United States History Honors
Skills Review: Interpreting Primary Sources, Geography and Historical Significance

With your partner(s), you will complete two document-based activities. Only one of you will submit the activity, though each of you can view the activity on your laptops and contribute to the final version. Follow all instructions carefully and ask me if you need help.

I hope this activity helps you to utilize the skills you have developed thus far, to review some of the major concepts covered this semester and that it is an enjoyable experience with history! J

Activity 1: Expansion in the United States

· Activity Link: http://docsteach.org/activities/1372

· Click Start the Activity

· Be sure to review each document and figure out where it belongs on the map

· When finished, click I’m Done

· For the completion page, complete the fields as follows:

o To: mbroach@bishopkenny.org

o From: Your names

o Response: Response to the questions to the left

· Click SEND

Activity 2: Primary Sources in the Early National Period

· Activity Link: http://docsteach.org/activities/845

· Click Start the Activity

· Match the descriptions to the correct documents by reviewing them and dragging them to the two squares at the bottom of the screen

· Once all squares have disappeared from the screen, click I’m Done

· Enter the e-mail fields as follows:

o To: mbroach@bishopkenny.org

o From: Your names

o Response: Answer the following question: What did you learn from this activity?

· Click SEND

Activity 3 (ONLY IF TIME): How effective were the efforts of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

You can figure it out by now! J

Here’s the link: http://docsteach.org/activities/28