Revolutionary War - Literacy Activities
This section includes hundreds of literacy exercises concerning the Revolutionary War. Use the filters on the left side to isolate activities by grade level or format.
Abigail Adams Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage on Abigail Adams and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 282 words; LEXILE LEVEL = 1010
Abigail Adams Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 282 words; LEXILE LEVEL = 1010
Abigail Adams Letter to John Adams – March 31, 1776 - Remember the Ladies Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Abigail Adams Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
Alexander Hamilton Main Idea and Supporting Sentences
Description: This activity requires students to group supporting detail sentences under one of three different main ideas. There are eight total sentences.
Alexander Hamilton Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Alexander Hamilton Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
Alexander Hamilton Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Alexander Hamilton that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Alexander Hamilton Text Elements - Paragraph Headings
Description: This printable activity requires students to match seven different headings to their correct paragraphs.
Alexander Hamilton Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read an Alexander Hamilton passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Alexander Hamilton Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read an Alexander Hamilton passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Alexander Hamilton Activities Bundle - All of the Hamilton Printable Activities on This Site
Description: This bundle includes all of the printable Alexander Hamilton activities on this site.
American Revolution Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
American Revolution Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Battles of Lexington and Concord Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 482 words; LEXILE = 1210
Battles of Lexington and Concord Reading Comprehension ONLINE - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battles of Lexington and Concord online reading comprehension exercise.
Battles of Lexington and Concord Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 482 words; LEXILE = 1210 Need an easier version? Scroll to the bottom of the page and select it.
Battle of Bunker Hill Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions about the Battle of Bunker Hill. *NEW - If you need an easier version of this comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom of the page and click!
Battle of Bunker Hill Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battle of Bunker Hill reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Battle of Bunker Hill Reading Comprehension ONLINE
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battle of Bunker Hill reading comprehension exercise. It gives immediate feedback and a score report. Lexile: 1100
Battle of Bunker Hill Reading Comprehension ONLINE- Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battle of Bunker Hill reading comprehension exercise. It gives immediate feedback and a score report. Lexile: 800 *NEW - Scroll to the bottom and click for a more difficult passage and question set for the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Battles of New York Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a detailed historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 444 words; LEXILE = 1210 * New - IF you need an easier version of the Battles of New York in 1776 Reading Comprehension, scroll to the bottom of the page and click it.
Battles of New York in 1776 Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battles of New York reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Battles of New York Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 444 words; LEXILE = 1210
Battle of Saratoga Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 423 Words; LEXILE = 1210
Battle of Saratoga Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battles of Saratoga reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Battle of Saratoga Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 423 Words; LEXILE = 1210 *New - if you need an easier version of the Battle of Saratoga reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Battle of Saratoga Reading Comprehension ONLINE - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battle of Saratoga reading comprehension exercise. It gives immediate feedback and a score report. Lexile: 800
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 335 Words; LEXILE = 1210
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battle of Monmouth reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 335 Words; LEXILE = 1210 *New - if you need an easier version of the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Battle of Trenton Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 437 Words; LEXILE = 1010
Battle of Trenton Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Battles of Trenton reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Battle of Trenton Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 437 Words; LEXILE = 1010
Battle of Brandywine Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF.
Benedict Arnold Reading Comprehension Exercise and Question Set
Description: This activity requires students to read a short biography and then answer ten multiple choice questions
Benedict Arnold Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Benedict Arnold reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Benedict Arnold Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This is an interactive reading comprehension exercise with a passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
The Case For and Against Benedict Arnold - Flip the Narrative Multiple Perspective Comprehension
Description: These Flipping the Narrative activities help students explore history by comparing two contrasting perspectives on the same event. Students read both passages, annotate key ideas, and examine how each side uses evidence to support its arguments. By toggling between viewpoints and answering deeper-level questions, learners build critical thinking skills and a richer understanding of historical complexity.
Remaking Benedict Arnold
Description: This prompt requires students to examine the life of Benedict Arnold and to write a letter than attempts to redeem him in American history. The prompt ENCOURAGES students to use hyperbole, perspective, and to downplay facts not favorable to Arnold in this argument. Use the Benedict Arnold biography for background information on the steps that led Arnold to reason.
Benedict Arnold - the Ultimate Antagonist
Description: This social studies activity requires students to compare Benedict Arnold to their favorite antagonist from literature or the movies through written expression and drawing.
Benedict Arnold Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Benedict Arnold in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about Benedict Arnold , you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 177 Words; LEXILE = 810
Benjamin Franklin Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Benjamin Franklin Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Franklin passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Alexander Hamilton Writing Prompt: Settling the Score
Description: This prompt requires students to help Hamilton and Burr find a more productive way to settle their differences instead of staging a duel.
Benjamin Franklin Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Franklin passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Benjamin Franklin Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Ben Franklin that has ten factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Benjamin Franklin Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This activity requires students to determine which sentences belong in the paragraph with the given topic sentence. Then, they must order the sentences correctly to form the paragraph.
Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 534 Words; LEXILE: 910 * New - if you need an easier version of the Boston Massacre reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Boston Massacre reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
John Adams – Defense of the British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trial Primary Source Analysis Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Boston Massacre Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the Boston Massacre that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
The Bloody Massacre - the Truth Behind Paul Revere's Iconic Woodcut of the Boston Massacre
Description: This article explains the actual story of The Bloody Massacre - a virulent example of propaganda (that Revere may have stolen) during the Revolutionary era.
Boston Massacre Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Boston Massacre passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Boston Massacre Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Boston Massacre passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a Boston Massacre Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the Boston Massacre. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Boston Massacre narrative for reference.
Boston Massacre Activities Bundles - All of the Printable Activities on the Boston Massacre from mrnussbaum.com
Description: The package contains all of the printable Boston Massacre material on mrnussbaum.com
Benjamin Franklin Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Ben Franklin in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about Ben Franklin, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 910
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 910
Behind the Scenes of the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 416 words; LEXILE = 1210
Behind the Scenes at the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Behind the Scenes at the Boston Tea Party reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Behind the Scenes of the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 416 words; LEXILE = 1210
Behind the Scenes of the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Online (Grades 2-4)
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension (Grades 2-4)
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Main Idea Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Details Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Seqeuncing Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Contextual Vocabulary Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Paragraph Paramedics
Description: Find and correct the spelling, punctuation, and usage errors in the paragraph. Click on the error and then type in the correction. Immediate feedback is given.
The Case For and Against the Intolerable Acts - Flip the Narrative Multiple Perspective Comprehension
Description: These Flipping the Narrative activities help students explore history by comparing two contrasting perspectives on the same event. Students read both passages, annotate key ideas, and examine how each side uses evidence to support its arguments. By toggling between viewpoints and answering deeper-level questions, learners build critical thinking skills and a richer understanding of historical complexity.
Continental Army Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 396 Words; LEXILE: 1110 This activity features a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions on Molly Pitcher (Lexile 1100). Answers are provided. *New - if you need an easier version of the Continental Army reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Continental Army Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Continental Army reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Continental Army Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. Revolutionary War. George Washington. American Revolution. PASSAGE LENGTH: 396 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Continental Army Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Continental Congress Reading Comprehension
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. *New - if you need an easier version of the Continental Congress reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Continental Congress Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Conway Cabal Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. * *New - if you need an easier version of the Conway Cabal reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Conway Cabal Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Conway Cabal reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Conway Cabal Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. George Washington. Thomas Conway. Horatio Gates
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Virtual History Teacher - Crispus Attucks Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of Crispus Attucks. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. It's designed to reinforce the importance of elaboration. Students can use the Crispus Attucks biography for reference.
Crispus Attucks Reading Comprehension
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 360 Words; LEXILE: 910
Crispus Attucks Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
Crispus Attucks Fact or Fiction
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Crispus Attucks passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Crispus Attucks Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Crispus Attucks passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Crispus Attucks Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Crispus Attucks that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Crispus Attucks and Text Elements - Paragraph headings
Description: This printable activity requires students to match the five different headings to their correct paragraphs.
John Hancock Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 354 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Fort Ticonderoga Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
Fort Ticonderoga Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Fort Ticonderoga reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Fort Ticonderoga Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 466 Words; LEXILE = 1110
The Case For and Against Taxes After the French and Indian War - Flip the Narrative Multiple Perspective Comprehension
Description: These Flipping the Narrative activities help students explore history by comparing two contrasting perspectives on the same event. Students read both passages, annotate key ideas, and examine how each side uses evidence to support its arguments. By toggling between viewpoints and answering deeper-level questions, learners build critical thinking skills and a richer understanding of historical complexity.
George Washington Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
George Washington Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 173 Words; LEXILE = 810
George Washington Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 173 Words; LEXILE = 810
George Washington Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
George Washington Reading Comprehension Sequencing Focus - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
George Washington Reading Comprehension Main Idea Focus - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
George Washington Reading Comprehension Contextual Vocabulary Focus - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
George Washington Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
George Washington Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
George Washington Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about George Washington that has nine factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a George Washington Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of George Washington. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the George Washington biography for reference.
George Washington Myths Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions.
George Washington Paralaugh
Description: Create a hilarious story about George Washington by adding nouns, verbs, and adjectives. This is the Mr. Nussbaum version of a mad lib.
