North American Indian civilizations had already been in place for over 10,000 years before the arrival of European settlers. Introduce your young historians to Indian tribes that lived in the Chesapeake region in the...

Sharpen those pencils and get to writing with a series of document-based questions about the French and Indian War. High schoolers focus on maps, letters, and other primary documents from the 18th century before answering writing prompts...

Learning about Native American culture? Consider using this matching exercise either as a quiz (as it's labelled) or simply independent practice. Kids recall the meanings of 11 vocabulary words: compromise, wampum, ceremony, hogan,...

If your class is learning about Native American culture or life, a vocabulary sheet might come in handy. There are 12 terms, each with a full definition included. Terms include buffalo, tepee, hogan, wampum, prairie, tribe, myth,...

In this social studies learning exercise, students complete a 25 question multiple choice quiz about early American colonial life and the Cherokee and other Native American tribes.

In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the French and Indian War. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 

In this American West worksheet, students read about the reasons for lawlessness and violence in the American West. Students learn about geographical factors, political factors, economic factors, social factors, values, and attitudes.

In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the United States between the years 1763 and 1776.

Explore the Economienda System common in Latin America during the 1700s. The class will read the included text, answer 3 critical-thinking questions, and fill out a pie chart showing the demographics of the time. They will learn about...

In this cattle trails study guide learning exercise, students read about the American West. Students read 4 sections of information.

In this early American history worksheet, students respond to 9 essay and short answer questions about the life and accomplishments of Sacajawea.

In this frontier worksheet, students read a 2 page article on the early frontier life, answer 5 facts from the article with multiple choice answers and determine if 2 statements are true or false.

This is a basic multiple choice activity. Learners answer a set of 9 multiple choice questions about early colonists and branches of government. You might use this as a check for understanding or a quick quiz. The first 2 questions are...

In this geography learning exercise, students read a 2 page selection detailing the location, history and early statehood of Oklahoma. They answer 10 true or false questions based on the reading.

In this ESL vocabulary learning exercise, students read a sentence that has a missing word and a base word in bold type at the end. Students fill in the space in the sentence using a form of the base word.

In this Vermont history learning exercise, students read two and a half pages of information about Vermont history. After reading, students complete 10 true or false questions about what they read.

In this Utah state history learning exercise, students read two and a half pages of information about Utah and complete 10 true and false questions.

In this George Washington activity worksheet, students read a one page information sheet about George Washington. Students put 10 events from his life in correct order. Then students answer 4 critical thinking questions.

In this Missouri worksheet, students read a detailed 2 page history of the state. Students answer ten true and false questions about the passage.

In this Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry worksheet, learners read a 3 page article and then answer 10 statements as true or false.

In this Connecticut worksheet, students read about the history of Connecticut and answer true and false questions about it. Students complete 10 true and false questions.

In this Massachusetts worksheet, students read a two page text about the history of the state of Massachusetts. Students answer 10 true and false questions.

In this Indiana activity, students read a two page text about the history of the state of Indiana. Students answer 10 true and false questions.

In this context clues activity, students define context clues and use them to define words in a reading passage.