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Radford University: Prelude to European Settlement of Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site traces the early voyages of explorers from Portugal and Spain who were trying to find new resources.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Early Visual Representations of the New World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that examines how Native Americans were portrayed by artists in the sixteenth century, whose aim was to convey their appearance to a European audience, and thereby encourage investment in future New World explorations. By...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: John Cabot: Voyage to North America, 1497

For Students 9th - 10th
Letters from Cabot to different people in his life that explain his exploration and his discoveries.