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Caught Between Worlds: Frontier Life as Reflected in Captivity Narratives
Students analyze captivity narratives written between the 1600's and 1800's. In this narrative lesson, students think critically about the interaction between Native peoples and the settlers to understand the cultural beliefs held by...
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African American Presence in Deerfield, Massachusetts (1680-1720)
Eleventh graders explore primary and secondary sources involving "everyday life" of individuals living in Deerfield at the four turns of the centuries. They learn what these characteristics reveal since the town's beginning as an English...
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Communities in Transition
Learners examine the communities in transition in New Haven, Connecticut. In groups, they create a timeline of the important events of Newhallville and research the city's industries and immigrant populations. They compare and contrast...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New England Colonies: Puritan Life
Find out about the life of the Puritans. Education was important, as well as church attendance. Read about the forms of punishment, and the ways Puritans had fun.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: N. Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
The complete text of Hawthorne's classic novel, "The Scarlet Letter." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on...
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame: History of American Education
This site from the University of Notre Dame contains great information on the History of American Education. This particular page is maintained by one of the professors at the college and contains links to information on the subject.
Other
Cotton Mather: The Education of Children
Full text of Cotton Mather's work, "The Education of Children."
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth [Pdf]
This study guide gives information about the Native Americans who were living in the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 and information about the new settlers too. The myth of the title concerns the friendly meal shared by the...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Salem Witch Trials
Use this site to learn what life was like in Salem during the late 1700s and history behind the Salem Witch Trials.
National Archives (UK)
The Standards Site: History at Key Stage 3: Elizabeth I
This site provides lesson plans and activities designed to engage students in learning about the drama and history of the Elizabethan era.
Other
University of Delaware: A History: Francis Alison's Academy
The opening of Alison's "Free School" was an event of importance both for the school's impact in its time and for its eventual development into a much larger and more comprehensive institution. The school was founded in 1736 by Francis...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. He is often remembered for his connection to the Salem witch trials.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F Edmunds
Senator Edmunds is descended from Quaker and Puritanic parentage. He is a Vermonter by birth, having been born at Richmond, Febuary 1, 1828. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888 US Senator from Vermont 1866-1891.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Baxter
(1615-1691) An English Puritan church leader, scholar, and known as "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen."
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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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Archbishop Edmund Grindal
Edmund Grindal (c. 1519 - 6 July 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1570 Grindal became Archbishop of York, where Puritans were few...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop John Jewel
John Jewel (May 24, 1522 - September 23, 1571), was an English bishop of Salisbury. Under Elizabeth's succession he returned to England, and made earnest efforts to secure what would now be called a low-church settlement of religion; he...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Winthrop
John Winthrop (12 January 1588 - 26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629 and was elected their governor in October 1629. Between 1639 and 1648 he was voted out of...