Activity
Curated OER

National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places: Plantation Agriculture

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource lets you explore the workings of southern plantations.
Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Indigo

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of how production of the blue dye, indigo, helped boost the economy of Georgia and South Carolina in the seventeenth and eighteenth century until the Revolutionary War when England stopped buying it and production collapsed.
Activity
Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Eliza Lucas Pinckney

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short biography detailing the life of Eliza Pinckney.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Indigo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Indigo" by Alice Hoffman. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.