Settlement Search

Enhance your American literature unit with this resource, in which readers access the Nebraska Studies website and read about "Railroads and Settlement." They search for a photograph of some aspect of the railroad from the Prairie...

Discover the interesting world of maritime archaeology and explorations under the sea with this nice set of worksheets, which cover such topics as search tools and techniques of underwater archaeology, carbon dating, vessel types, and...

Students investigate Spanish settlements in New Mexico and identify ways in which current ranchos reflect those earlier times. They use maps, readings, and photographs in their search.

Learners explore settlement of Northwest Territories from the years 1763 to 1848.

In this social studies worksheet, 6th graders complete a word search puzzle with vocabulary having to do with settlements in America. Students locate 21 words in a puzzle consisting of 15 rows and 35 columns.

What would you take? Class members examine two recommended provisions lists: one for colonists traveling to Virginia in 1622, and a second for persons immigrating to Carolina in 1709. Groups are asked to note the similarities and...

Imagine crafting a pamphlet to attract settlers to a new colony. As part of their study of the settlement of North Carolina, eighth graders examine a pamphlet produced in the 17th century meant to attract settlers to Carolina. Using the...

In this early European settlements word puzzle, learners identify settlements and terms pertaining to the early colonies. A list of 39 words is provided. An answer sheet is available.

Young boat captains must decide where to deliver supplies to the Carolina colony. They examine “Of the Inlets and Havens of this Country,” a primary source document to determine where to put in. Luckily, your sailors have computer access...

Young scholars examine how the Jamestown settlement changed the first few years after it was founded. They take a virtual field trip of Jamestown, read primary source documents, discuss census information, and write a summary of changes...