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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Edward Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents a brief overview of the life, works, and poetic style of Edward Taylor.
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Other

Map: Imperialism and the Balance of Power

For Students 9th - 10th
World maps of the Colonial Empires of 1914 as well as their revenues during that time period. There are also maps depicting urban growth, type of government, wars and atrocities, and living conditions of the world in 1900.
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Other

Civics Online: Map of the 13 Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
This colorful map depicts the original thirteen colonies as well as the rest of the eastern part of America, showing the owners of the land at that time.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Colonial Society and Culture the Great Awakening

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Great Awakening and how the Protestant Revivalism effected England and the American colonies during the eighteenth century.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Outline of American Literature 1991

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides an outline of American literature beginning in 1776.
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CZBrats

Fort San Lorenzo

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about Fort San Lorenzo,one of the old forts constructed during the reign of Philip II of Spain who ruled from 1566 to 1598.
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CZBrats

Panama Canal Zone: The Maroons

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a reprint of an article by Sydney March entitled "Maroons: Dark Warriors of the Spanish Main" which first appeared in the journal "The New World."
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CZBrats

Cz Brats: Taboga

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article entitled "TABOGA", taken from the Panama Canal Review -- Spring 1972. It contains information about the Spanish Conquest and the effect it had on Taboga's inhabitants.
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CZBrats

Cz Brats: The Fall of Old Panama 1671

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a lengthy article entitled "The Fall of Old Panama, 1671". The article gives a very detailed account of the fall of Old Panama.
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Who Am I? (Portrait Puzzler)

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the portraits of eight famous Americans who played major roles in the American Revolution with their famous deeds. A short exercise that can be used by individual learners to test their understanding of basic U.S. history content...
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Other

Belize Tourism Board: Facts About Belize

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website of Belize tourism.
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Other

About Korea: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but informative timeline of Korean history divided into the kingdoms and dynasties that made up this country's history.
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Other

University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Jameson: Winter Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from Irish-born British writer Anna Brownell Jameson's Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada, a travelogue of her 1836 voyage to Canada.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Guaman Poma and the First New Chronicle and Good Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This letter written by Guaman Poma is the most famous manuscript from South America dated to this time period in part because it is so comprehensive and long, but also because of its many illustrations. View pictures of the illustrations...
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University of Pennsylvania

Penn Library: European New World Narratives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief analysis on the nature of European narratives about their explorations in the New World.
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Other

Six Nations: The Great Iroquois Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on the Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy. Primarily aimed at defeating mistaken assumptions about the history and social organization of the Iroquois, it fails to include sources. Students should look...
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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary: Heading to War

For Students 3rd - 7th
This general overview of the events leading to the American Revolution includes images from the time period.
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Other

Early 16th European History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site breaks down the history of Europe by year between 1525-1558. It discusses the political maneuverings of the period, the social conditions, and the conflicts that arose with religious and political disputes.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Agriculture Rules the South

For Students 9th - 10th
The essay describes the devlopment of the Southern colonies as agricultural centers and the cultural aspects associated with rural, agricultural life.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Copley, the Copley Family

For Students 9th - 10th
John Singleton Copley was the undisputed king of portraiture in the American colonies. Read about his life and view a picture of his family portrait in this essay.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Copley, Watson and the Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
"Watson and the Shark" is an energetic and emotional work by John Singleton Copley. It retains a special place within the history of late-eighteenth-century English Romanticism. View the picture and read the details of this painting in...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Mary Rowlandson & Captivity Narratives Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An extensive bibliography of works about the captivity narrative, with special attention to the captivity narrative of Mary Rowlandson.
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Other

Msu: Captivity Narratives Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This bibliography of American captivity narratives is offered as part of a University of Michigan humanities electronic discussion group.

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