Why was it important for Woodrow Wilson to establish regulations on big businesses during his presidency, and how did his progressive reforms aim to prevent businesses from becoming too powerful? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of progressivism under Wilson. Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents. They’ll then answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Wilson primary source quote analysis with scaffolding questions Progressivism under Wilson reading passage with scaffolding graphic organizer questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did Woodrow Wilson’s progressive reforms impact the relationship between the government and big business, and why were these changes significant for the future of the U.S. economy? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★ Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 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.

This review evaluates students’ knowledge from the Reconstruction era unit to prep for A Social Studies Life’s Reconstruction era unit test. Included in this resource: Graphic organizer organization Short answer review questions Answer key for teachers ★ Please make an executive decision whether or not this review can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 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.

Industrial Revolution Lesson/Activity - The Urban Game FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Introduction to Industrial Revolution Lesson Plan • The Urban Game instructions This is a great way to start off your Industrial Revolution unit! Students can see their farms/villages turn into industrialized cities! ★ Please NOTE: This lesson addresses the introduction of industrialization in England. Differentiation: student-centered simulation, visual ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Urban Game 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.

Motivations for Exploration Aim: Why did people explore? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • A Sea Route to Asia reading passage with scaffolding questions • Why Europe? graphic organizer • Exploration Cause/Effect activity • Application/Closing/Higher-order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research the goals of European exploration: gold, god, glory, why Europeans explored, when they explored, and where they explored Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolded questions based on reading passage, cooperative (may work in collaborative groups or with partners according to teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Motivations for Exploration ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Lovin' Lit and 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.

U.S. Constitution - Preamble and Popular Sovereignty Aim: What does the Preamble to the Constitution mean to me? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now student-centered question: what is a contract? • Principle #1 Popular Sovereignty discussion/scaffolded notes • The Preamble to the Constitution discussion/student-centered activity: students create images based on wording of the Preamble • Preamble Activity: Students use phrases of the Preamble to apply them to real life historical situations • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research and understand the meaning popular sovereignty & discuss the Preamble to the Constitution Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities} Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Constitution UNIT BUNDLE! •• Digital Paper provided by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 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.

Manifest Destiny and Reasons Why People Moved West Aim: What is Manifest Destiny? Why did people move west? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now questions - what is destiny? • 1820 Territorial Map Analysis with scaffolding question • Manifest Destiny student-created definition • Moving West Graphic Organizer for brainstorming and outlining Social, Political, Economical, and Religious reasons for moving • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Student Journal Entry • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the meaning of manifest destiny and brainstorm the various reasons for movement to the west. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for graphic organizer}; students argue their opinions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. ★ You can find all my Manifest Destiny Unit lessons and activities HERE. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Manifest Destiny and Why People Moved West 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.

U.S. Constitution - Preamble and Popular Sovereignty FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Aim: What does the Preamble to the Constitution mean to me? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now student-centered question: what is a contract? • Principle #1 Popular Sovereignty discussion/scaffolded notes • The Preamble to the Constitution discussion/student-centered activity: students create images based on wording of the Preamble • Preamble Activity: Students use phrases of the Preamble to apply them to real life historical situations • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research and understand the meaning popular sovereignty & discuss the Preamble to the Constitution Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities} Digital Paper provided by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 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.

Native Americans - Algonquian People of the Eastern Woodlands Aim: How did the Algonquian people live? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • The Algonquian reading passage with graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Graphic Organizer Students will research how the Algonquian lived: location, tribes, homes, adaptation based on environment, role of women Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; lifting evidence from text Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students may work in groups/teams/partner to complete graphic organizer based on teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Algonquian Native Americans ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Christi Fultz and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts Clip art by KERRI'S ART CORNER © 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.

Native Americans - The Iroquois Confederacy Aim: Why did the Iroquois form a confederacy? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • Problems & Solutions graphic organizer • The League of the Iroquois Policies Document • The Iroquois League Graphic Organizer • Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Question Students will research how and why the 5 Iroquois tribes formed a union; students will agree or disagree with the policies of the confederacy and explain why or why not and suggest new policies if in disagreement Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument; lifting evidence from text Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students may work in groups/teams/partner to complete graphic organizer based on teacher's discretion) ★★ NOTE: This can be a one or two day lesson depending on the length of time students need for their work - day one can be cooperative, day two can be whole-group discussion -->your decision !) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Iroquois Confederacy ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Paper by Christi Fultz and 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.

Articles of Confederation - Shays' Rebellion Aim: How did the new United States government struggle for power under the Articles of Confederation? Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE! •• Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Failures of the Articles of Confederation political cartoon analysis • The Failure of the Articles of Confederation reading passage with scaffolding questions • Shays' Rebellion reading passage with questions • Application/Closing/Higher order thinking question • Answer Key(s) for Teachers Students will research and analyze the failures of the Articles of Confederation; Shays' Rebellion Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or activities) Digital Papers by Christi Fultz KG Fonts © 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.

What is Social Studies? Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 8 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 8 task cards covers the themes of the social studies in question form. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! What is Social Studies? Task Cards ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Erin Bradley 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.

