Texas Revolution: Sam Houston, Stephen Austin, the Battle of the Alamo, and the Lone Star Republic Aim: Why did Texas fight for independence? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now question based on quotation analysis • The Texas Revolution Document Pass/Station Activity including secondary source documents with primary source quotes included for analysis and scaffolding questions for student answers • Documents include: - Spanish Texas - Rising Tensions in Texas - The Fight for Independence - The Republic of Texas • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the primary/secondary source documents that describe aspects of the Texas Revolution including the Battle of the Alamo, the Battle at San Jacinto, and the creation of the Lone Star Republic. Students will complete the scaffolding questions based on the documents and their knowledge of Social Studies. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, analyzing documents, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for scaffolding questions}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. ★ Note - You can use this lesson as a document pass or station activity. I have my students in group and they pass the documents group to group with the use of a classroom timer OR I post the documents around the room and have the students travel in groups. ★ 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! Texas Revolution 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.

California Gold Rush and 49ers Aim: Why did people move to California? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now question • The California Gold Rush document analysis activity • Documents include: - Before the Rush - Life in the Mining Camps - Miners from Around the World - Conflicts Among Miners - Impact of the Gold Rush • Scaffolding Questions for each document for student responses • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will read and analyze the documents pertaining to the California gold rush including details on forty-niners, life in mining camps, life for miners from other cultures, and the impact of the gold rush on different nationalities and the United States. They will complete the scaffolding questions and graphic web organizer based on the lesson and their knowledge of Social Studies. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, analyzing documents and making conclusions, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for scaffolding questions}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. ★ Note - You can use this lesson as a cooperative group activity. You can use the documents as a station activity, document pass, or jigsaw activity. ★ 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! California Gold Rush ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes United States Clip Art by Kerri Webb Kerri's Art Corner 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.

Manifest Destiny: More on Trails West: Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail, Risks/Dangers, Rewards, and Results Aim: Why was traveling west a risk? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now questions • Push and Pull Factors graphic organizer for student brainstorming • Famous Trails to the West graphic organizer • The Oregon Trail: A Closer Look Photo Analysis and Graphic Organizer • Assessing the Risks Graphic Organizer for Student Analysis and Conclusions • Identifying the Results Graphic Organizer for Student Completion Based on Notes • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will brainstorm, identify, and analyze the the details of trails west, the risks involved, and the rewards and results that came from traveling west. They will complete the graphic organizer(s) based on the documents, presented notes, and their knowledge of Social Studies. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence, analyzing secondary and primary source documents 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! Trails West: A Closer Look 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.

Manifest Destiny Map Review Activity Aim: Reviewing details and locations of the Manifest Destiny territories FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • 8 Manifest Destiny territory stations • 6 sets of questions for 6 groups • Answer Key for Teachers DIRECTIONS FOR ACTIVITY: With their group, students travel from territory to territory answering the questions. When they answer the question they'll travel to that territory. They "post" their colored post-it with the corresponding question number on it to that territory. After the activity, students answer the two follow-up questions with their group. I use six different sets of colored post-its labeled 1 through 15 for each group. NOTE: Post-its not included in this product! Differentiation: cooperative {students work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for questions} ★ 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 Review ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts Manifest Destiny Clip Art by Kerri's Art Corner GET IT HERE! © 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.

Reform, Suffrage, and Abolition Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • 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) Terms include: • Sojourner Truth • Dorothea Dix • Frederick Douglass • Seneca Falls Convention • Declaration of Rights and Sentiments • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Susan B. Anthony • & more! This set of 44 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the Age of Reform. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★ You can find all my Age of Reform lessons and activities HERE! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Age of Reform Task Cards 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.

Causes of the Civil War Sectionalism: Comparing the North and South Before the Civil War Aim: How does where we live determine how we live? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now Student constructed response: How is living in your town different from living in another town across the world? • Comparing the North and South before the Civil War reading passages - Climate/Geography - Population - Cities - Economy • Comparing the North and South before the Civil War graphic organizer for student completion • North vs. South comparison key - students analyze and create their own keys! • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question/written response • Answer Key for Teachers Students will examine the geographical differences of the North and South and how they created separate ways of life. They will analyze differences in physical geography and climate and how they led to differences in their economies, population, transportation, and culture thus encouraging the belief of sectionalism among individuals during the period before the Civil War. 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 graphic organizer and key activity) ★ 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! Sectionalism Before the Civil War ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Cover page digital paper by Ashley Hughes Horse clip art by Kerri's Art Corner 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.

