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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Hampshire, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1903 of New Hampshire showing the capital of Concord, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and mountain ranges. "New Hampshire, one of the New England States of the American Union, lies...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire: Mac Pheadris Warner House

For Students 9th - 10th
Built around 1720, this home is one of the finest Georgian brick houses in New England. Its lightning rod may have been the first installed in the area.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Harmony Mills

For Students 9th - 10th
Largest cotton mill complex in the world when it opened in 1872; one of the finest examples of a large-scale textile mill complex outside of New England.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colonial, Federal and Modern England

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site is a detailed lesson plans for teachers who want to teach their students about the changing images of childhood in America. It talks about the Colonial, Federal and Modern England periods.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Britain in the New World: Early Ventures Fail

For Students 5th - 8th
Several Englishmen sailed to the New World to establish settlements for England. Read about Sir Humphrey Gilbert's fate, and the mystery of Roanoke. Follow Sir Francis Drake on the map as he circumnavigated the globe.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Anne Bradstreet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
English immigrant in the New World, Anne Bradstreet became an acclaimed poet of Puritan New England. Click on "Anne Bradstreet Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Divining America: Religion in American History

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of scholarly essays consisting of instructional guides accompanied by commentary. Designed to help teachers of American history bring students to a greater understanding of the role religion has played in the development of...
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George Mason University

Chnm: Differences Among Colonial Regions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore the differences among the three colonial regions of New England, Mid-Atlantic/Middle, and the Southern colonies. In small groups for each region, students will observe and note details of pictures, maps, and...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, then called Indians.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Mary Rowlandson

For Students 9th - 10th
After immigrating to the New England colonies, being captured by Wampanoag Indians, Puritan and author acclimates herself to the Native American culture as a form of survival and documents her time kept captive. See "Mary Rowlandson...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 5: Gone Fishing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that investigates fisheries. In this lab, students research the overfishing in New England over the last several decades to understand the consequences of this practice. They will also explore...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: Salem Witch Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of the Salem Witch Trials as well as its background in seventeenth-century colonial New England. Includes descriptions of the accused and analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, a bibliography,...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Ethan Frome by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edith Wharton. The novel is set in the cold, gray, bleakness of a New England winter. Ethan Frome is an isolated farmer trying to scrape out a meager living while...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Hutchinson: American Women's Movement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lesson focuses on the life and trials of Anne Hutchinson, who fought for the rights of women in mid-17th century New England.
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Other

Lost Colony: England's Expeditions to the New World 1584 1590

For Students 4th - 8th
A short history of the attempt to establish a British colony on Roanoke Island which ended with the mysterious disappearance of the colonists.
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Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Letters Patents of King Henry Vii Granted Unto John Cabot

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of Henry VII's letter granting John Cabot permission to explore the New World and claim what he finds for England. Difficult to read, but an important primary source document.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Brit Lit: 20th Century Postmodernism: Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a lesson from a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism; it focuses on Modernism, a period characterized by writers and artists use of new forms in an attempt to find a new truth and a break from existing institutions, forms, and...
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University of New Brunswick (Canada)

The Winslow Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Edward Winslow was a community leader in the 13 Colonies when the American Revolution broke out. He helped lead the troops loyal to the king of England. Winslow and his compatriots eventually accepted defeat and decided to relocate to...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents on how the political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain changed from 1690 to 1763 and how the colonists responded.
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Arizona State University

Archaeological Research Institute: A Walking Tour of Plimouth Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
A visual exploration, supported by interpretive text, of Plymouth Plantation as it existed in the 1600s. Includes photographs of buildings, a wigwam, European and Native American clothing, and tools used.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders examine the relations between Indians and the settlers in the 1600s and 1700s. Background information for teachers is included. Students will work in groups to look at three different colonies and read primary...
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Other

The History of the First Ten Newspapers in America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a brief history of the first ten newspapers printed in colonial America.
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Other

America Dept. Of State: Outline of American Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...

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