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U.S History: Colonial America to Civil War

Colliding Colonies - Contrasting European Approaches to Colonization in North America
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Jacob Ottinger, Knox County Schools
The "Starving Time" in Jamestown
3rd and 8th Grade Social Studies and English Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSU
"Starving Time"
The Starving Time in Jamestown
8th Grade Social Studies and English/Language Arts
Created by Carla McLeod, Knox County Schools
From Allies to Adversaries: How the French and Indian War Paved the Path to the American Revolution
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Dean Burress, Knox County Schools

Preparing for Revolution
8th grade American History, Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU
Boston Massacre
8th Grade Social Studies and English Language Arts
Created by Christopher Long, Baileyton Elementary School (Greene County Schools)
Boston Massacre Sources
The Declaration of Independence: Its Legacy and Ideas in Today's World
8th Grade Social Studies and English/Language Arts
Created by John Mallick, John Sevier Middle School (Kingsport City Schools)
Declaration of Independence PowerPoint
Declaration of Independence Organizer
Declaration of Independence - Chunked Reading
The Battle of Kings Mountain—The Significance of the Success
5th & 8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Kristin Risdahl, Knox County Schools
How the Lost State of Franklin influenced the U.S. Constitution
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Mary Nipper, Knox County Schools
The Lost State of Franklin
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Jacob Ottinger and Mary Nipper, Knox County Schools
Founding Documents
4th and 8th grade U.S. History, English/Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSU
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
The Constitutional Convention—Analyzing Delegates’ Views on Key Issues
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Dean Burress, Knox County Schools
Goals of Government
4th and 8th Social Studies, High School U.S. Government, English/Language Arts
Created by TPS-MTSU
Slavery and the Constitution
8th Grade Social Studies and High School U.S. Government
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU
Middle School Student Packet
Middle School Teacher Packet
High School Student Packet
High School Teacher Packet
The Bill of Rights and Its Impact on You
8th Grade Social Studies and English/Language Arts
Created by John Mallick, John Sevier Middle School (Kingsport City Schools)
The Dangers of Factionalism: Federalist No. 10
8th grade Social Studies and High School Government & Civics
Created by TPS–MTSU
Federalist No. 10 Excerpts
Federalist No. 10 Worksheet
The Star-Spangled Banner
2th and 4th grade Social Studies, English/Language Arts, Music
Created by Suzanne Costner (Fairview Elementary School, Blount County)
It's Hard to be the First: The Presidency of George Washington
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Dean Burress, Knox County Schools
John Adams: Is he worthy of a national monument?
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Mary Nipper, Knox County Schools

Tennessee—Westward Expansion to Statehood
8th Grade Social Studies
Created by Beth Barlow and Marla Poling, Knox County Schools
Tennessee's Western Frontier
3rd, 5th, and 8th grade U.S. History, English/Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSU
Lewis and Clark Expedition
4th grade Social Studies, Language Arts
Created by Connie Lawson, Richard Hardy Memorial School (Marion County)
Comparing Tactics of Resistance to Removal—A Look at the Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Nations
4th, 8th, and High School Social Studies and U.S. History
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU
Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Respond to The Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears
4th, 5th, and 8th grade Social Studies, High School Tennessee History and English Language Arts
Created by TPS-MTSU
Trail of Tears PowerPoint
Trail of Tears Primary Source Packet
“Urge everywhere the importance of petitioning!” Jeremiah Evarts’s Petition Campaign Against Indian Removal
Tennessee Presidents
8th grade American History, Language Arts
Includes Primary Source Set for Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU
Growth of a Slave Economy
4th and 8th grade Social Studies
Created by TPS-MTSU
Cotton Cycle PowerPoint
Understanding Economics
"I Hear America Singing": Controversy and Music in the Mexican War
8th grade Social Studies
Created by Rebecca Byrd, New Center Elementary (Sevier County Schools)
Primary Source Packet - I Hear America Singing
Immigration in 19th Century America
8th Grade Social Studies and English Language Arts
Created by Taylor Kilgore, Whitwell Middle School (Marion County Schools)
Frederick Douglass and the Push for Reform in the Early Republic
4th, 8th, and High School Social Studies and African American History
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources-MTSU
John Brown: Hero or Villain?
8th grade Social Studies, High School Psychology and English/Language Arts
Created by Delaina Rhodes, J. Frank White Academy (Harrogate, TN)

Was Lincoln an Abolitionist
8th grade Social Studies and English Language Arts
Created by Delaina Rhode, J. Frank White Academy
Student Packet - Was Lincoln an Abolitionist
Geographic Politics - The Road to Secession in Tennessee
8th-12th grade Geography, Geology, Government, History
Created by Robert Clark, Paulette Elementary School (Union County)
Road to Secession PowerPoint
Road to Session Worksheets
A House Divided: The Civil War Home Front in Tennessee
5th & 8th grade Social Studies, Language Arts
Created by Rebecca Byrd, New Center Elementary School (Sevier County)
The Gettysburg Address
4th, 8th grade English/Language Arts, Music
Created by Suzanne Costner (Fairview Elementary School, Blount County)
Views on the Emancipation Proclamation
8th grade Social Studies, Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSU
Sam Watkins' Co. Aytch
4th & 8th Grade Social Studies and English Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSU
Sam Watkins - Co Aytch
Co. Aytch “Retrospective” Excerpts
Co. Aytch “Battle of Shiloh” Excerpts
Defending from Enemy Attack: Tennessee's Civil War Structures
7th-8th grade Social Studies, Career and Technical Education
Created by Perry F. Louden, Jr., Rockvale Middle School (Rutherford County)
Civil War Communications: The Role of the Telegraph on the Battlefield
5th-8th grade Computer Technology, Social Studies, English Language Arts
Created by Perry F. Louden, Jr., Rockvale Middle School (Rutherford County)
Civil War Communications: Photograph Analysis Worksheet
Civil War Communications: Telegram Message Worksheet
Civil War Communications: Telegraph Research Worksheet
The Geographic Advantages of Fort Negley during the Battle of Nashville
5th, 8th, High School Social Studies, Tennessee History
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources—MTSU
Battle of Nashville: Map Activity
3rd-8th (particularly 3rd-5th) grade Social Studies, Math
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources – MTSU in partnership with the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Battle of Nashville Map
Help is on the Way: Civil War Women and Relief Work
8th grade Social Studies, Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSU
Help is on the Way PowerPoint
What We Remember: Interpreting a Civil War Battlefield
5th & 8th grade Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Created by Teaching with Primary Sources–MTSU
Stones River Brochure 2014

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