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American History Kids Crafts

American History Crafts & Projects
1800's

War of 1812, Slavery & Plantations, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War,
Frontier Life, Inventors, Gold Rush, Westward Expansion, Statue of Liberty

Scroll down for kids craft ideas for American History from the War of 1812 to the time of Westward Expansion!

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AMERICA: 1800's

War of 1812
All Hands on Deck is a fabulous classroom resource on "Old Ironsides." Be sure to check out the DVD/Video offered free to teachers (or view it online).

This site offers an entire page of projects related to the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") in particular, as well as sailing in general.

Slavery & Plantations
Demonstrate the value of Eli Whitney's cotton gin by giving each student a cotton boll so they can experience pulling out all the seeds by hand. Also, hand out a diagram of the cotton gin so they can see how it worked!

Abraham Lincoln
Make Lincoln's tall, black stovepipe hat.

Log cabin crafts range from a more difficult cabin to a very simple.

Kids can make Abraham Lincoln by cutting out shapes from construction paper or craft foam. The patterns are very inexpensive and available for immediate download!

Civil War

History Pockets: The American Civil War. Evan-Moor. UE

Print and cut out paper Civil War soldiers.

Check out these instructions for a Buckingham Palace guard, and use the same construction ideas to make your own clothespin Civil War soldiers. (Clothespin dolls were popular at the time of the Civil War.)

Make Union & Confederate flags out of colored paper or felt.

Professor Noggins Civil War Trivia Game

Frontier Life
Try your hand at making candles or a Horn Book or a Quill Pen or a Rag Doll with the easy directions at this site.

Get instructions for a Nettie Doll, which is a rag doll constructed in a similar fashion to cornhusk dolls. Or try your hand at making a Clothespin Doll.

Make a Frontier (Davy Crockett) vest out of a paper bag. Decorate and fringe the edges!

Inventors
Print out a coloring and activity book on George Washington Carver.

Make a Paddle Steamboat as you study Robert Fulton! Print, cut, and assemble!

Demonstrate the value of Eli Whitney's cotton gin by giving each student a cotton boll so they can experience pulling out all the seeds by hand. Also, hand out a diagram of the cotton gin so they can see how it worked!

Gold Rush
The kids will love panning for gold! Order a kid's kit and try it out in your classroom!

Play the Gold Rush Game! Your kids will love this classroom activity.

Westward Expansion
History Pockets, Moving West, Grades 4-6 by Martha Cheney. Evan-Moor.
You will love these books (it's a series)! This title includes "pockets" on missionaries, Native American struggles, the Oregon Trail, and the Gold Rush. Lots of photocopiable, informative projects to make. Most of the finished products will fit in a notebook. Enhanced eBook also available.

Make a covered wagon from construction paper or craft foam with this pattern.

Statue of Liberty
Click here to print, cut, and paste together a paper Statue of Liberty (advanced). Or click here for one that might be slightly simpler. This is an attractive, preprinted Liberty Star to cut and fold.

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