US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Ecological Regions of North America
A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area.
World Atlas
World Atlas: North America
Features maps and a description of the geography and history of North America with links to information on its countries, famous people, flags, symbols, and much more.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Alien Invasion: The Gypsy Moth Time Line in North America
A timeline of the gypsy moth's spread across North America, from its introduction in 1869 up to attempts in 2004 to control it by spraying insecticide over a large area.
Other
The Conquest of North America by Hernando De Soto, Coronado and Cabeza De Vaca
Describes the conquest of North America in the 1500s by the explorers Hernando de Soto, Vasquez de Coronado, and Cabeza de Vaca. The text has many embedded links to maps showing the routes they traveled as well as to additional information.
National Institutes of Health
Paleoindian Large Mammal Hunters on the Plains of North America (1998)
Published journal article that details faunal studies, hunting, weaponry, hunting strategy, butchering, and ritual activities. Seven cultural complexes are considered: Clovis, Goshen, Folsom, Agate Basin, Hell Gap, Alberta, and Cody.
Other
Native Peoples of North America: Agricultural Societies in Pre European Times
A good introduction to the three major Native American cultures in the Southwest prior to European contact. Find information about the Mogollon, Anasazi, and Hohokam cultures. Read how they influenced each other, and what was unique...
Other
Masonic Service Association of North America: Fact Sheets About Freemasonry
Information about Freemasonry's history, how it is organized, the concept of Brotherhood, its ideas about religion, the role of secrecy, the inclusion of women, and its organizations specifically for youth.
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Thanksgiving in North America
The Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Feast was not the first Thanksgiving celebration. Discover previous Thanksgiving festivals held in North America.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Religious Diversity in America
Article provides an overview discussion of an ethnic and religious pluralistic society explaining distinguishing factors of religious life in North America. Includes guideance for student discussion, scholar debate and links to related...
Sacred Text Archive
The Norse Discovery of America
Collections of bits and pieces of lore and fact relating to the exploration of Nova Scotia and North America. Author promises "Bone-chilling stories," of Vikings!
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: North America: Abenaki Orientation
This reference introduces the Abenaki tribe located in Northeast America. Read about their location, demographics, and linguistics.
University of Calgary
Peopling North America: Theories Regarding First Migrations to the Americas
An overview of the multiple theories of the earliest migrations into North America.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: North American Cultures
In this lesson, middle schoolers develop an understanding of the wide variety of traditions and cultural practices in the United States and North America.
Other
Jane Austen Society of North America: Chronology of Jane Austen's Works
Here is a handy chronology of Jane Austen's works from 1787 until her death in 1817.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bicknell's Thrush
Get the facts about Bicknell?s Thrush. Besides finding a detailed physical description of North America?s least known birds, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Ring Billed Gull
Get the facts about the Ring-billed Gull. Besides finding a detailed physical description of North America?s most abundant gull, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Canvasback
Get the facts about the Canvasback, a wild duck who only lives in North America. Besides finding a detailed physical description of one of the fastest flying ducks, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bufflehead
Learn about Canada's smallest duck, the Bufflehead. Besides finding a detailed physical description of North America?s rarest duck, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird...
Other
Simon Frasier University: A Journey to a New Land
This interactive site examines questions about early human migration to North America offers grade-level appropriate information for primary, elementary, middle, secondary and post-secondary levels. Teacher resources, simulations, video,...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Urban North
Learning resource using primary sources in which students study de facto segregation in the North following the Civil War and examine how African-Americans responded to segregation and racism compared to the South.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Life in North & South 1847 1861: Before Brother Fought Brother
The five lessons in this unit are designed to help students develop a foundation on which to understand the basic disagreements between North and South through the investigation of primary source documents, photographs, and census...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Colonial Settlement 1600s 1763
The settlement of the colonies in America is the focus of this article. The course of events is divided into topics and time periods, making it easier to understand. Note is made of the effects to the already present Native Americans as...
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Commodities and the Transformation of the American Landscape
Learning resource uses primary source material to explore the ways in which commodities are extracted, produced, and exchanged and how those processes have shaped the physical and cultural landscape of North America.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Prosperity, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
Four original source accounts, and four related maps, of successful English, French, and Spanish settlements in North America and the Caribbean that explain the qualities of these settlements and their reasons for permanence and prosperity.
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