Manifest Destiny UNIT BUNDLE 7 Lessons, Writing Activity, Review Activity, 4 Assessments, Project, Task Cards Included in this download: 16 resources including lessons, a review activity, writing assignment, four tests, project, and task cards! A $60.00 VALUE FOR ONLY $48!! 20% OFF!! This bundle is priced to save you significantly over buying each resource separately! See the links below for full details on each resource included! 1) Manifest Destiny and Reasons Why People Moved West Google Drive ASSL 2) Manifest Destiny, Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, 49ers Google Drive ASSL 3) Forty-niners and the California Gold Rush Google Drive ASSL 4) Trails West: Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail, Risks and Results Google Drive ASSL 5) Texas Revolution: Texas, Battle of the Alamo, Lone Star Republic Google Drive ASSL 6) The Mexican-American War, James Polk, Zachary Taylor, and the Mexican Cession Google Drive ASSL 7) Pursuing Manifest Destiny: Mexican Cession, Adams-Onis Treaty, Gadsden Purchase, Oregon Country Google Drive ASSL 8) The Oregon Trail Reading Passage and Questions FREEBIE Google Drive ASSL 9) Manifest Destiny Map Review Activity Google Drive ASSL 10) Manifest Destiny Test Version #1 Google Drive ASSL 11) Manifest Destiny Test Version #2 Google Drive ASSL 12) Manifest Destiny Test Version #3 Google Drive ASSL 13) Manifest Destiny Test Version #4 Google Drive ASSL 14) Manifest Destiny Historical Writing Project Google Drive ASSL 15) Manifest Destiny Snapshot Project Google Drive ASSL 16) Manifest Destiny Task Cards Google Drive ASSL ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Manifest Destiny Unit Bundle ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! © 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.

Manifest Destiny 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 during the time period and belief in Manifest Destiny. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★ You can find all my Manifest Destiny lessons and activities HERE! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Manifest Destiny Task Cards ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Sonya DeHart 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.

Manifest Destiny Snapshot Foldable Booklet/Project FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Manifest Destiny Snapshot Foldable Task Sheet and Reminders for students • Foldable template • Manifest Destiny Snapshot Foldable Rubric • Directions for teacher (to give to your students) with images • The completed foldable images (to show you what the end result should be) Do your students LOVE the app Snapchat?? This popular foldable/project is a great way for them to create "snapshots" of the examples of the idea of Manifest Destiny! Students will create a collection of snapshots from the study of Manifest Destiny. The snapshot foldable booklet will include: • Title and illustration on the cover • Three “snapshots” that must include COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS exemplifying three examples of the idea of Manifest Destiny • Students will write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) next to/under each image explaining the image and details about the example • Illustration on the back page of your booklet that exemplifies the idea of Manifest Destiny in the United States This foldable project can be given as in an in-class assignment/assessment or a homework assignment. It is up to teacher's discretion. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Manifest Destiny Snapshot Project 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.

Causes of the Civil War Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Fugitive Slave Law, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe Aim: How did Congress compromise over the issue of slavery? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now - Primary Source Quote analysis from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin • 5 documents/reading passages with scaffolding questions - Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Fugitive Slave Law, Uncle Tom's Cabin • Free and Slave States and Territories Map Analysis with Questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking photograph activity - students insert quotes during a Senate debate over slavery • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read the documents and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use their inferential skills to make predictions about the successes or failures of the compromises. ★ NOTE: This lesson/activity can be executed in a number of ways. I like to group my students heterogeneously based on learning level and have them walk around the classroom "station" to "station" answering the questions together. This way, you won't have to make copies of the documents for every student. You can also execute a "document pass" with the students passing the documents group to group with them remaining stationary. Yours to execute how you would like! Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolding questions, common core aligned reading analysis, close reading, cooperative (may work with a partner(s) according to teacher's discretion for scaffolding questions and activities); reading passages are leveled (lower levels and higher levels) ★ You can find all of my Civil War lessons and activities HERE! Updated 041916 ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Slavery Compromises 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.

