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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1836
A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1836. The map is keyed to show the states carried by Van Buren (Democrat), Harrison (Whig Party - West), and the third candidates White (Whig Party - South),...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Map of the United States, 1910
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the forest regions of the Pacific, Rocky Mountains, Northern Forest in the Great Lakes and New England areas, Southern Forest along the Gulf and East Coast, and the Hardwood Forest. The map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Boston, 1872
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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Etc: Maps Etc: Pilgrim Arrival at Cape Cod Harbor, 1620
A map showing the Pilgrim activity upon arrival at Cape Cod Harbor on the ship Mayflower (November 15-17, 1620). "There were three expeditions from the ship. The women were set ashore to wash at (a), and while the carpenter was repairing...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Seat of War, 1812 1814
A map of the Great Lakes and New England region of North America showing the northern area of conflict during the War of 1812, including the important sites of Detroit, Buffalo, Lewiston, Queenstown, Ogdensburg, Battle of the Thames...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1906
A map from 1906 of the continental or 'lower forty-eight’ United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Inset maps show the entire North American...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1906
A map from 1906 of the continental or 'lower forty-eight’ United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Inset maps show the entire North American...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1899
A map from 1899 of the United States showing the physical features of the area, including mountain systems and highlands, plateaus, basins, plains, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. This map also shows the six conventional state...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Relief of the United States, 1904
A relief map from 1904 of the United States showing the mountain systems and highlands, plateaus, plains, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. This map divides the area into the main groups of the St. Lawrence Basin, Allegheny Region,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alexander's Map, 1624
Coastal New England from Cape Cod north.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Relief of the United States, 1910
A relief map from 1910 of the United States showing the physical features of the New England Highlands, Adirondacks, Appalachian Plateau and Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plains, Lake Superior Highlands, Red River Valley Plains,...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Colonial Period
The early settlers to the New World began to map strategy for their own system of government. This site details that strategy and what kinds of events spawned the idea of representative government.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Britain in the New World: Early Ventures Fail
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.
George Mason University
Chnm: Differences Among Colonial Regions
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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National Park Service: Saugus Iron Works: Life & Work at an Early American Site
Use this site to learn about life and work at an early American industrial site. Understand the need for iron ore for the early Puritans through excellent history info, an inquiry question, maps, images, readings, activities and more....
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: New Zealand, 1904
A geo-political map of New Zealand current to 1904, showing major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds, and the 100-fathom...
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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: Comparative Areas of the United States and Other Countries, 1872
A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The New Settlements in Central Britain, Ad 666
A map of central England showing the "new" settlements of the Anglo-Saxons in the area around AD 666. This map shows the settlements with their Saxon names and modern names, including Northwearth (Derby), Snottinga (Nottingham),...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Naseby, June 14, 1645
A map of the Battle of Naseby on 14 June, 1645, near Broad Moore in Northamptonshire, England during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The battle, between the Royalist army under King Charles I and the Parliamentarian New Model...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Naseby, June 14, 1645
A map of the Battle of Naseby in Northamptonshire, England, during the First English Civil War. The battle was between the Parliamentarian New Model Army under Fairfax and Cromwell, and the Royalist Army of King Charles I. This battle,...
Stanford University
Stanford University: Spatial History: Distribution of Union Pacific Stockholders
This map reveals the way ownership of the Union Pacific concentrated in New England and New York. It also shows how the West got a federally financed railroad, and the east got the insider networks which controlled it.
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Etc: Claims of Various European Countries to the Us, 1643 1655
A map of the eastern coast of North America showing territorial claims of Europeans and the development of the United Colonies of New England (New England Confederation) in 1643, and the territorial changes between the Dutch and British...