University of Oregon
Mapping History: African History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in the history of Africa as it went through the colonial rule to reach independence.
Cengage Learning
Literature of Discovery and Exploration
Teaching approach that examines the writings of European New World explorers from the late 1400s through the 1600s. Includes Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Fray...
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill
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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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Jameson: Winter Studies
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.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Land Is Settled
A brief look at the founding of the English colonies. This site is provided for by the University of Groningen.
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Civics Online: Map of the 13 Colonies
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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Uwo: Early Writing in Canada Susannah Moodie
These are excerpts from Susannah Moodie's book 'Roughing it in the Bush'.
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Susanna Moodie
A biograhpy about Susanna Moodie, with information on her marriage and family life, emigration to Canada, and early publications. Read about her best-known book, "Roughing it in the Bush," and her latter works.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: America & the British Empire: Quiz (1)
10-question multiple choice quiz is scored immediately and covers the relationship between the American colonies and the British Empire.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Intercolonial Wars, 1689 1713
A map of eastern colonial North America showing the struggle for supremacy between England, France, and Spain in the region, from the King William's War (1689-1692) to Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), a period also known as the...