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Kentucky
In this Kentucky reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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ABC's of the Louisiana Purchase
Students investigate the Louisiana Purchase by reviewing the ABC's of the purchase. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by information pertaining to the event. They participate in a variety of activities to reinforce the concepts...
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An International Menu
Students research etymologies using dictionaries. They explore the diverse origins of the common foods they eat after making a list of their favorite foods.
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What do Bison Eat?
Students identify the three major categories of food eaten by bison. In groups, they collect examples of grass and forbs and press them. They complete a chart of the percentages of each type of food the bison eat in a day. They...
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Is All Fair In War?
Students read the 1755 Bounty Proclamation and discuss what happened in Maine during this time period. With a partner, they use the text and dictionary to look up any word they do not know. They participate in a think, pair, share to...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The French Connection
This exhibit features narratives and pictures that recount the history of French settlers to the banks of the Detroit River in the 1700s.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Francophones of Newfoundland and Labrador
Learn about the arrival of the French to Newfoundland in the seventeenth century. Read about the people and their lives.
Read Works
Read Works: French Native American Relations in the Great Lakes Region
[Free Registration/Login Required] This historical passage discusses the relations between the French and Native Americans in the Great Lakes Regions during the 1700's and 1800's. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that...
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Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704
This award-winning resource draws the reader into a consideration of history as witnessed from multiple perspectives. Discover the mystery of the French and Indian raid on colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts where five cultures clashed in...
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National Park Service: Timucuan Preserve
This National Park Service site offers information on the history of this short-lived colony, established by the French in 1564.
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Etc: The French Claim in Maine, 1605 1752
A map of the disputed territory of Maine between the French and English settlers, from the early claims by the French to the Kennebec River in 1605 to the English claims to the St. Croix River in 1752.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 1 2
Week 1: Why study immigration? What does the study of immigration reveal about U.S. history and which stories we tell about ourselves as a people? Week 2: Settlers, Servants, and Slaves in British, French, and Spanish Colonial America:...
University of South Florida
Exploring Florida: Jean Ribault Claims Florida for France
Find out about the early French settlements in Florida and South Carolina and the Spanish treatment of the settlers there. The site map will take you to many other articles about Florida history.
A&E Television
History.com: Native American History Timeline
Before Christopher Columbus came to America, the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans. Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, as more explorers sought to colonize their land, Native Americans responded in various...
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Historical Narratives of Canada: Pontiac
A historical narrative of Pontiac's rebellion. Discusses how he was an ally with the French and how he believed he would not get the land promised when the British won the French and Indian War.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Geopolitical Powershifts in Affect Life in Nebraska
As European colonists began settling in the Plains conflicts rose and ultimately led to the French and Indian War. These conflicts are outlined here.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Colonial Period of American History
Comprehensive information about the colonial period of American History. Includes information about New England, colonies, government, people, The French and Indian War, and the Salem Witch Trials.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Native American History
This is a collection of 27 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic Native American History. Before European settlers came to North America, millions of native people lived in many unique societies. Explore the history of Native Americans...
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Illinois State Museum: Native American Food
Experiences during the colonial years certainly were not the same for different cultural groups. This site compares and contrasts the housing, clothing, food, religion and family life of Native Americans, French settlers, and African...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Louisiana State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Louisiana including early explorers, Native Americans, French settlers, War of 1812, Louisiana Purchase, and the Civil War on this webpage.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Bay Verte, 1775
A map of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia near Bay Verte (Green Bay) and the eastern shore of Chignecto showing the campaign of Colonel Monckton in 1775 against the French. "About the last of May, Colonel Monckton sailed from Boston, with...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Acadian Peninsula, 1775
A map of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1775, when it was known as Acadia. Acadia had been ceded by France to the British under the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). At the outbreak of the French and Indian War, the British began a campaign of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Pentagoet, Maine, 1626
A sketch map of the eastern shoreline of Penobscot Bay, Maine, showing the location of the early French settlement and fort Pentagoet (Fort Pentagouet), or Castine at around the time the British from the Plymouth Colonies rousted the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Port Royal, or Annapolis Basin (After Lescarbot), 1609
A facsimile of a map from Father Marc Lescarbot of Port Royal (Nova Scotia) around 1609, before the British campaigns in the area to expel the French settlers in 1613. This map shows the entrance to the Port Royal Basin from the Bay of...