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The Secotan for AP U.S. History

The Secotan are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History....

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The Prefix OVER-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Shoshone for AP U.S. History

The Shoshone are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History....

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The Apache for AP U.S. History

The Apache are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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The Pueblo of New Mexico and Arizona for AP U.S. History

The Pueblo are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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Uncover the Secrets of the Ancient Hohokam of Arizona for AP U.S. History

The Hohokam and their amazing canals are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period...

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The Prefix UNDER-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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Free Presentations on Native American Societies Before European Contact

Native Americans have been living in the Americas for tens of thousands of years, if not longer. Different societies emerged in response...

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Contextualizing Period 1 for AP U.S. History

The history of the Americas goes back long before 1491 when our study of U.S. History begins. These slides will help introduce your...

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FREE Presentations for AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491 to 1607

This page contains links to all of the suggested topics within AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491 to 1607. These pages give you the...

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FREE AP U.S. History Presentations Homepage

Are you studying for the AP U.S. History test? Do you need help with the AP U.S. History Class? This is where you can find information...