Mr. Welch's Social Studies Homepage
Welcome to the homepage for my 7th grade social studies classes at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy. I created this page so that you (students and parents) can download handouts that have been passed out in class. I won't be able to make every handout available here, since some of the handouts come from books and other print sources, but most of the handouts that I have used in class will be available for downloading.

If you have any questions you can email me at
[email protected]. In addition to this webpage, I use an online gradebook at www.mygradebook.com that you can use to check up on your grades for my class.
Here are some links to online textbooks about U.S. history in case you are interested in some background information about what we are studying this year:
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Outline of U.S. History from the U.S. Department of State
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Digital History from the University of Houston
General Handouts
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Avoiding Plagiarism
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Parent Letter and Survey
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Baseline DBQ
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Cause and Effect Chart
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Cause and Effect Chart legal size paper
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Cornell Notes

Maps

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The World
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The United States
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The Americas
- The Atlantic World (packet)

PowerPoint Notes

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PowerPoint Notes: Middle Ages
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PowerPoint Notes: Road to the Revolution
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PowerPoint Notes: U.S. Constitution History
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PowerPoint Notes: U.S. Constitution Detailed Outline

Quizzes

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Vocab Quiz #1: pre-Columbian America legal size paper
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Vocab Quiz #2: pre-Columbian America legal size paper
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Vocab Quiz #3: Middle Ages in Europe
- Vocab Quiz #4: European Exploraration and Conquest legal size paper
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Vocab Quiz #5: European Exploraration and Conquest
- Vocab Quiz #6: Road to the Revolution
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Vocab Quiz #7: Road to the Revolution
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Vocab Quiz #8: American Revolution (study guide)
- Vocab Quiz #8

Unit Tests
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Unit Test #1: Study Guide
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Unit Test #1 legal size paper
- Unit Test #2: Study Guide
- Unit Test #2
- Unit Test #3: Study Guide legal size paper
- Unit Test #3
- Unit Test #4: Study Guide legal size paper
- Unit Test #4
- Unit Test #5 (honors)
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Unit Test #5 (nonhonors)

Unit Projects

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American Indian Cultures Project: Handout
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American Indian Cultures Project: Rubric
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Colonial America Project: Handout
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Colonial America Project: Rubric
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American Revolution Project: Handout
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American Revolution Project: Rubric
- Early US Government...
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POA
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Progress Check
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Peer Evaluation
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Alternative Assignment
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Summer Project: Part II

Introduction to Social Studies

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Political and Physical Maps
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Primary and Secondary Sources legal size paper

Pre-Columbian America

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Walk Around Activity Worksheet legal size paper
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Primary Sources: Europeans Describing Native Americas
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Algonquians Worksheet legal size paper

European Exploration and Conquest

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Middle Ages Group Readings
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Middle Ages Poster Notes
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Primary Sources: Middle Ages legal size paper
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Early Attempts at Exploration
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Primary Sources: Colonies in the Americas
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Triangular Trade Routes
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Significance of 1492
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Primary Sources: Colonists' Reasons for Coming to the Americas

Road to the Revolution

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The Thirteen Colonies
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Colonial Government
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Colonial Economy
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Road to the Revolution: Background Causes
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Road to the Revolution: Timeline of Events
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Economic versus Political Causes
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Newspapers, Pamphlets, and Other Texts from the Colonies
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Declaration of Independence legal size
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Class Debate Handout

American Revolution

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American Revolution: Timeline of Events
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Why England Lost the War
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Aftermath of the Revolution
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Aftermath of the Revolution: Graphic Organizer
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How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay
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Essay Outline

A New Government
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Imagine a World...
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Articles of Confederation versus U.S. Constitution
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Articles of Confederation versus U.S. Constitution: Honors Organizer
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Articles of Confederation versus U.S. Constitution: Nonhonors Organizer
- Philadelphia, 1787 Walk Around Activity...
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Passport
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Articles of Confederation
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Meet the Delegates
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Independence Hall
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U.S. Constitution
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Articles of Confederation Cartoon and 3 Branches of Government
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Controversial Issues and Compromises
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Key Terms Related to Slavery and Racism in U.S. History
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Excerpts from the U.S. Constitution
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Honors Unit Packet: A New Government

The Jefferson Era

- Honors Unit Packet: The Jefferson Era
- Chapter 9 Outline (nonhonors)

A Growing Nation
- Honors Unit Packet: A Growing Nation

The Jackson Era
- Honors Unit Packet: The Jackson Era

A House Divided

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Honors Unit Packet: A House Divided
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