United States Pursues Manifest Destiny: Thirteen Colonies, Louisiana Purchase, Florida Territory, Texas, Mexican Cession, Adams-Onis Treaty, and the Gadsden Purchase Aim: How did the United States pursue Manifest Destiny? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now question • Manifest Destiny Territory Clues with corresponding graphic organizer • Documents include clues on: - 13 colonies - Louisiana Purchase - Florida and the Adams-Onis Treaty - Texas Annexation - Mexican Cession and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - The Oregon Territory and Treaty with Great Britain - The Gadsden Purchase • How did the U.S. pursue Manifest Destiny? Graphic Organizer • Territory Map for student highlighting and labeling • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the clues describing the territories the United States acquired throughout history leading up the Gadsden Purchase. Students will complete the graphic organizer based on the clues and their knowledge of Social Studies. Students will label the territory map with the corresponding territory acquisitions. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, analyzing clues and making conclusions, 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. ★ Note - You can use this lesson as a cooperative group activity. ★ 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! United States Land Acquisition ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes United States Clip Art by KERRI'S ART CORNER Clip Art by Educlips 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.

Causes of the Civil War Abolitionists, William Lloyd Garrison, Free Soil Party, Wilmot Proviso, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman Aim: How did people begin to resist slavery? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now Student constructed response: What are three ways people resist or fight against a war or decision that they do not like? • William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator primary source document analysis with corresponding scaffolding questions • Abolitionist quote activity with corresponding scaffolding questions • Wilmot Proviso and Free-Soil Party reading passage with scaffolding questions • Abolitionist Matching Activity • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking cartoon activity - students draw cartoons from the perspective of an abolitionist • Answer Key for Teachers Students will read and analyze the beliefs of abolitionists during the period before the Civil War, read and analyze the provisions of the Wilmot Proviso and the effectual creation of the Free-Soil Party. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolding questions, common core aligned reading analysis, close reading, 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! Abolition and the Crusade Against Slavery 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.

Compromise of 1850 Causes of the Civil War Wilmot Proviso, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 ACTIVITIES Interactive Notebook activity, Line Graph activity, Scaffolding Questions Aim: What should happen to slavery in the territories? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Slavery Compromises background reading passage - Should slavery exist in new lands gained after the U.S.-Mexico War? • Part I: Legislative Branch Interactive Notebook Activity • Part II: Graphing Political Power - students create line graphs (free vs. slave states) showing the gaining of representatives in Congress over time through 1850; scaffolding questions based on line graphs • Part III: What to do with California? Question for student written response • Part IV: Compromise of 1850 Provisions and questions for student written responses • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to complete the activities. They will use their previous knowledge of slavery compromises and Social Studies to create their line graph and answer the scaffolding questions. ★ These are great activities to use after the Slavery Compromises lesson that can be found HERE. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolding questions, 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! Compromise of 1850 Activities 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.

Bleeding Kansas, John Brown Causes of the Civil War Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Raid on Harpers Ferry, and the Caning of Charles Sumner Aim: What was the cause of "Bleeding Kansas?" FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now - Quote Analysis: students answer questions based on quotations of Frederick Douglass and Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee regarding John Brown • Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown Attacks Harpers Ferry, and Violence in Congress reading passages with scaffolding questions for student responses • John Brown...Hero or Criminal? Quotes from famous Americans • Students brainstorm details regarding both opinions of John Brown. Was he a hero or a villain? • Students complete the graphic organizer arguing opinions of both sides • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question for student understanding - Your opinion: John Brown...hero or villain? • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read the passages and complete the scafolding quetions. They will use details from the text and knowledge of Social Studies to brainstorm details why John Brown was a hero or villain. ★ NOTE: You can group your students according to your discretion. I like to group students and assign them to a side - hero or villain. They would then brainstorm and argue details from that perspective. It definitely ensues a lively debate! ★ I split this lesson into two days - one day for readings and creation of arguments, the other for a debate! Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, argument Differentiation: scaffolding questions, 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! Bleeding Kansas 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.

Sectionalism Task Cards Events, People, Places, Terms and Inventions in the North and South FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 39 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 39 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the time period before the Civil War. 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! North and South Task Cards ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★ You can find all my Sectionalism/Pre-Civil War lessons and activities HERE! Digital Papers 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.

