Imperialism Word Wall without definitions Included in this resource: • Title page • 43 vocabulary words/terms/important people (23 pages) with images without definitions 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! ★★ 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.

Immigration Word Wall without definitions Included in this resource: • Title page • 44 vocabulary words/terms/important people (25 pages) with images (without definitions) 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! ★ 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.

Industrialization Word Wall without definitions Included in this resource: • Title page • 54 vocabulary words/terms/important people (28 pages) with 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 Word Wall without definitions Included in this resource: • Title page • 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people (22 pages) with images Terms include: Comstock Lode Boomtown Vigilantes Busts Subsidies Transcontiental Rancher Cowboy 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 Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this resource: • Title page • 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people (22 pages) with definitions & images Terms include: Comstock Lode Boomtown Vigilantes Busts Subsidies Transcontiental Rancher Cowboy 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.

Reconstruction Word Wall Without Definitions Included in this resource: • Title page • 47 vocabulary words/terms/important people (26 pages) with images Radical Republicans Andrew Johnson Ten Percent Plan Amnesty Act 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 Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this resource: • Title page • 47 vocabulary words/terms/important people (26 pages) with definitions & images Amnesty Radical Ten Percent Plan Andrew Johnson 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.

Thomas Jefferson Becomes President: Election of 1800, Inaugural Address, and the Undoing of Federalist Programs for Google Drive Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Aim: What changes did Thomas Jefferson bring when he took office as President? Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now: The Election of 1800 map analysis with scaffolding questions • The Election of 1800 reading passage with scaffolding questions • Jefferson Is Third President Newspaper Article with document-based analysis • Jefferson's Inaugural Address primary source excerpt with scaffolding questions • Undoing Federalist Programs reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer for student completion • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze close-reading documents describing actions Jefferson took to undo Federalist programs and establish a Democratic-Republican presidency 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 activities}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies Clipart by Educlips Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes © 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 Becomes President: Election of 1800, Inaugural Address, and the Undoing of Federalist Programs Aim: What changes did Thomas Jefferson bring when he took office as President? Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now: The Election of 1800 map analysis with scaffolding questions • The Election of 1800 reading passage with scaffolding questions • Jefferson Is Third President Newspaper Article with document-based analysis • Jefferson's Inaugural Address primary source excerpt with scaffolding questions • Undoing Federalist Programs reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer for student completion • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze close-reading documents describing actions Jefferson took to undo Federalist programs and establish a Democratic-Republican presidency 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 activities}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, War of 1812 UNIT BUNDLE! •• Clipart by Educlips Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes © 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.

Articles of Confederation Constitutional Compromises Lesson Virginia Plain, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise Aim: What needs to happen for people to agree? 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/Motivation/Critical Thinking opening question • Definition of compromise & benefits • Compromise #1: The Power of the Central Government reading passage and diagram • Virginia Plan graphic organizer • Compromise #2: Representation in the Legislature graphic organizer • The Great Compromise reading passage with scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher-Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research and analyze the compromises made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787; Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise Differentiation: graphic organizer, research, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions) Digital Papers by Christi Fultz 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.

Constitution - Electoral College Aim: How is the president of the United States elected? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - How is the president of the United States elected? • What is the Electoral College reading passage with scaffolding questions • Simulation/Activity: Testing out the Electoral College with a mock-Class President election • Electoral Voting Map/Map question • Schoolhouse Rock "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College" scaffolding questions corresponding to lyrics {NOTE: I do not attach the lyrics in this product. They are not mine to sell! However, you can find them easily online} • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Two "official" class president election ballots ;) ★ NOTE: This is usually a two-day lesson with my students. Students will research and understand the structure of the electoral college, the background and weaknesses of the electoral college, the importance of the "magic" 271 number a candidate needs to get elected, and the understanding that winning the popular vote does not determine the presidency 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}; questions are scaffolded; students participate in a real-life simulation Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Constitution UNIT BUNDLE! •• Digital Paper provided by Ashley Hughes Glitter clip art by Glitter Meets Glue 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.

Constitution - Executive Branch and the Powers of the President Aim: What are the roles and responsibilities of the executive branch? **Updated with President Trump Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - What is the world's toughest job? • Structure of the executive branch diagram • The Executive Branch graphic informational organizer • Powers of the President at-a-glance • Activity: Hats of the President {flashcards included} • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers ★ NOTE: This is usually a two-day lesson with my students. ★★ Looking for just the Hats of the President Flash Cards? Find them here. Students will research and understand the structure of the executive branch, the roles, responsibilities and powers of the president, and the many "hats" the president often has to wear during his/her presidency. We use them as interactive notebooks! 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 Papers provided by Ashley Hughes © 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.

Supreme Court and Judicial Branch Aim: What are the roles and responsibilities of the highest court of the Judicial Branch? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - Have you ever had someone settle an argument for you? What did they do or say to settle the argument? • The Supreme Court graphic organizer including the outlining of the role of the Supreme Court and the requirements of a person to be nominated to be a Supreme Court Justice • Understanding Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison reading passage • Judicial Review simulation/explanation activity • Who's who on the current Supreme Court bench? - Identifying today's Supreme Court justices ★ NOTE: When identifying the current Supreme Court justices, I have my students research their names and nominations via internet research. The website I typically have them use is:The Supreme Court {they sometimes work with a partner} • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Updated October 2017 with President Trump and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch ★ NOTE: This is usually a two-day lesson with my students. Students will research and understand the role and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch's Supreme Court, the structure of the Supreme Court, judicial review 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}; questions are scaffolded; students participate in application scenarios Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Constitution UNIT BUNDLE! •• Patriotic Papers provided by Ashley Hughes Rainbow Tags by Ashley Hughes USA clipart by Educlips 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.

