Progressive EraAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
1916
Lesson plan.
Woodrow Wilson vs Charles Evans Hughes — Wilson narrowly won re-election over Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes on the slogan 'He kept us out of war,' as Europe was embroiled in World War I. Hughes was ahead on election night — the New York Times even declared him the winner — but Wilson took California by fewer than 4,000 votes to win the presidency. Wilson would ask Congress to declare war on Germany just five weeks after his second inauguration, making the campaign slogan bitterly ironic.
What is in each packet
| Band | Reading | Vocabulary | Questions | Discussion | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-2 | 379 words | 4 terms | 3 | 1 prompt | image, answer key |
| 3-5 | 1319 words | 5 terms | 4 | 1 prompt | answer key |
| 6-8 | 1081 words | 6 terms | 6 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| 9-12 | 810 words | 7 terms | 7 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| AP | 864 words | 9 terms | 8 | 1 prompt | primary source, second source, long essay, answer key |
Primary sources quoted
Quick quiz
Five questions on 1916
Every answer here is read off the 1916 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.
Who won the 1916 presidential election?
Which party did the winner of the 1916 election represent?
How many electoral votes did Woodrow Wilson win in 1916?
Which of these states did Woodrow Wilson carry in 1916?
Which era of American politics does the 1916 election belong to?
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