U.S. History Workbook for Grades 5-8: Beginnings through Reconstruction
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description: Make U.S. history finally connect for middle schoolers—with a workbook that goes beyond memorizing names and dates. This engaging U.S. history workbook helps students in grades 5–8 understand how people, ideas, conflicts, and decisions shaped the United States from Indigenous nations before 1492 through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Unlike history books that begin at Jamestown or Plymouth, this book starts with the nations already living across North America. Clear readings, maps, timelines, primary sources, and hands-on activities help students see how events connect and build real historical understanding—independently, at home, or in class. What’s inside: 11 full chapters covering Indigenous Nations of North America; Exploration and Contact; The Thirteen Colonies; The Road to Revolution and the War for Independence; Creating a New Nation; The Young Republic; Westward Expansion; Industry, Immigration, and Reform; A Nation Divided; The Civil War; and Reconstruction Short, focused readings anchored by a Key Question 110 key vocabulary terms with student-friendly definitions and fill-in practice Maps, timelines, charts, comparison activities, and graphic organizers that help students visualize where and when events happened Historical-thinking activities using archaeological evidence, maps, objects, political arguments, laws, speeches, and firsthand testimony Nine primary-source studies, including a Virginia slave law, Common Sense, Washington’s Farewell Address, a Cherokee protest against removal, an article promoting Manifest Destiny, Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July speech, South Carolina’s declaration of secession, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Reconstruction-era testimony Comprehension checks with multiple-choice and written-response questions Sort-and-classify activities that help students compare regions, events, viewpoints, causes, and consequences A different puzzle or challenge in every chapter, including crosswords, word searches, sequencing a…
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