Curated OER
Celebrating Thanksgiving
In this Thanksgiving learning exercise, learners use 18 clues given at the bottom of the page to solve a Thanksgiving Day crossword puzzle.
Curated OER
Kentucky
In this Kentucky reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
Curated OER
Grew to the West
In this westward growth activity, learners use lyrics given to follow along with the song "Grew to the West," filling in blanks to answer simple questions throughout. Students then answer 10 additional questions about the song. Song link...
US National Archives
National Archives: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier
When the Revolutionary War ended, there was an ongoing conflict between the Native Americans and American settler in the Northwest Territory. Students will study two documents from each side of the issue and answer questions and/or hold...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America
In this lesson plan, 5th graders examine the relations between Indians and the settlers in the 1600s and 1700s. Background information for teachers is included. Students will work in groups to look at three different colonies and read...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Ukrainian Settlers in Alberta
A profile of the migration and settlement of Ukrainian settlers in Alberta. Links to more specific topics are included as are a series of audio clips!
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Scottish Settlers
Read about the history of Scottish settlers in North Carolina, who have been there since the beginning of permanent settlement.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Mormon Settlers
This brief overview highlights the arrival and settlement of Mormon settlers in Alberta. An audio clip is included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Settlers' Effects Brought to Craik and Aylesbury
This exhibit features images of household items that were brought by settlers to the Canadian prairies between 1890 and 1930. Each item is accompanied by a description.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Settlers at Home by Harriet Martineau
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel The Settlers at Home by Harriet Martineau [1870].
Other
Us Gen Net: The Settlers of East Jersey
This site describes the wide variety of settlers who came to East Jersey. They came from many different countries and religions.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: On the Pampas: Or, the Young Settlers
This ebook version of G. A. Henty's On The Pampas: Or, The Young Settlers has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Other
Oregon's First Settlers: Genealogical Research in Oregon
See a chart showing the number of settlers using the Oregon Trail between 1840 and 1859 by scrolling down to "Wagon Trains."
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Whose Land Is This? Conflict Between Native Americans & Settlers [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" designed to provide insights into the causes of the conflict between Native Americans and new settlers pushing west. Young scholars will examine...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The French Connection
This exhibit features narratives and pictures that recount the history of French settlers to the banks of the Detroit River in the 1700s.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: African American Settlers
This presents an overview of African Americans moving and settling in the West.
University of Alberta
Atlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers
Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early non-indigenous settlement in the Alberta region. Information on the settlers themselves is provided as well as maps showing the growth in both...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: German Settlers
German settlers first came to what is now North Carolina as part of the second expedition sent to the Roanoke area by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1580s. The largest influx of German people to North Carolina, however, occurred in the...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Century Settlers of the Edison Westlock Area
As the population continued to spread through northern Alberta in the early 1900s, communities were established to provide services for the surrounding areas. Edison was one of these service communities, established just north of...
Channel 4 Learning
4 Learning: Geography Essentials, Village Settlers
Information about how village settlers first came to settle on foreign lands and what they needed to survive.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War
This ebook version of G. A. Henty's Maori And Settler: A Story Of The New Zealand War has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Boy Settlers: A Story of Early Times in Kansas
This ebook version of Noah Brooks's The Boy Settlers: A Story Of Early Times In Kansas has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
BBC
Bbc News: Israel Expels Gaza Strip Settlers
Despite wide-spread resistance, Jewish settlers moved out of Gaza faster than was first projected. Article is dated 8/17/05.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier: 1786 1788
For this activity, students will compare and contrast two documents from the Revolutionary period written by 1) a combined group of Native American tribes and 2) an American territorial governor, Arthur St. Clair. Students will analyze...
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