In this Enlightenment instructional activity, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the era and respond to 68 short answer questions.

Students identify important Americans from the colonial, revolutionary and slavery periods who are noted for standing up for their beliefs in the face of peer disapproval. They identify the importance of music in motivating and...

Students will reflect upon the use of music to teach lessons throughout history. The focus of the study is based upon early American History. The tie of music and the abolition of slavery makes for interesting inquiry for learners.

In this grammar worksheet, learners fill in twenty-six blanks with an appropriate preposition in two paragraphs. Students share their answers with their classmates.

Students consider the case for forming a new, independent nation. In this American Revolution lesson, students examine the people, places, and events that led to the outbreak of war in the colonies. Students compare colonial protests to...

Students examine the platforms of early political parties in the United States. In this political parties lesson plan, students discover details regarding the attributes and ideals of the federalists and the democratic-republicans....

In this archaeology for kids quiz 83 instructional activity, students interactively answer 12 multiple choice questions about the history of money, as part of an online magazine.

High schoolers explore the signers of the United States Convention. They answer questions about the compromise debates. Students examine the concerns of Charles Pinckney regarding the security of the Southern States against ...

There are 40 history trivia questions and answers.  Students have to cut out the questions and the answers and try to match the correct answer to the question.  The trivia questions are all related to history but from many...

Very short biographical sketch on King Charles II is provided here.

A short article on Elizabeth II, who became Queen of England after her father, King George VI, died in 1947.

Time line beginning with the birth of James Oglethorpe and ending with his death. Focuses on major events in the history of colonial Georgia, including the granting of the charter by King George and the settlement in Savannah.

George II. - Lardner, 1885

King of England

An image of "George II King of England", created by Louis-Francois Roubiliacz (Marble, height 79 cm).

This website provides "a copy of the original [Georgia] charter in the British Public Record Office."

George III (1760-1815). The first two Hanoverian kings were ignorant of English politics and obliged to rely on their ministers. Moreover, they cared more for Hanover than for England. But George II had English ideas. He was born and...

This lesson focuses on the Augustan Age and Alexander Pope, who coined the term. It featues links to a Pope biography, "The Rape of the Lock," text, notes and questions, and "The Rhetorical Organization of the Neoclassical Couplet."

An interesting collection of portraits owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. The collection begins in 1670 and extends to 1914.

A map showing the development of the Carolinas from the land grant of Charles II in 1663 to the establishment of the Province of Georgia by charter in 1732. The map shows the area of Carolina as established by the Patent of 1665...

A map of the coastal Carolinas, and part of the newly formed Georgia Colony, or Province of Georgia, in 1732. The map shows the earlier settlements of the Albemarle Sound (1653), Port Royal (1670), Charleston (1680), and the settlement...

A map of British India during the reign of King George II (1727-1760) and British Major-General Robert Clive's campaigns in India (1744-1774). The map shows Calcutta as the capital at the time, and shows the territory of Bengal extending...

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