FREE Critical Thinking Essay Questions About History 1850-1899, Volume 5

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November 22, 2018

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FREE Critical Thinking Essay Questions About History 1850-1899, Volume 5

Challenge your students to think critically about history with these essay questions. A brief overview of five major events and topics of the 1890s include:

  1. The building of the Corinth Canal
  2. The 1890 U.S. Census
  3. The first modern Olympic Games
  4. The Klondike Gold Rush
  5. The Australian Depression of the 1890s

After reading a summary of each event, your kids have an opportunity to respond to the included essay questions. Notebooking pages are also included. Download this homeschool freebie at the bottom of this post today!

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