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Black Past

Black Past: Davis Bend, Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an encyclopedia article which tells about an attempt to form an all black cooperative town in Mississippi after the Civil War.
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Black Past

Black Past: Mound Bayou

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting encyclopedia article recounts the self-segregated community of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, which was founded as a place for blacks to find economic opportunity at a time of extreme racial violence in the South.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
The site provides a detailed overview of role religion played in the lives of the colonists. Content explores how religion played a part in the Revolution, and the statute for religious freedom, as well as providing a lesson plan, a link...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Colonial Societies 1500 1700: Spanish Exploration & Colonial Society

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the establishment of Spanish settlements in America, the differences between them, and the conflicts the Spanish had with other European interests and with the native peoples.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Exploring the Chesapeake: Then and Now

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an interactive map that takes you to places on the Chesapeake Bay that John Smith explored and you find out the historical events that occurred. Pictures and drawings of time accompany the explanations.
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Powhatan's Challenge and Opechancanough's Action [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the interactions between the Powhatan and the English, the different leadership styles of the brothers Wahunsonacock and Opechancanough, and the events leading up to the Powhatan War and Opechancanough's defeat.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Period Two: 1607 1754

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Advanced placement U.S. History learning module on the emerging colonial and native societies between 1607-1754. Resources for students include video, essays, timeline and primary source documents.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Seabirds

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about seabirds. This group of birds makes up about three percent of the various species, even though two-thirds of the Earth is covered in water. Learn some unique facts and characteristics of seabirds. Also included in...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Northern Gannet

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Northern Gannet. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this spectacular diving sea bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the...
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Lexington Minutemen: Prince Estabrook

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the book "Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier" by Alice Hinkle. This biography tells the story of the enslaved Revolutionary War Minuteman.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Us History: Colonial America

For Students 9th - 10th
AP U.S. History unit on Colonial America. Multi-media resources, interactive assignments, and assessment.
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Jamestown: Lesson Plan: How Do We Know What We Know?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This cross curriculum lesson plan encourages independent thought and investigation as students examine images related to the cultures that combined at Jamestown settlement. Encourages the use of art to understand history. An informative...
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Plimoth Plantation: What to Wear?: Wampanoag and Pilgrim Clothing

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare the clothing of the Wampanoag people with the English clothing of the Pilgrims in the 1600s. Photographs provide clear images of how they would have dressed.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Joseph Bellamy House: The Great Awakening in New England

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the influence of the Reverend Joseph Bellamy and religion in 18th century colonial life. This lesson plan has excellent information, an inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, images, and activities.
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Brown University

John Carter Brown Library: Jamestown Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
English travelers began landing in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Between 1609 and 1615 several publications were printed to colorfully describe the opportunities available in this part of the new world. The John Carter Brown Library...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: John Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
John Dickinson was called "The Penman of the American Revolution." During the 1760s and 1770s, he authored numerous important essays in defense of American rights, including The Late Regulations Respecting the British Colonies, the...

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