Constitution - Executive Branch and the Powers of the President FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Aim: What are the roles and responsibilities of the executive branch? **Updated with President Trump Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - What is the world's toughest job? • Structure of the executive branch diagram • The Executive Branch graphic informational organizer • Powers of the President at-a-glance • Activity: Hats of the President {flashcards included} • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers ★ NOTE: This is usually a two-day lesson with my students. ★★ Looking for just the printable version of the Hats of the President Flash Cards? Find them here. Students will research and understand the structure of the executive branch, the roles, responsibilities and powers of the president, and the many "hats" the president often has to wear during his/her presidency. We use them as interactive notebooks! 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 Papers 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.

Marbury v. Madison, James Madison, War of 1812 Marbury v. Madison • William Marbury, James Madison, John Marshall, and the power of Judicial Review Aim: Why is the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison significant in American history? Included in this product: • Cover Page • Student-centered Do Now questions: - Explain the power of Judicial Review under the U.S. Constitution - What principle of the Constitution is judicial review a part of? • Marbury v. Madison guided vocabulary fill in the blank reading passage with ten scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the close-reading passage and complete the fill in the blanks describing the historical background of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison; the story, the people, the problem, and the power of Judicial Review 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}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, War of 1812 UNIT BUNDLE! •• 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.

War of 1812: Causes of the War of 1812 FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Aim: What were the causes of the War of 1812? Digital, 1:1, Interactive, Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Cover Page • Student-centered situational Do Now question • The Causes of the War of 1812 reading passages with scaffolding graphic organizer outlining the impressment of sailors, interference with American shipping, British support of Native American resistance, and the War Hawks • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the close-reading passages to understand the causes of the War of 1812. Students will complete the graphic organizer based on the readings. ★★ Directions for Activity: Students will be assigned to groups. Ideally, it would be groups of four students. There are four reading passages. Each student will be assigned one part of the graphic organizer (one document each). They will each read about their assigned cause of the war of 1812 and explain the issue and how it created conflict between the United States and Great Britain. Once each group member has completed their assigned section of the graphic organizer, each group member will discuss their section with the group and have the other students fill in that section of their own charts. ★★NOTE★★ Since this is a 1:1 resource, you do not have to put your students in groups. They can complete the assignment on their own. But you can, of course! 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 Ship and Cover Page Clip Art by KERRI'S ART CORNER James Madison Clip Art by Educlips 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.

Louisiana Purchase • Thomas Jefferson and the effects of the Louisiana Purchase Aim: Why was the purchase of the Louisiana Territory significant in American history? Included in this product: • Cover Page • Student-centered Do Now questions using map skills • The Louisiana Purchase reading passage and maps with corresponding graphic organizers and questions • Student-centered Brainstorming activity: Political, Economic, and Social Effects of the Louisiana Purchase • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the close-reading passages and maps to understand the causes and effects the purchase of the Louisiana Territory had on the nation. Students will also decide if Thomas Jefferson was going against his strict interpretation of the Constitution while buying the territory. 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 Original Illustrations/Maps by KERRI'S ART CORNER Thomas Jefferson Clipart by Educlips Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, War of 1812 UNIT BUNDLE! •• © 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.

Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, and the Tariff of Abominations 1828 Aim: Why did the Tariff of 1828 cause controversy? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student-centered situational Do Now questions • Tariff of 1828 - "An Abomination?" reading passages with scaffolding questions • "Think It Over" analysis question • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Questions • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the document/close-reading passages to understand the circumstances surrounding and the outcome of the Tariff of 1828. Students will complete the reading passage scaffolding questions based on the documents/readings, and their 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}; 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! 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.

Constitution Unit - Judicial Branch Supreme Court and Judicial Branch FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Aim: What are the roles and responsibilities of the highest court of the Judicial Branch? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - Have you ever had someone settle an argument for you? What did they do or say to settle the argument? • The Supreme Court graphic organizer including the outlining of the role of the Supreme Court and the requirements of a person to be nominated to be a Supreme Court Justice • Understanding Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison reading passage • Judicial Review simulation/explanation activity • Who’s who on the current Supreme Court bench? - Identifying today’s Supreme Court justices ★ NOTE: When identifying the current Supreme Court justices, I have my students research their names and nominations via internet research. The website I typically have them use is:The Supreme Court {they sometimes work with a partner} • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers ★ NOTE: This is usually a two-day lesson with my students. ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! The Judicial Branch ASSL Students will research and understand the role and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch’s Supreme Court, the structure of the Supreme Court, judicial review 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}; questions are scaffolded; students participate in application scenarios Patriotic Papers provided by Ashley Hughes Rainbow Tags by Ashley Hughes USA clipart by Educlips 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.

George Washington and John Adams Presidencies - Problems Facing the New Nation Aim: What problems faced the nation after the Constitution was ratified? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now student-centered situation question: What difficulties did you face when starting the new school year? Explain the changes you had to make. Have you had to work with new people you've met in school? Explain how. • Cooperative Learning/Group Activity: Economic Problems Facing the Nation {students brainstorm 3 economic problems that they think could face the new nation and provide an explanation} • Factual Economic Problems Facing the Nation Graphic Organizer • Cooperative Learning/Group Activity: Political Problems Facing the Nation {students brainstorm 3 political problems that they think could face the new nation and provide an explanation} • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will think critically to brainstorm possible problems that could be affecting the new nation & discuss the factual economic and political problems that the new nation encountered 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}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the George Washington and John Adams UNIT BUNDLE! •• USA clipart by Educlips KG Fonts Updated 112217 © 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.