The Hessians Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. Perfect for American Revolution learning. PASSAGE LENGTH = 378 Words; LEXILE = 910 *New - if you need an easier version of the Hessians reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
The Hessians Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Hessians reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
The Hessians Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. Perfect for American Revolution learning. PASSAGE LENGTH = 378 Words; LEXILE = 910
Noble Train of Artillery Reading Comprehension (Henry Knox's miracle) - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 478 Words; LEXILE: 1010
John Adams Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 448 Words; LEXILE: 1110
John Adams Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions PASSAGE LENGTH: 448 Words; LEXILE: 1110 *New - if you need an easier version of the John Adams reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
John Adams Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the John Adams reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
John Adams Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on John Adams in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about James Madison, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
John Hancock Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 354 Words; LEXILE: 1010 *New - if you need an easier version of the John Hancock reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
John Hancock Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the John Hancock reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Marquis de Lafayette Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. *New - if you need an easier version of the Marquis de Lafayette reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Marquis de Lafayette Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Marquis de Lafayette reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Marquis de Lafayette Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Marquis de Lafayette Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
Molly Pitcher Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 291 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Molly Pitcher Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a detailed passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 291 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Nathan Hale Reading Comprehension
Description: This activity features a short biographical passage followed by seven multiple choice questions. *New - if you need an easier version of the Nathan Hale reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Nathan Hale Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Nathan Hale reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Nathan Hale Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This activity features a short biographical passage on Nathan Hale followed by seven multiple choice questions. - It gives immediate feedback.
The Noble Train of Artillery - the March from Fort.Ticonderoga to Boston
Description: This article discusses the incredible transfer of weapons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston orchestrated by Henry Knox.
Noble Train of Artillery Reading Comprehension (Henry Knox's miracle)
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 478 Words; LEXILE: 1010 * New - IF you need an easier version of the Noble Train of Artillery Reading Comprehension, scroll to the bottom of the page and click it.
Noble Train of Artillery Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Nobel Train of Artillery reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Patrick Henry's - Give me Liberty or Give me Death - Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 305 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Siege at Yorktown Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 548 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Siege of Yorktown Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Siege of Yorktown reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Siege at Yorktown Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 548 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Siege of Charleston Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 397 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Siege of Charleston Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 397 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Sons of Liberty Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 373 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Sons of Liberty Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 373 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Stamp Act Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 338 Words; LEXILE: 910
Stamp Act Reading Comprehension
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 338 Words; LEXILE: 910 *New - if you need an easier version of the Stamp Act reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Stamp Act Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Stamp Act reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Stamp Act Vitriol - Causes of the Revolutionary War
Description: This activity illustrates the famous Emblem of the Effects of the Stamp and requires students to make their own “dreaded” stamp that could serve as a protest to homework.
Sybil Ludington Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 385 Words; LEXILE: 910
Sybil Ludington Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results.
Thomas Jefferson Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph or paragraphs/
Thomas Jefferson Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 250 Words; LEXILE: 810
Thomas Jefferson Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 250 Words; LEXILE: 810
Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Comparing and Contrasting Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Description: This activity requires students to compare and contrast Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Students must evaluate ten statements to determine if each is associated with Jefferson, Madison, or both.
Thomas Jefferson Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Thomas Jefferson in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about Thomas Jefferson, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a Thomas Jefferson Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of Thomas Jefferson. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Thomas Jefferson biography for reference.
Thomas Paine Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
Thomas Paine Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Thomas Paine's The Crisis - Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Thomas Paine Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
These are the Times That Try Men Souls - Figurative/Literal Language
Description: This activity challenges students to explore the figurative vs literal language from Thomas Paine's The Crisis and to ultimately illustrate two versions of the "summer soldier" and "sunshine patriot."
Valley Forge Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 359 Words; LEXILE: 1110 NEW - For an easier version of this reading comprehension exercise, scroll to the bottom of the page and click it.
Winter at Valley Forge Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Winter at Valley Forge reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 900
Valley Forge Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 359 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Valley Forge Writing Prompt - Role Play as a Continental Soldier
Description: This activity requires students to play the role of a soldier camped during the dreadful winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge. Students must use their knowledge of the conditions and morale at Valley Forge to pen a letter to a friend or family member describing the misery.
Baron von Steuben Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 268 words; LEXILE = 810
Baron von Steuben Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Phillis Wheatley Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 420 Words; LEXILE: 810
Phillis Wheatley Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 420 Words; LEXILE: 810
Phillis Wheatley Fact or Fiction
Description: These activities are interactive Fact or Fiction reading comprehension exercises that combine informational text with critical thinking questions. Students read a historical passage, then determine whether each statement is factual or fictional, using tools like text highlighting, annotation, read-aloud, and printable score reports to enhance engagement and understanding.
Phillis Wheatley Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Phillis Wheatley passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Phillis Wheatley Main Idea and Supporting Detail Sentences - Printable
Description: This activity requires students to group supporting detail sentences under one of three different main ideas. There are seven total sentences.
Analyzing Primary Sources - George Washington's Letter to Phillis Wheatley
Description: This activity requires students to analyze a letter from Washington to Phillis Wheatley and to complete short answer questions about it.
Analyzing Poetry - Phillis Wheatley's Poem to King George III
Description: This activity requires students to analyze the poem: To the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1768 written by Phillis Wheatley to King George III. The poem was meant to praise him for repealing the Stamp Act. Students must complete short answer questions about the poem.
Phillis Wheatley Activities Bundle - All the Phillis Wheatley Activities on this site.
Description: This bundle contains five printable activities on Phillis Wheatley in a single bundle. It is free for subscribers to MrN365.com. You can also buy it on Teachers Pay Teachers for $2.25
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