FREE Spanish-American War Notebooking & Research Unit

Published:
July 14, 2020

Bonnie Rose Hudson

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Bonnie Rose Hudson

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Help your kids learn about this often-overlooked part of American history with this FREE Spanish-American War Notebooking & Research unit all about the people and places that were important to the war. They’ll learn about George Dewey, Emilio Aguinaldo, and many more. 

Free Spanish-American War Notebooking & Research Unit

This FREE Spanish-American War Notebooking & Research unit goes beyond Theodore Roosevelt and San Juan Hill. It looks at 24 famous leaders, journalists, and more from the war and 6 key locations. People include:

  • Antero Rubin
  • Arsenio Linares y Pombo
  • Calixto García Iniguez
  • Emilio Aguinaldo
  • Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
  • George Dewey
  • Grover Cleveland
  • Henry Cabot Lodge
  • Joseph Pulitzer
  • Joseph Wheeler
  • Manuel Macías y Casado
  • María Cristina De Habsburgo-Lorena
  • Nelson A. Miles
  • Pascual Cervera y Topete
  • Patricio Montojo
  • Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
  • Redfield Proctor
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau
  • Wesley Merritt
  • William McKinley
  • William R. Shafter
  • William Randolph Hearst
  • William T. Sampson

Students will research and record each person’s: 

  • date and place of birth
  • date and place of death
  • country represented
  • significant contribution(s) to the war
  • and other interesting facts 

They’ll also research Guam, Puerto Rico, Havana, Manila Bay, San Juan Hill, and Santiago Bay and record: 

  • its location
  • people involved 
  • its significance in the Spanish-American War
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