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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Southern Colonies: Creating the Carolinas

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the founding of the Carolina colony as a place of plantations and aristocrats. See how the farmers in the northern part of Carolina chafed at the control of the rich in the south and split off into North and South Carolina in...
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Thomas Hagen: Major Differences Between the Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
History paper provides a general overview of the northern, middle, and southern colonies highlighting their differences in religion, economics, and social issues.
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Organization for Community Networks

Academy Curricular Exchange: Original Thirteen Colonies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan for helping students remember the names of the the original thirteen American colonies.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Diversity of Colonial Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the three distinct systems of slavery that developed in the colonies based primarily on the crops that were grown in each region. See how the system affected the way the culture of slaves grew out of the region.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northwestern Africa, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Northwestern Africa in 1906 showing the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and a portion of Tripoli, the western country of Rio de Oro, and the Upper Guinea States of Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leon, Liberia,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Operations in South During the Amer Rev War, 1780 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the southern operations (1780-1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The map shows terrain, rivers, and major battle sites from the northern Virginia line south to St. Augustine, which was at the time a Loyalist...