include: Ronald Reagan Deregulation Sandra Day O’Connor Supply-side economics Federal Debt George HW Bush Geraldine Ferraro Iran-Contra Affair Mikhail Gorbachev INF Glasnost Tienanmen Square Saddam Hussein Colin Powell Norman Schwarzkopf New Right Miracle on Ice Solidarity Movement Recession SDI/Star Wars Sally Ride South Korean Flight 007 Reagan Doctrine Challenger Black Monday Exxon Valdez Berlin Wall AIDS Epidemic Steve Jobs Apple Inc. Microsoft Windows Bill Gates The Internet ★★ This flash card set is a great activity to use for review. I print out a few sets, laminate back to back and have the students use them for review before a test/exam. Or, you can have the students utilize them if they “finish early!” © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
1980s America Task Cards
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1980s America Task Cards

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1980s America Task Cards Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 39 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 39 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the 1980s Terms include: Ronald Reagan Deregulation Sandra Day O’Connor Supply-side economics Federal Debt George HW Bush Geraldine Ferraro Iran-Contra Affair Mikhail Gorbachev INF Glasnost Tienanmen Square Saddam Hussein Colin Powell Norman Schwarzkopf New Right Miracle on Ice Solidarity Movement Recession SDI/Star Wars Sally Ride South Korean Flight 007 Reagan Doctrine Challenger Black Monday Exxon Valdez Berlin Wall AIDS Epidemic Steve Jobs Apple Inc. Microsoft Windows Bill Gates The Internet These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Immigration Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE
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Immigration Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE

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Immigration Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 44 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 44 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the period of urbanization and immigration. Terms include: Emigrate Steerage Emma Lazarus Ellis Island Sweatshop Assimilate Chinese Exclusion Act Immigration Act of 1917 Tenements Slums Suburbs Gilded Age Settlement Houses Hull House Jane Addams and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Immigration Task Cards ASSL © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Imperialism Task Cards and Recording Sheet
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Imperialism Task Cards and Recording Sheet

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Imperialism Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 43 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 43 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the Imperialism unit. Terms include: Imperialism Isolationism Theodore Roosevelt Expansionism Matthew Perry Annex William H. Seward “Seward’s Folly” Spheres of Influence Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War Treaty of Portsmouth Yellow Journalism Spanish-American War William Randolph Hearst Rough Riders and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Industrialization Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE
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Industrialization Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE

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Industrialization TASK CARDS and Recording Sheet for Student Responses FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 53 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) Terms include: Railroad Barons Cornelius Vanderbilt Standard Gauge George Westinghouse Eli H. Janney Gustavus Swift George M. Pullman Strike Breaker Alexander Graham Bell The Wright Brothers Thomas Edison Henry Ford Model-T and more! This set of 53 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the period of industrialization. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Industrialization Task Cards ASSL © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Industrialization Task Cards and Recording Sheet
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Industrialization Task Cards and Recording Sheet

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Industrialization TASK CARDS and Recording Sheet for Student Responses Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 53 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) Terms include: Railroad Barons Cornelius Vanderbilt Standard Gauge George Westinghouse Eli H. Janney Gustavus Swift George M. Pullman Strike Breaker Alexander Graham Bell The Wright Brothers Thomas Edison Henry Ford Model-T and more! This set of 53 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the period of industrialization. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★★ Looking for Industrialization/Famous Inventors Flash Cards? Find them HERE! ★ You can find all my Industrialization lessons and activities HERE! © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Industrialization and Famous Inventors Vocabulary Matching Activity
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Industrialization and Famous Inventors Vocabulary Matching Activity

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Industrialization and Famous Inventors Vocabulary Matching Activity and Recording Sheet Included in this resource: • Title page • 54 sets of vocabulary matching cards (words/terms/important people; some do not have image matches) including color sets and black and white (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to record as many sets as you’d like) This set of 54 (plus black and white) vocabulary matching cards outlines the important people, terms, and events during the Industrialization Era. Vocabulary Matching Cards include: • Railroad Barons • Alexander Graham Bell • The Wright Brothers • Thomas Edison • Henry Ford • Assembly Line • and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★ You can find all my Industrialization lessons and activities HERE! © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Industrialization and Famous Inventors FLASH CARDS
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Industrialization and Famous Inventors FLASH CARDS

