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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boston and Vicinity, 1916
A map from 1916 of the vicinity of Boston, extending to Salem, Concord, Natick, Norwood, and Nantasket.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boston and Vicinity, 1922
A map from 1922 of the vicinity of Boston showing neighboring counties, cities and towns, railroads, lakes, rivers, and coastal features.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Boston, Charlestown, and Cambridge, 1919
A city plan of Boston, Cambridge, and Charlestown from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Charles River and wharfs, major roads, bridges, railroads and stations, parks, hotels and garages, and major landmarks.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775
A plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill on the Charlestown peninsula of Boston Harbor on June 17, 1775. The map shows the American and British troop positions, the fortification on Breed's Hill, the reinforcement landing of the British, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Siege of Boston, 1775
A plan of the siege of Boston showing the American fortifications and positions around the harbor, and the British batteries and positions.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of the Siege of Boston, 1775
A plan of the siege of Boston showing the American fortifications around the harbor and British positions in Charlestown.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Scene of the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775
A plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) showing the Charles and Mystic rivers, the city of Charlestown, Breed's Hill, Bunker Hill, Morton's Hill, Charlestown Neck, the landing point of the British, the rail fence, and the...
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Etc: The Country Around Boston, 1775 1783
A map of the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War. An inset map details the immediate neighborhood around Boston.
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Etc: The Concord Neighbourhood, 1830 1880
A map of the vicinity of Concord, Massachusetts, during the Transcendentalism Movement around 1830 to 1880. The map shows the important sites related to the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bronson...
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Etc: Shell Heaps on Cape Cod, Pre European
A sketch map of Cape Cod showing the sites of shell mounds along the coast line indicating the sites of early Native American settlements.
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Etc: The Campaign Around Boston, 1775 1776
A map of the vicinity of Boston showing the campaign around the city during the opening of the American Revolution, and includes the route of the British to Concord and Bunker Hill.
Columbia University
The Pequot War
Site includes brief essay on the Pequot War, timeline, maps of the battles and 17th century settlements, as well as link to Pequot Museum and Research Center.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Route Through Baltimore, April 19, 1860
Route of the Sixth Massachusetts Troops through Baltimore.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Hampshire and Vermont, 1898
A map from 1898 of New Hampshire and Vermont. "New Hampshire, one of the thirteen original States. Settled by English Puritans at Dover and Portsmouth 1623. Named for Hampshire County, England, called the 'Granite State.’ Ratified United...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Country East of the Mississippi, 1650
A map from 1872 of the country east of the Mississippi for the year 1650, forty-seven years after the settlement of Jamestown. This map shows early commencement of European settlement and the principal Native American tribal lands east...
Other
The Descendants of Henry Doude: Perspectives: The Pequot War
A brief description of the Pequot War, a conflict between the Pequots and the English colonists from the Massachusetts Bay colony. There are two maps showing the location of Indian tribes in 1636 and again in 1639.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boston and Its Environs, 1775
Boston and its environs.
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Etc: The Revolution in New England States, 1774 1783
A map of America's New England states during the time of the American Revolution, including Maine, New Hampshire (with Vermont), Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Long Island. The map shows major cities, towns, forts, battle...
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Etc: New England Colonies, 1620 1638
A map of the New England colonies showing the early permanent Pilgrim settlements and their dates of establishment, including Plymouth (1620), Little Harbor, New Hampshire (1623), Pemaquid, Maine (1625), Salem, Massachusetts (1628),...
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Etc: State Claims to Western Lands, 1783 1802
A map of the United States east of the Mississippi River showing the State claims between 1783-1802. The map shows the western territorial boundary established by the Treaty of 1783 between Britain and the United States, the State claims...
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National Park Service: Joseph Bellamy House: The Great Awakening in New England
This site describes the influence of the Reverend Joseph Bellamy and religion in 18th century colonial life. This lesson plan has excellent information, an inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, images, and activities.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Puritan New England: Plymouth
An overview of the Puritans who facing religious persecution in England set sail for the New World establishing the colony at Plymouth.
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Etc: Atlantic Coast Development, 1650 1695
A series of maps showing the development and colonial claims of the northern Atlantic Coast between 1650 and 1695. The maps are color-coded to show charter colonies, proprietary colonies, and the royal colonies. The map from 1650 shows...