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AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 9 big topics for Period 6 (1865 - 1898) 9 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair-shares too. Topics include: Industrial Capitalism, the New South, Immigration and Urbanization, Gilded Age Poli

AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 9 big topics for Period 5 (1844 - 1877) 9 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Westward Expansion, Mexican-American War, Sectional Compromises, The Civil War, Linco

AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 6 big topics for Period 2 (1607 - 1754) 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Transatlantic Trade, Regions of British Colonies, Colonial Society and Culture, Sl

AP US HISTORY by Trexworks Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this exercise that covers 9 big topics for Period 7 (1890-1945). 9 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair-shares too. Part 1 covers questions between 1890 and 1929. Topics include: Imperialism, Anti-Imperialism, Progressiv

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 biggest topics for Period 1 (1491-1607). 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. The Columbian Exchange, Transatlantic voyages, Spanish Empire, interactions between Europeans and Native Americans. Great for APUSH Test Review. They can also be divided and used as bellwork or exit tickets. Students will also brainstorm Historical Evidence and Cont

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Contextualization paragraphs for DBQs with this activity exercise that covers the 5 big topics for Period 3 (1754-1800) and Period 4 (1800-1848). Sample included. The 5 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Causes of the American Revolution, Market Revolution, Expansion of Democracy, Causes of the Antebellum Reform Movements, and the Rise of King Cotton and the Solid South. Great for APUSH Test Review Creat

Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 big topics for Period 8 (1945-1980) 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Economic Boom, Origins of the Cold War, Mass Culture, Civil Rights Movement, Red Scare, Conformity, G

AP US HISTORY by TREXWORKS! Your APUSH students can work on constructing better Thesis Statements with this activity exercise that covers the 6 big topics for Period 4 (1800-1848) 6 Writing prompts that could be used for either DBQ and/or LEQ practice. Can be divided into single 5-minute bellwork prompts or exit tickets as AP well. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Topics include: Sectionalism, Second Party System, Second Great Awakening, Presidential

This handout can be used by both teachers and students to learn and review about the chaotic nature of American politics during the Gilded Age. This was originally created for AP US History but could be adapted to US History for mainstream high school students. It could be used for lecture or for a informal or formal assessment. This could also be used in small groups discussion, especially for review.

Your AP US History students can engage in Active Learning with a focus on making connections between major topics. In this case the connection between Jefferson and Madison's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions and John C. Calhoun's Doctrine of Nullification. This exercise is great for the end of the year review or can be used as a bellwork prompt. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. M Topics include: Sectionalism, Two Party System, Rise of Democracy, & Th

This pdf handout is designed to review the Development of the New England Colonies in North America in AP US HISTORY Period 2. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also be assigned as pre-class notes. Focus is major areas of development including pol

Your AP US History students can engage in Active Learning with a focus on making connections between 3 major topics. In this case the connection between The Bank War, Nullification Crisis, and Trail of Tears as well as the Cotton Gin, Factory System, and Second Great Awakening. These exercises are great for the end of the year review or can be used as a bellwork prompt. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. Great for APUSH Test Review or during the course of

This pdf handout is designed to review the Causation Historical Reasoning Skill for Period 3.8 and 3.9 in AP US HISTORY. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. Focus is on causation, contextualization, short-term effects, and long-term effects. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also

Two versions of the same Graphic Organizer that was created for AP US History, specifically for The American Pageant ch 26. One GO is partially filled in, the other is complete. It is a visual that can be used for lecture or review of the major artistic individuals of the Gilded Age. Includes, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Henry Adams, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, etc.

Your AP US History students can engage in Active Learning with a focus on making connections between major topics. This exercise is great for the end of the year review or can be used as a bellwork prompt. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. M Topics include: Sectionalism, The Second Great Awakening, Antebellum Reform Movements & The Development of American Culture. Great for APUSH Test Review or during the course of the year. Students will also brainst

Your AP US History students can engage in Active Learning with a focus on making connections between major topics. This exercise is great for the end of the year review or can be used as a bellwork prompt. Great for in-class or homework. Can be used in groups or pair shares too. M Topics include: Sectionalism, Two Party System, Rise of Democracy, & The Development of American Culture. Great for APUSH Test Review or during the course of the year. Students will also brainstorm Historical Evi

This pdf handout is designed to review the Causation Historical Reasoning Skill for Period 4.7 in AP US HISTORY. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also be assigned as pre-class notes. Focus is on causation, contextualization, short-term effects,

This pdf handout is designed to review the Development of the Middle Colonies in North America in AP US HISTORY Period 2. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also be assigned as pre-class notes. Focus is major areas of development including politica

This pdf handout is designed to review the Development of the Southern Colonies in North America in AP US HISTORY Period 2. Great for unit review during the course year and for APUSH test review in the weeks leading up to the national test. The activity can be used for essay prep (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ) and formative assessments too. It can also be utilized in pair-shares, small group work, or stations. It could also be assigned as pre-class notes. Focus is major areas of development including politi

This is a short 4 minute jumpstarter/bellringer activity for Art History or AP Art History or World History. Students would be assigned to read about the 18th century portrait of Mexican intellectual Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz for pre-class reading. This would review or assess their knowledge. Student could use their pre-class notes or not with this small assignment.