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Industrialization and Famous Inventors FLASH CARDS Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 54 vocabulary words/terms flash cards with definitions Terms include: Railroad Barons Cornelius Vanderbilt Standard Gauge George Westinghouse Eli H. Janney Gustavus Swift George M. Pullman Strike Breaker Alexander Graham Bell The Wright Brothers Thomas Edison Henry Ford Model-T and more! ★★ This flash card set is a great activity to use for review. I print out a few sets, laminate back to back and have the students use them for review before a test/exam. Or, you can have the students utilize them if they “finish early!” ★ Find more Flash Card sets HERE! © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Industrialization Word Wall
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Industrialization Word Wall

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Industrialization and Famous Inventors Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this product: • Title page • 54 vocabulary words/terms/important people (28 pages) with definitions & images Terms include: Railroad Barons Cornelius Vanderbilt Standard Gauge George Westinghouse Eli H. Janney Gustavus Swift George M. Pullman Strike Breaker Alexander Graham Bell The Wright Brothers Thomas Edison Henry Ford Model-T and more! ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board ! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Westward Expansion Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE
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Westward Expansion Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE

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Westward Expansion Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 42 task cards covers important people, terms, and events for A Social Studies Life’s Westward Expansion unit. Questions include: • Vigilantes • Siting Bull • Geronimo • Cowboy/Cowgirl • Populist Party • & more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Westward Expansion Task Cards ASSL © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Westward Expansion Vocabulary Matching Activity
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Westward Expansion Vocabulary Matching Activity

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Westward Expansion Vocabulary Matching Activity and Recording Sheet Included in this product: • Title page • 42 sets of vocabulary matching cards (words/terms/important people; some do not have image matches) including color sets and black and white (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to record as many sets as you’d like) This set of 42 (plus black and white) vocabulary matching cards outlines the important people, terms, and events during the time of Westward Expansion. **Note: you do not have to use the photograph section of the activity. It’s just an anecdote :) Vocabulary Matching Cards include: • Boomtowns • Exodusters • William McKinley • Cowboy/Cowgirl • Transcontinental • Rancher • and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★ You can find all my Westward Expansion lessons and activities HERE! © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Westward Expansion Task Cards
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Westward Expansion Task Cards

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Westward Expansion Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) Terms include: • Vigilantes • Siting Bull • Geronimo • Cowboy/Cowgirl • Populist Party • & more! This set of 42 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the period of period of westward settlement. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★ Looking for Opening the West/Settlement in the West Flash Cards? Find them HERE! ★★ You can find all my Settlement in the West lessons and activities HERE! © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
World War II Word Wall
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World War II Word Wall

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World War II Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this resource: • Title page • 76 vocabulary words/terms/important people (39 pages) with definitions/descriptions & images Terms include: Fascism Appeasement Munich Conference Blitzkrieg Allied Powers Axis Powers Battle of Berlin Winston Churchill Atlantic Charter Pearl Harbor WAC WAVES Mobilizaiton Ration Tuskegee Airmen Interment Camps Dwight Eisenhower George Patton and more! ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Reconstruction Vocabulary Matching Activity
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Reconstruction Vocabulary Matching Activity

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Reconstruction Vocabulary Matching Activity and Recording Sheet Included in this product: • Title page • 45 sets of vocabulary matching cards (words/terms/important people; some do not have image matches) including color sets and black and white (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to record as many sets as you’d like) This set of 45 (plus black and white) vocabulary matching cards outlines the important people, terms, and events during the Reconstruction Era. **Note: you do not have to use the photograph section of the activity. It’s just an anecdote :) Vocabulary Matching Cards include: • Reconstruction • Ulysses S. Grant • Ten Percent Plan • Andrew Johnson • Carpetbaggers • Scalawags • and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★ You can find all my Reconstruction lessons and activities HERE! © 2015 {a social studies life} For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Reconstruction Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE
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Reconstruction Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE

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Reconstruction Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 49 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 49 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the Civil War. Questions include: • Ten Percent Plan • Reconstruction • Poll Tax • Literacy Test • Grandfather Clause • & more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Reconstruction Task Cards © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Reconstruction Task Cards
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Reconstruction Task Cards

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Reconstruction Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 48 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 48 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the Reconstruction era. Terms include: • Ten Percent Plan • Reconstruction • Poll Tax • Literacy Test • Grandfather Clause • & more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Great Depression TASK CARDS
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Great Depression TASK CARDS

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Great Depression TASK CARDS and Recording Sheet for Student Responses Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 58 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 58 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the Great Depression unit. Terms include: Herbert Hoover Stock Exchange Hoovervilles Black Tuesday Public Works Bonus Army Hundred Days Fireside Chats Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt New Deal Work Relief Tennessee Valley Authority Dust Bowl Corporation Shares Invest Overproduction Under-consumption Prosperity Recession Depression and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.