Description: This activity requires students to compare and contrast Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Students must evaluate ten statements to determine if each is associated with Jefferson, Madison, or both. Federalists versus Republicans Reading Comprehension.
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. Federalists versus Republicans Reading Comprehension - Online. Louisiana Purchase Description and Map.
Description: This page describes the Louisiana Purchase. Louisiana Purchase Reading Comprehension. Louisiana Purchase Label-me Quiz. Description: This activity requires students to label the states that would eventually be carved from the Louisiana Territory. Type: Map Exercise. Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Louisiana Purchase Label-me Quiz - Online.
Description: This activity requires students to identify the states that would eventually be carved from the Louisiana Territory. Description: This page contains a stirring introduction into the realities of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Lewis and Clark Reading Comprehension - Online. Mockingbird Printable Reading Comprehension. Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Type: Printable Units. Presidential Mismatch - Online Game. Description: Students must rearrange the presidential chart so that the presidents are in the correct order in which they served. The number of presidents used in the game is customizable. The timer allows for friendly competitions. Students who enjoy history will love this game! Currency Mismatch - Online Game. Description: This is a wildly fun game that requires students to drag and drop the correct presidential faces to their correct dollar bills.
The game is timed and makes for awesome friendly competitions within a classroom. Presidential Quotes. Description: This activity first requires students to match the famous quote with the president. Next, students must choose their favorite quote and attempt to explain it in detail. Presidential Heights. Description: Did you know James Madison was the shortest president?
Did you know Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president? This fun math activity requires students to answer questions about the heights of presidents by viewing the bar graph and making conversions from feet to inches and inches to feet. Type: Math Fun. Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5. United States Presidents Interactive. Description: This is a supremely useful interactive presidents chart. Students simply click on the name or picture of the president to learn all about their accomplishments in and out of office.
Type: Interactive Map or Tour. Presidents Scavenger Hunt. Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the interactive presidential chart. Type: Scavenger hunts. Revolutionary Figures and Social Media. Description: This fun activity challenges students to create a static social media page about their favorite revolutionary figure. Description: This is simply a clickable gallery that allows students to investigate low and high denominations of U. American Revolution Timeline - Online Game.
Jefferson was sworn into office on March 4, ; his was the first presidential inauguration held in Washington , D. George Washington was inaugurated in New York in ; in , he was sworn into office in Philadelphia, as was his successor, John Adams, in Instead of riding in a horse-drawn carriage, Jefferson broke with tradition and walked to and from the ceremony.
At more than , square miles, the Louisiana Purchase which included lands extending between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico to present-day Canada effectively doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson then commissioned explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the uncharted land, plus the area beyond, out to the Pacific Ocean.
At the time, most Americans lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. In , Jefferson ran for re-election and defeated Federalist candidate Charles Pinckney of South Carolina with more than 70 percent of the popular vote and an electoral count of However, after Great Britain and France, who were at war, both began harassing American merchant ships, Jefferson implemented the Embargo Act of The act, which closed U. Jefferson chose not to run for a third term in and was succeeded in office by James Madison , a fellow Virginian and former U.
Jefferson spent his post-presidential years at Monticello, where he continued to pursue his many interests, including architecture, music, reading and gardening. He also helped found the University of Virginia, which held its first classes in Jefferson died at age 83 at Monticello on July 4, , the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was buried at Monticello. However, due to the significant debt the former president had accumulated during his life, his mansion, furnishing and slaves were sold at auction following his death.
Monticello was eventually acquired by a nonprofit organization, which opened it to the public in Jefferson remains an American icon. His face appears on the U. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. Thomas Paine was an England-born political philosopher and writer who supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe.
Since the United States became a nation, people have come together to count their blessings, feast on bountiful foods and give thanks with family and friends.
These days, Thanksgiving celebrations usually involve turkey, pie and a food coma; in the past, they involved fasting, From to , the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures Jefferson Finis Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, was a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican War who had represented Mississippi in the U.
House of Representatives and Senate and served as U. When armed conflict between bands of American colonists and British soldiers began in April , the Americans were ostensibly fighting only A free teacher account is required to access them.
Skip to main content. Recognize how various individuals and groups contributed to the development of the U. Trace the impact of significant events that surrounded the founding of the United States. Downloadable Resources Resources for this lesson are available in print and digital form. This Lesson Plan is included in the following units: Influence Library.
Lesson Plan. Machiavelli Mini-lesson. Influence Library Teacher's Guide. Use this document as a Step-by-Step for all of the mini-lessons found in the Influence Library.
It provides overall learning objectives, how to use the mini-lessons in your classroom, and a list of the mini-lessons available. The Enlightenment Mini-lesson. The Enlightenment was a period of time, starting around , when people developed new ideas about human existence, including people's basic rights and the purpose of government.
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