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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United Colonies, 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United Colonies at the beginning of the American Revolution (1776) showing colonial land claims to the Mississippi River, including the territories organized after the war. The map shows the Northwest Territory (organized in...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Thirteen Colonies , 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the thirteen colonies at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, showing major cities and towns, the Great Lakes, mountains, rivers, and coastline.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Chart of Early Virginia, 1632

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and Accomack County, showing the early English settlements in the Virginia Colony in 1632. The map is keyed to show the extent of English settlement at the time, and shows the Native...
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Other

Jeff Miller: A West Virginia Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a timeline of the European-American settlement of West Virginia and later events up to the present.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Colonial North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University to New England and click on the primary source documents concerning Edmund Andros. This site contains dozens of links related to colonial America. Sections...
Primary
Other

Virtual Jamestown: Experiences of an Indentured Servant

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Virtual Jamestown of Crandall Shifflett provides the letter of Richard Frethorne to his parents in 1623 begging for their support in a desperate situation.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 5: Peace Treaty of Massasoit

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the causes and consequences of historical events as they explore the relationships between early colonists and Native Americans.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: United States History and Timeline Overview

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of the United States including early British colonies, the American Revolution, Civil War, World War I and 2, Civil Rights, and the Cold War.
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PBS

Pbs: About All You Can Eat: A Feast at Plimouth Plantation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned. This...
Interactive
US Mint

U.s. Mint: Jamestown Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sail to the New World, and take the interactive, story quiz on the first permanent English settlement.
Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Anne Hutchinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Anne Hutchinson, an early colonist of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who was banished from Boston in 1637 for her religious and feminist beliefs and fled to the Rhode Island Colony.
Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Peter Stuyvesant

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Peter Stuyvesant who was involved in the early colonization of America and the Dutch New York Colony.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: A Map of North and South Carolina and Georgia(1765)

For Students 9th - 10th
An English map from 1765 entitled "A New Map of North and South Carolina and Georgia."
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of...
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Curated OER

Etc: New Settlements & Proposed Comm in the West, 1775 1782

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the new settlements and proposed communities in the Tennessee and Kentucky country between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River, from 1775 to 1782. The map shows the proposed proprietary colony of Transylvania under Judge...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Greene's Campaign in the South, 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the southern Colonies showing the area of General Nathaneal Greene's campaign (1781) against the British under Charles Cornwallis in the closing years of the American Revolution. The map shows the important sites of Cowpens,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: British Possessions in North America, 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the British possessions in North America in 1775, before the outbreak of hostilities during the American Revolutionary War. The map shows the boundaries of the British Colonies along the Atlantic, the Proclamation Line of...
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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...
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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...
Primary
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Colonization and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An overview of all the materials that are available to students to explore the colonization and settlement of the Americas.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Maine State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site, kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Maine including early explorers, Native Americans, English colony, American Revolution, and the Missouri Compromise.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Maryland State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site for kids to explore the history and timeline of the state of Maryland including early explorers, Native Americans, English colony, American Revolution, and the Civil War.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: North Carolina State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students read about the history and timeline of the state of North Carolina including early explorers, Native Americans, Roanoke Colony, the American Revolution, and the Civil War.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Pennsylvania State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this website, students can explore the history and timeline of the state of Pennsylvania including early explorers, Native Americans, English colony, American Revolution, and the Civil War.