After reading an interesting article comparing the disputed presidential election of 1877 to a similar event in the year 2000, kids blog a response. They read the article, check out the embedded links, then respond to four related...

Here is a nice set of worksheets to get you started on teaching your young historians about the "Corrupt Bargain" in the presidential election of 1824, as well as the Tariff of 1828 and the emergence of new political parties.

In this research skills instructional activity, students research the noted website to discover details about Lincoln's Inaugural Address and then respond to the provided analysis questions.

It's important to keep high schoolers updated on current events. They will answer a series of 40 true/false questions highlighting major events occurring between September 4, 2001 and September 24, 2001.

In this word meanings worksheet, students utilize the strategy of context clues to choose the appropriate multiple choice meaning for each underlined word in four sentences. Students interact with the words thwart, expedite, resolve and...

In this antonyms worksheet, students read two short passages and determine which word in each paragraph is an antonym of complete, before, same, against and loser.

For this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the nation's history. A short answer question about Andrew Jackson is included.

In this fact and opinion worksheet, students identify sentences as being facts or opinions or choose the fact or opinion sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.