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.

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.

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.

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.

American Revolution - The British Enforce Acts and Taxes Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Why did the British enforce certain acts and taxes on the colonists? Why were the colonists frustrated with these policies? Included in this packet: • Title page • British Acts & Taxes background passage • British Acts & Taxes reading passages with corresponding graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question (can be used as homework assignment) Students will research the causes and underlying reasons why the British passed certain taxes and acts on the colonists during the 1700s; Navigation Acts, Writs of Assistance, Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Act, Committee of Correspondence, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress ★★ 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. This is usually a two-day 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! British Acts and Taxes 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 Massacre The Boston Massacre - American Revolution Unit FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: How did British and Colonial actions lead to Revolution? Included in this packet: • Title page • Propaganda do now question and discussion definition • "The Bloody Massacre" engraving with analysis questions • "What really happened that day?" reading passage with scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research and analyze the causes and effects of the Boston Massacre - understanding the meaning of propaganda and how it is spread; Bloody Massacre; Paul Revere Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: document analysis, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions) ★★ NOTE: A great supplemental activity along with this lesson is showing the students America: The Story of Us clip of the Boston Massacre. It is a great resource to show the students when you are discussing what really happened that day in Boston. ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Boston Massacre 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.

Articles of Confederation - The Three-Fifths Compromise Aim: What did the Founding Fathers do about slavery? Updated 012417 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/reading passage with word bank • Compromise #3: Slavery & the 3/5ths Compromise graphic organizer • Compromise #4: The Slave Trade reading passage with critical thinking questions • Application/Closing/Higher-Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research and analyze the Constitutional Compromises: Three-fifths Compromise & the Slave Trade Differentiation: graphic organizer, research, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions) Digital Paper 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.

Articles of Confederation and the Land Ordinance of 1785 Aim: Why did the Founders think a Constitution was necessary and how did they split up new land? 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: Creating the Articles of Confederation reading passage and scaffolding questions/graphic organizer • Provisions/Problems with the Articles Analysis Activity • Organizing the Northwest Territory/Land Ordinance of 1785 reading passage with scaffolding questions • Application/Closing questions • Answer Key(s) for Teachers Students will research and analyze the creation of the Articles of Confederation, the problems with the Articles, and how the Northwest Territory was organized using the Land Ordinance of 1785 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) Title page digital paper 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.

American Revolution Newspaper Project! Supplemental Project to A Social Studies Life's American Revolution Unit FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Included in this product: • Directions/Instructions for project • Rubric for students • Rubric key for teachers ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! American Revolution Newspaper Project ASSL Title Page Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts and KevinAmanda 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.

Thirteen Colonies - Colonial Regions: New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Aim: How did the colonists of the thirteen colonies live? Included in this resource: • Title page • Colonial Regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies readings with corresponding graphic organizer • Answer key for graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research the differences between the colonial regions; identify the specific colonies within each region; understand the way of life/occupations of colonists; analyze how colonists needed to adapt to their environment Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner for questions or graphic organizer) ★ You can find all of my Thirteen Colonies lessons and activities HERE! ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Colonial Regions ASSL © 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.

New France, New Spain, New Netherlands Aim: Why did European countries set up settlements in the Americas and how did they live? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • Jigsaw Activity: Students are responsible for completing their own section of the graphic organizer and then they share that information with their assigned classmates ◦ Example: Student A completes New Spain, Student B completes New France, Student C completes New Netherlands; they then work together to complete the entire graphic organizer sharing their assigned parts with each other • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research: the reasons for exploration for European countries, motivations and settlement of New Spain, New France, and New Netherlands Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (partners/groups are assigned based on teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! New Settlements ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Erin Cobb 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.

Vikings during the Age of Exploration Aim: Who were the first Europeans to explore America? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered map with scaffolding questions • Viking Voyagers reading passage with scaffolding questions • Viking Map with scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking Question(s) • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research: the background of the Vikings; route to the Americas; Leif Ericson; Viking settlement; Viking map Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolded questions based on reading passages, 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! Vikings ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Erin Cobb 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.

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 Begins in England: Land, Labor, Capital FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Industrialization Begins in England Lesson Plan • Why did industrialization begin in England? Activity Sheet, readings, and graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question Students will research the causes of the industrial revolution in England, factors of production: land, labor, capital; population growth in England, and analysis of British factors 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 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! Industrialization Begins in England 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.