The Columbian Exchange Aim: How did Christopher Columbus' voyage affect the world? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • The Columbian Exchange reading passage with scaffolding questions • Positive/Negative Effects graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research the transfer of goods, plants, animals, ideas, and disease and they affect had on the New and Old Worlds Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: questions are scaffolded; graphic organizer; cooperative (questions can be collaborative based upon teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Columbian Exchange ASSL •• Original Illustrations/Clip Art by Kerri Webb Fonts by Kimberly Geswein and Kevin&Amanda © 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.

★ You can find all of ASSL's Manifest Destiny Unit lessons and activities HERE. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Manifest Destiny Historical Writing Assignment ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! 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.

War of 1812 War Hawks vs. Doves: A Debate Activity of the Opposing Viewpoints on the War of 1812 FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Aim: Should the United States remain neutral in the quarrel with Great Britain? Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Cover Page • Hawks and Doves At-A-Glance graphic organizer • Yes/No graphic organizer for evidence • Evidence and Reasons graphic organizer for student responses • Closing Argument Organizer Students will use their knowledge of the War of 1812 and War Hawks and Doves to brainstorm ideas, evidence, reasons, and arguments in favor or opposing the United States entrance into war with Great Britain. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for graphic organizer}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. Clip Art by KERRI'S ART CORNER Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 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.

Articles of Confederation - Shays' Rebellion FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Aim: How did the new United States government struggle for power under the Articles of Confederation? Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Failures of the Articles of Confederation political cartoon analysis • The Failure of the Articles of Confederation reading passage with scaffolding questions • Shays' Rebellion reading passage with questions • Application/Closing/Higher order thinking question • Answer Key(s) for Teachers Students will research and analyze the failures of the Articles of Confederation; Shays' Rebellion Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or activities) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Articles of Confederation Shays' Rebellion ASSL Digital Papers by Christi Fultz KG Fonts © 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.

Thomas Jefferson Foreign Policy: Thomas Jefferson, Barbary Pirates, and the Embargo Act of 1807 FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Aim: What was President Jefferson's foreign policy? How did President Jefferson solve problems with Great Britain and France? Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Cover Page • Student-centered Do Now question using a reading passage and quotation from Stephen Decatur • Barbary Pirates mock-newspaper article with scaffolding questions • "Problems with Great Britain and France" reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the close-reading passages to understand the causes and effects of the Embargo Act and the desire for Thomas Jefferson to keep the country isolated. Students will also decide what toll the failure of the Embargo Act took on the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, if any. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for 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 Thomas Jefferson Clipart by Educlips Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 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.

French and Indian War Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Why did England and France go to war in the mid-1700s? Included in this packet: • Title page • French and Indian War background passage • Land Claims Before and After War maps • French and Indian War graphic organizer • Albany Plan of Union reading passage with scaffolding questions • Political Cartoon Analysis • Answer key/ideas for graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research the causes and effects of the French and Indian War and how it affected colonists in the British colonies; Ohio River Valley, Albany Plan of Union, Benjamin Franklin, Proclamation of 1763 Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or graphic organizers) ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! French and Indian War ASSL Digital Paper by Lovin Lit and 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.

Boston Tea Party Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Was the Boston Tea Party justified? Included in this packet: • Title page • Relevant do now question for students - can be transitioned to the Sons of Liberty rebelling against the British • "Will There Really Be A Party," "The Empire Strikes Back," & "How do the colonists respond?" documents/passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question ★★ You can find my Boston Tea Party lesson AND bonus song HERE!. Lyrics and questions to "Fight For Your Right (to Tea Party). Can be sung along using the Beastie Boys "Fight for Your Right to Party." ★ The Boston Tea Party Lyrics and Questions ONLY can be found HERE. Students will research the causes and effects of the Boston Tea Party; Sons of Liberty; repeal of Townshend Acts; the story of the Boston Tea Party; Intolerable Acts; First Continental Congress; Shot Heard 'Round the World: Lexington & Concord ★★★ NOTE: The readings and graphic organizer can be used in a variety of ways. It can be utilized as independent work, completed in cooperative learning groups, or used as a jigsaw activity. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or graphic organizers) ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Boston Tea Party ASSL Digital Paper by Lovin Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 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.

Iroquois Native Americans Native Americans - Iroquois People of the Eastern Woodlands Aim: How did the Iroquois people live? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered questions based on document • The Iroquois reading passage with graphic organizer • The Hiawatha Wampum Belt reading passage with scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Graphic Organizer Students will research how the Iroquois lived: location, tribes, homes, adaptation based on environment, role of women, League of Five Nations, Hiawatha Wampum Belt Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; lifting evidence from text Differentiation: graphic organizer; questions are scaffolded; cooperative (students may work in groups/teams/partner to complete reading questions and graphic organizer based on teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Iroquois Native Americans ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Christi Fultz and 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.

Industrial Revolution Lesson - Technology and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution in England FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Technology/Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Lesson Plan • Significant Inventions/Inventors Activity Sheet, readings, and graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question Students will research the significant inventions/inventors of the Industrial Revolution; steam engine, cotton gin, spinning jenny; Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating/applying arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for Venn diagram, graphic organizer}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Industrial Revolution Technology and Inventions 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.