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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Boston, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1872 of Boston, the largest town in New England, and the capital of Massachusetts, situated on a peninsula of an uneven surface, two miles long and about one miles wide, connected with the mainland, on the south, by a narrow...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Lowell and Vicinity, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of inland Massachusetts in the vicinity of Lowell and Lawrence from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing state and county lines, towns, and roads, and keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Springfield and Vicinity, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of southern Massachusetts in the vicinity of Springfield from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing state and county lines, towns, and roads, and keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Fall River Business District, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of the business district of Fall River, Massachusetts, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the major roads, railroads and street car lines, major landmarks, and the suggested Blue Book route.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boston Parkway Map, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Boston Parkway from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the suggested route to and from Copley Square.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: East Boston, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of the vicinity of eastern Boston and Boston Harbor from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported roads, railroads, and canals. The map shows cities and towns,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Boston and Dorchester Heights, 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Boston and the surrounding area during early March, 1776, showing Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, Charlestown, Cambridge, Washington's headquarters, Beacon Hill, Roxbury, and Dorchester Heights.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boston and Neighborhood, 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of Boston and vicinity showing important sites in 1775 during the opening stages of the American Revolutionary War, including Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plymouth Harbor, 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Plymouth Harbor showing the landing site of the Mayflower, the Plymouth Rock, and the earl settlement site of the Pilgrims.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Boston, 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the vicinity of Boston in 1775 at the opening of the American Revolutionary War, showing Dorchester Heights, Boston, Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Lexington, and Concord.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boston, With Its Environs, 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Boston and vicinity in 1776, showing the relative positions of hostile forces at the opening of the American Revolutionary War, and the various works thrown up during the summer and autumn of 1775, and at the beginning of 1776.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Puritan New England: Massachusetts Bay

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Puritans who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the New Haven Colony and Rhode Island. The internal and external struggles with these colonies is discussed including the Salem Witch Trials, King Philip's War,...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Edna St. Vincent Millay Article by John Newcomb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an article written by John Timberman Newcomb on Edna St. Vincent Millay and her political views expressed in JUSTICE DENIED IN MASSACHUSETTS and other works.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Colonial New England: Looking at New England Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Mapping Colonial New England: Looking at the Landscape of New England." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Syracuse University

Syracuse University: Map of New England, 17th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A map that shows the seventeenth-century migration routes of the Puritans from England to New England. Early population centers are designated as well as some interregional migrations.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New England Grants, 1643 1684

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and New England Confederation (1643-1684) showing the grants of the area, and is keyed to show: (1) the Plymouth Colony (1620), (2) Massachusetts, (3) Massachusetts Bay, (4) Maine, (5) New Hampshire,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to the purchase of the Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) in 1917. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States in 1800, color-coded to show the States, Territories, British possessions, and Spanish possessions. The map shows State and Territory boundaries at the time, the disputed territory in northern Massachusetts...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States in 1800 showing the territorial claims of the states at the time, the British and French possessions, and territory disputes. The map shows the frontier lines or extent of settlement from the coast of Maine to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United Colonies, 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United Colonies at the beginning of the American Revolution (1776) showing colonial land claims to the Mississippi River, including the territories organized after the war. The map shows the Northwest Territory (organized in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern North America, 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern North America in 1812 subtitled 'The War of Independence and the War of 1812-1814.’ The map is color-coded to show the territories of the original thirteen colonies, the territory to the west that was ceded to the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States Expansion and the Railroads, 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to 1880, and the railroad network in 1880. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states admitted between 1791...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: King Philip's War, 1675 1676

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, and part of Massachusetts, showing the area of the initial stage of King Phillip's War, also known as Metacom's Rebellion (1675-1676). The map shows the site of Swanzey (Swansea), Mt. Hope...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Siege of Boston, 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of the area between Boston and Concord, Massachusetts, showing the events leading up to the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775).