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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kings Landing Historical Settlement reflects life in the 19th century. Learn about the Loyalists who escaped the American Revolution and the hardships they faced working to establish their homes in New Brunswick.
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Ancestry

Rootsweb: The Creek War

For Students 9th - 10th
Following the Revolutionary War, more and more settlers began to migrate into what was the territory of the Indians. By the early 19th century, there was open hostilty between whites and Indians. Farmers wanted more land and the Indians...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Available in both English and Dutch, this Library of Congress and Library of the Netherlands collaborative project offers over 11,000 digitized images relating to the Dutch in America. Includes a letter describing the purchase of...
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Trail of Tears Assoc: The Story Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the early history of Native American and European contact in America. As more settlers moved west, a law was passed to relocate the Cherokee from Arkansas. The routes they followed and the cruelties they suffered came to be known...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Square Dancing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Square dancing has been part of American culture since the colonial settlers blended their varied traditions together. Contains historic photos, and an audio track of "Gents Go Center." Requires RealPlayer.
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Curated OER

Early Setters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Early Setters
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Moses Austin (In Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and business adventures of the man who dominated the U.S. lead industry in the early 1800s, then made arrangements for American Settlers to move to Spanish Texas. (In Spanish)
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The Great Plains in Midwestern Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the people on the Great Plains, both the Native Americans and early settlers.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Ethnic Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Many if the early settlers in Milwaukee were of German ancestry. African-Americans also helped settle the area, and even pre-dated its founding. Some of the history of these two groups is presented here.
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California Missions Resource Center

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Peruse this thorough resource featuring historical California missions stretching from San Diego to San Francisco as the Spanish established themselves on the west coast of North America between 1768-1853. Read stories of the early...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Idaho State History for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Idaho including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Illinois State History for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Illinois including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Black Hawk War, Civil War, and the Chicago Fire.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Indiana State History for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Indiana including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's War, Tecumseh's War, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Iowa State History for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Iowa including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Lewis and Clark, Black Hawk War, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kansas State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site discussing the history and timeline of the state of Kansas including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Bleeding Kansas, the Wild West, and the Civil War.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kentucky State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Kentucky including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Daniel Boone, and the Civil War on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Michigan State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students study the history and timeline of the state of Michigan including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the War of 1812 on this webpage.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Colorado State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Colorado including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, and becoming a state on this site.
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PBS

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

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

University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
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Curated OER

Etc: Oregon Trail and Other Routes, 1832 1842

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of western North America between the opening of the Oregon Trail in 1832 to 1842, prior to the establishment of the Provisional Government of Oregon by American settlers in 1843. The map shows the boundary of the Oregon Country,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Location of the Eastern Indian Tribes, 1600s

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of eastern North America showing the general areas of early contact between the Native Americans and European settlers. The map is divided by groups (Algonquians, Iroquoians, Siouans, and Muskhogeans) and the principal...
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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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