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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 17: Andrew Johnson. The video is typically available on YouTube.

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.

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 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.

Help students develop the nuance necessary for understanding the Learning Objectives for AP U.S. History.

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Unit #1 Focus Questions

AMSCO AP U.S. History 4th Edition Reading Focus Questions for Unit #5.

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Unit #9 Focus Questions

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Unit #8 Focus Questions

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Unit #4 Focus Questions

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Unit #2 Focus Questions

AMSCO 4th Edition AP United States History Unit #7 Focus Questions

AMSCO AP U.S. History 4th Edition Reading Focus Questions for Unit #6. Includes Key Terms and Focus Questions.