Why did the United States choose to invade Cuba in 1898? As part of a 3-day lesson, your young historians will first develop working hypotheses to answer this question, then work with a variety of historical primary source documents that provide greater insight before taking a final position on the matter in both discussion and writing. A wealth of historical source information awaits you in this fantastic unit!

Concepts

the spanish-american war, cuba, communism, primary source analysis, primary sources, document analysis, historical analysis, president william mckinley

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Given the degree to which online resources are used, you may want to combine this with a media literacy lesson and spend some time modeling the processes before asking students to complete the homework assignments on their own

Classroom Considerations

• You'll see in the left-hand menu an option for a 1-day, 3-day, and 5-day lesson. We have reviewed each of these fantastic lessons, which focus on unique topics related to the Spanish-American War

Pros

• Includes excellent graphic organizers that can be re-purposed for other historical analysis activities
• All primary source documents, worksheets, and vocabulary included

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.7