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 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.

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

Invite your class members to learn more about early and late Paleolithic settlements across the globe with this set of informative worksheets. Incorporate activities to compare and contrast the Paleolithic people of the Middle East,...

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.

Young scholars investigate deaths at Jamestown. In this history lesson, students research the high mortality rate at the Jamestown settlement as they write a position paper supporting or disputing the theories of Dr. Hancock.

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...

Young scholars examine a handbook given to Wisconsin immigrants when they arrived. They create a list prioritizing the items they needed for survival in the mid-1800s.