Civil War Snapshot Foldable Project FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Civil War Snapshot Foldable Task Sheet and Reminders for students • Foldable template • Civil War Snapshot Foldable Rubric • Directions for teacher (to give to your students) with images The completed foldable images (to show you what the end result should be) Do your students LOVE the app Snapchat?? This popular foldable/project is a great way for them to create “snapshots” of the causes/effects of the Civil War! Students will create a collection of snapshots from the study of the Civil War. The snapshot foldable booklet will include: • Title and illustration on the cover • One “snapshot” that must include a COLORED ILLUSTRATION exemplifying a CAUSE of the Civil War • Two “snapshots” that must include COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS exemplifying two EFFECTS of the Civil War • Students will write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) next to/under each image explaining the image and why it was a cause or effect of the Civil War • Illustration on the back page of your booklet that summarizes the Civil War This foldable project can be given as in an in-class assignment/assessment or a homework assignment. It is up to teacher’s discretion. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Civil War Snapshot Project 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 Document-Based Essay Question Documents, Graphic Organizer, Outline, Essay Question, Rubric FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Aim: Causes of the Civil War Included in this resource: • Title page • Historical Context and Task Question page • 6 documents ranging on the causes of the Civil War: Slavery, Sectionalism, States’ Rights, Secession • Causes of the Civil War graphic organizer • Causes of the Civil War DBQ Essay Outline for student use • DBQ Essay Rubric • Suggested Answer Key for Teachers Students will read, research, analyze, and critically think to answer scaffolding questions based on the documents and their knowledge of the Civil War. They will complete the graphic organizer and outline using their notes and knowledge. They will then write their essay answering the task question using all of the information gathered. ★ NOTE: I use this DBQ with my students in grades 7 and 8. I usually split the work into three (3) lesson periods - Day 1 working on the documents, Day 2 working on the outline and graphic organizer, and Day 3 writing the essay. Your use is based on YOUR discretion. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, argument Differentiation: cooperative (may work with a partner(s) according to teacher’s discretion for scaffolding questions and graphic organizer) ★ 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 DBQ Essay 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.

Civil War Quiz North vs. South during the Civil War Quiz/Activity to go along with A Social Studies Life’s Civil War Unit FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • North vs. South graphic organizer quiz • Answer Key for Teachers ★★ This can be used as a quiz or quick activity for your students :) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! North vs. South Civil War Quiz ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★ You can find all of my Civil War lessons and activities HERE! 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.

Civil War Map Activity The War Between the States Map Activity Aim: Map Application FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • War Between the States Map Activity instructions: students label and color states/territories/rivers according to scaffolded directions • Critical Thinking Application Question for student responses • Sample completed map • Answer Key for Teachers Students will identify, label, color and answer questions based on information and instructions regarding the Civil War. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - application, literacy, vocabulary, argument Differentiation: map application, scaffolding questions, cooperative (may work with a partner(s) according to teacher’s discretion for activities) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Civil War Map Activity ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★ You can find all of my Civil War lessons and activities HERE! 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.

Causes of the Civil War Graphic Organizer Activity Sectionalism, Slavery, States’ Rights, Secession FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Events Leading Up to the Civil War Graphic Organizer Activity Events include: • U.S. Constitution • Rise of Abolitionist Movement • Underground Railroad • Missouri Compromise • Free Soil Party • Compromise of 1850 • Fugitive Slave Law • Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Kansas-Nebraska Act • Caning of Charles Sumner • “Bleeding Kansas” • Dred Scott v. Sandford • Creation of the Republican Party • Lincoln-Douglas Debates • John Brown’s Raid • Election of 1860 • Secession • Firing at Fort Sumter, South Carolina Aim: How did many events ignite the Civil War? Included in this download: • Title page • Do Now - Causes of the Civil War graphic organizer for student completion using notes and knowledge of the causes of the Civil War and Social Studies • Graphic Organizer with 18 events leading up to the Civil War for student completion using notes and knowledge of causes of the Civil War and Social Studies • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question for student understanding and application • Answer Key for Teachers ★★ POWERPOINT PRESENTATION INCLUDED! Want to use this lesson as a whole group discussion? The secured PowerPoint presentation is included! (You will not be able to edit) Students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to complete the graphic organizer. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, argument Differentiation: scaffolding questions, cooperative (may work with a partner(s) according to teacher’s discretion for 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! Events Leading Up to the Civil War Activity 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.