Top 5 History Teacher Resources for Teaching U.S. Imperialism
Top History Teacher Resources That Help Teach U.S History from 1854 to 1913 - American ImperialismHere are the five top-selling U.S. History teacher favorites for teaching American Imperialism including downloadable thematic units, classroom posters, and fun activities for teaching and learning about the period from 1854 to 1913.
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U.S Imperialism Teaching Resources
U.S. History Thematic Hybrid Unit: Imperialism Download

This versatile digital resource is an entire U.S. Imperialism thematic unit in one place! PDFs include complete teacher edition and editable student pages. Students simply type their answers in, save, and upload! Printable and projectable, this unit is perfect for seamless teaching in class, at home, or any combination!
- Flexible design works in any learning environment, ready to upload to Google Classroom or any other learning platform!
- Differentiated and supportive, with a solid mix of warmups, out-of-the-box activities, content and skills practice, graphic organizers, primary source analysis, and resources.
- Activities include Prove It! Persuasion Station: What Was the Main Reason for the Defeat of George Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?, Spat Chat: The Spanish-American War and U.S. Expansion, and Document-Based Questions: Imperial America.
- Ready to implement! No textbook, no problem. A historical context reading with bolded key vocab terms starts the unit.
- Aligned to C3 and Common Core national standards.
This item is also included in our Complete U.S. History 2 Thematic Hybrid Unit Curriculum Set of 9 Downloads
World History Thematic Hybrid Unit: Imperialism and the Pre-War Years Download

This versatile digital resource is an entire World Imperialism thematic unit in one place! PDFs include complete teacher edition and editable student pages. Students simply type their answers in, save, and upload! Printable and projectable, this unit is perfect for seamless teaching in class, at home, or any combination!
- Designed for in-class use and remote learning, ready to upload to Google Classroom or any other learning platform!
- Differentiated and supportive, with a solid mix of warmups, out-of-the-box activities, content and skills practice, graphic organizers, primary source analysis, and resources.
- Activities include: Country Profile activity, Hero or Villain Mini-Posters and activity, Easy Debate: Did the Imperialism of the 18th and 19th Centuries Create a Better World?, and Document-Based Questions on imperialism.
- Ready to implement! No textbook, no problem. A historical context reading with rich imagery and bolded key terms starts the unit.
- Aligned to C3 and Common Core national standards.
This item is also included in our Complete World History 2 Thematic Hybrid Unit Curriculum Set of 9 Downloads
Document-Based Question Activities: From Reconstruction to Today Book

Delve into U.S. History primary source analysis like never before with Document-Based Question Activities. In each of the 14 chronological DBQs, students analyze pivotal eras of history to make valuable connections.
Digital Book Download includes a complete teacher edition PDF and editable PDF student pages. Printable and projectable, digital DBQs are perfect for seamless teaching in class, at home, or any combination.
- Student DBQ activities are separated into individual and interactive PDF files your students can type directly into. They simply type their responses, save, and send it back to you!
- A teacher answer key for each DBQ is grouped with the corresponding sample student essay position for easy access!
- Activities are designed to work with any LMS, including Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology.
- Assess student progress, practice document analysis, prepare for testing, strengthen historical thinking skills, and more with:
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- Instructions and tips to improve student scores
- Ready-to-go reproducible primary source documents and analysis questions
- Essay question prompts with sample positions and a scoring rubric
- C3 and Common Core national standards alignment
U.S. Imperialism Classroom Decorations
Dry-Erase World Desk Map

Mapping the World—from Their Seats!
Find Alexandria, Egypt, and circle it on your map. What is the latitude and longitude of Alexandria? Instruct students to identify and label locations on a map, then erase and repeat! Dry-erase desk maps make any mapping activity easy and efficient with a double-sided political map and a blank outline map.
U.S. Imperialism Activities
America Becomes a World Power Graphic Novel

America Becomes a World Power: A New Form of Leadership. Graphic American History from 1890 to 1930
History is a story. See it brought to life in this graphic narrative that spans 40 years and includes coverage of the Spanish American War; the purchase of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam; and World War I. Your students will experience the period through realistic renderings of famous historical figures, including Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Wilson. Natural dialogue along with narrative text provides readers two simultaneous yet different perspectives of pivotal events in American history.
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