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Engage your AP U.S. History students with this high-rigor, document-based Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) activity focused on Cold War foreign policy and domestic policy shifts from JFK to Carter (1960–1980). Students analyze 8 station sets, each featuring: Two primary source excerpts (150+ words each)Visual stimulusStructured, AP-style analysis questionsHAPP-Y sourcing practiceThis activity emphasizes historical thinking, collaboration, and evidence-based reasoning, making it perfect for

Engage Students in Comparing Presidential Power Across Time!This rigorous, APUSH-aligned activity challenges students to analyze authentic primary sources and evaluate how two presidents—Andrew Jackson and Dwight D. Eisenhower- responded to Supreme Court authority in two pivotal moments: Worcester v. GeorgiaLittle Rock CrisisPerfect for AP U.S. History, Honors U.S. History, or on-level classes, this lesson builds critical thinking, sourcing skills, and argumentation.

This is a Building Thinking Classrooms Activity for the Between the Wars Years for WWII. It includes Teacher Instruction, Student Instructions, Clear Documents Pages for Posting with a key, and a Student Understanding Chart with a key.

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Focus Questions

The History Channel has created an excellent video Series called The Titans That Built America. This is a video guide made up of 60 questions about the essential questions of the third episode in season one, World War II. This item includes a key for the questions.

This is a set of focus questions for the History Channel Series The Presidents Episode 20-24: James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Ben Harrison. The video is typically available on YouTube.

This is a set of focus questions for the History Channel Series The Presidents Episode 17: Andrew Johnson. The video is typically available on YouTube.

These are focus questions created for the first episode of Ken Burn's documentary on The American Revolution.

This is a set of focus questions for the History Channel Series The Presidents Episode 16 Abraham Lincoln (21:00 minutes). The video is typically available on YouTube.

This is a Building Thinking Classrooms activity to have students collaborate to improve their understanding on the impact of Reconstruction and the New South on the lives of African Americans.

This is a set of focus questions for the History Channel Series The Presidents Episode 18 & 19: Grant and Hayes. The video is typically available on YouTube.

This assignment is an Articles of Confederation Analysis for Students. It has students read and analyze excerpts from the Articles of Confederation and make predictions for some of the inherent problems of the document. Key is included.

This is a set of focus questions for the History Channel Series The Presidents Episode 12, 13, 14, 15: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, & Buchanan. The video is typically available on YouTube.

This is a project exploring the historical continuity of the 1920s. Students explore the major changes and convulsions to hold on to the past in 1920s society. Students will create original products to display their understanding of these continuities by the end of the decade.

In this activity, students will work in groups at vertical surfaces to analyze primary documents and visual sources connected to APUSH Unit 1 (Topics 1.1–1.7). Students will use historical thinking skills to interpret the sources, answer guiding questions, and connect evidence to larger themes.

This is a Congressional Simulation set in the Gilded Age. It is intended to aid students understand of the various issues that developed during the Gilded Age between the different interest groups. The simulation focuses attention on Industrialists, Workers, and Farmers. It usually take one 90 minute block or two 45 minute periods.

Unit #7.10- The New Deal: Understanding the Programs and Their Impacts Have students apply their understanding to the Primary Sources on the New Deal. They will analyze the impact of these New Deal Programs on the American people and their relationship with the Federal Government.

These are Focus Questions for students to answer while watching the video The Century: Americas Time- Episodes 1-14.

This resource provides questions for the video The Story of Us: Homeland. It includes the key and time stamps for the different chapters of this video.

These are Focus Questions for students to answer while watching the video The Century: Americas Time- Boom to Bust.