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Digital History

Digital History: The Age of Constitution Writing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
See how colonial and state constitutions differed and how the idea of a social contract between a government and its citizens is reflected in the state constitutions. The second half of this site gives an abbreviated text of the Articles...
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Quia

Quia: American Colonial Government and Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Review your knowledge of the early American government with these interactive games. Play concentration, matching, flashcards, or click on "list of terms" to see the vocabulary used in each activity.
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Documents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Browse U.S. historical documents according to historical period or search documents via search engine.W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis
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Other

History of the Usa: Colonial Life: Colonial Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the similarities and differences between the governments of the English colonies in this detailed account of early colonial government from the 1904 text written by Henry William Elson, History of the United States of America.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: American Religion

For Students 2nd - 6th
History for Kids presents an overview of the history of American religion in all of its forms practiced by various groups of citizens. With resources for teachers.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: u.s. & the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an overview of the relationship of the Dutch West India Company and the settling of New Netherlands under the "patroon" system, which brought many Dutch colonists to the New World.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The End of New Netherland

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the fight between Dutch and British colonial powers over New Amsterdam which eventually resulted in British dominance and the renaming of New Netherland to New York.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Dutch in British America

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the plight of New Netherland Dutch colonists in the one hundred years after the British took control of Dutch colonies in America.
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the Dutch alliance with pro-Revolution American colonists. Outlines reasons for the sentiment to support American independence as well as strategy involved.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: James Fort Rediscovered

For Students 3rd - 8th
Jamestown was the first settlement in the United States in 1607. Once thought to have washed away with the James River, historians have found 10,000 artifacts related to the settlement.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Towns of New Netherland

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the growth and development of towns settled by the Dutch in and around present day New York City. The author provides interesting details about leaders and landmarks.
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PublicBookshelf Corporation

Public Book Shelf: The North Carolina Regulators

For Students 9th - 10th
PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.