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Units of Study:  13 Colonies  |  Revolutionary War  |  Colonial Times  |  Westward Expansion

Social Studies Book

Primary Sources

       ** Pledge of Allegiance

  1. Teaching with Primary Sources - Smithsonian
  2. History by Topic - History Channel
  3. 100 Milestone Documents
  4. Library of Congress - American Memory * Themes
    Photographs and Documents
  5. U.S. Historical Census Data
    A primary source containing state, county, and immigration information from the1790 to 1960 census.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau
    A primary source for current data.
  7. Development of New France from the point of view of different European powers.
  8. United States History - eduplace
  9. Colonial America Smithsonian Source

iMovie Videos

  1. First Continental Congress
  2. Second Continental Congress

  3. Battle of Lexington and Concord

  4. Boston Massacre *history.com

  5. Boston Tea Party - School House Rock * Boston Tea Party

  6. Patriots and Loyalists * Loyalists vs. Patriots * Loyalists vs. Patriots - video

  7. Intolerable Acts

  8. Stamp Act - history.com
  9. Quartering Act
  10. Thomas Paine - History.com
  11. Battle of Saratoga - history.com
  12. The Proclamation of 1763
  13.  

 

13 Colonies

GETTING TO AMERICA

  1. The Mayflower at Sea 1620
  2. Mayflower ship video - History.com .

GENERAL

  1. 13 Colonies Map * Basic information
  2. The Thirteen Colonies - Summary Chart
  3. Overview of 13 Colonies - land of the brave
  4. 13 Colonies - Mr. Nussbaum 
  5. 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies 
  6. Farming in the 13 Colonies - by Social Studies for Kids
  7. Religion in the 13 Colonies - by Social Studies for Kids
  8. HIstory Wiz - Primary sources - Jamestown & Colonies
  9. Original 13 Colonies 
  10. Fishing for a living - national Geographic 
  11. Early America - Famous People
  12. Important Colonial People - quizlet
  13. Money
  14. Why People Came to the New World

DAILY LIFE IN THE COLONIES

  1. New England Colonies 
  2. Middle Colonies
  3. Middle Colonies - maps
  4. Southern Colonies

Start research using the online encyclopedias -Search "New Jersey" + history + colony

1.  Virgina

  1. Lost Colony of Roanoke
  2. Lost Colony - missing clue on map
  3. Jamestown Online Adventure 1606 (can be downloaded)
  4. Jamestown Settlement- History is fun
  5. Jamestown Virtual Settlement
  6. Jamestown - NPS 
  7. Colonial Williamsburg
    all aspects of life in Colonial Williamsburg...recipes, people, places,recreation.
  8. Merchants & Signs Colonial Williamsburg- Kids Zone
  9. Virginia - History of the USA
  10. Chesapeake Bay - Then & Now - National Geographic 

2.   Massachusetts

  1. Life on a Plymouth Plantation - Webquest
  2. Plimoth Plantation in 1627 English Village 
  3. Plimoth Plantation at Thanksgiving 
  4. Massachusetts Bay

3.   New Jersey

     New Jersey - History of the USA

4.  New Hampshire

New Hampshire History
New Hampshire - History of the USA

5.   New York

    1. New York History 
    2. Dutch Colonies
    3. NY State History 
    4. NY Colony History

6.   Delaware

Delaware Living History 
Delaware - History of USA
New Sweden in America 
State of Delaware- History
Delaware History

7.   Maryland

Maryland at a glance 
* Exploring Maryland's Roots - animation

8.   Connecticut

Connecticut - History of the USA

9.   Rhode Island

Rhode Island - History of the USA

10.  Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania - History of USA

11.  North Carolina

Historical Highlights North Carolina -
N.C. History -
Roanoke Island Mystery- ThinkQuest presentation

12.   South Carolina

South Carolina - History of USA
Daily Life

13.  Georgia

Our Georgia History
The Colony of Georgia
History of Georgia 

Revolutionary War

  1. Revolutionary War - Scholastic
  2. Declaration of Independence
    Sign it and learn about the original signers
  3. Presidents Day 
    Welcome to our Presidents Day Web Quest on President 
    George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. 
  4. Presidents at Whitehouse.gov
  5. Mount Vernon - George Washington 
  6. Rediscovering George Washington - PBS 
  7. Ben's Guide to the US government 
    The Electric Ben Franklin - video 
  8. Ben Franklin - Franklin Institute
  9. Ben Franklin and his inventions - Franklin Institute 
  10. Ben Franklin - Extraordinary Life - by PBS
  11. The Autobiography of Ben Franklin by earlyamerica 
  12. American Centuries - Colonial life 1700 - 1800's
  13.  Washington's World - 3D animation - very slow loading

Revolutionary War Timeline and Explanation of Laws & Acts http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm

Revolutionary War Spy Letters http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/index-gallery.html

Colonial Times

  1. Liberty Corner School by Mrs. Blakeslee
  2. America to Celebrate the Quadricentennial by Mrs. Blakeslee 
  3. Liberty Kids - Then & Now 
    The difference between life in the 1700s and today. 
  4. Archiving Early America
    Primary source material from 18th century America including original newspapers, maps, and writings.
  5. An Outline of American History: the Colonial Period
    Journals, letters, original laws, col. gov't; index of the US Presidents; excellent links to information, documents, their speeches, writings, biographies, etc.
  6. Birth of a NationThinkquest
  7. Colonial House by PBS
  8. ?? . You Be The Historian - Smithsonian Institute Springer 
  9. Eilzabeth Murrary Project Early American History 
  10. ?? . Colonial Williamsburg

Westward Expansion

  1. Donner Party  
    Westward Expansion 
  2. Donner Party PBS.org
  3. Oregon Trail
    all about trail, historic sites, facts
  4. The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 
    Teacher guide and activities also
  5. ?? End of the Oregon Trail - provisions 
  6. New Perspectives on the West
    tour, events, places, people, archives, games
  7. Pioneers
    A Thinkquest Website about the Oregon Trail
  8. Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie:
  9. Dear America: The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory, 1868
    Teacher guide and activities also 
  10. Lewis and Clark -PBS
  11. The Frontier House -PBS
    Three modern families experience life in 1883 in Montana. 
  12. The Museum of Westward Expansion: National Park Service 
  13. Pioneers / Westward Expansion -KIDs Info 
  14. WWW Virtual Library: American West
    Identifies links for American and World History 
  15. Our America - Westward Expansion - Scholastic
  16. Build a Sod House - Smithsonian Institute  

Great Awakening:

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/first-great-awakening#sect-background/

Election

ELECTIONS

  1. Ben's Guide to Elections
  2. Elections 101 - PBS 
  3. Elections - Scholastic
  4. Elections

*Step inside the Voting Booth - PBS




LINCOLN
INTRODUCTION: Lincoln video - Biography

  1. BASICS: President Abraham Lincoln
  2. Lincoln's New Salem 
  3. Under His Hat - Go to: In the Classroom Link for Primary Sources
  4. Lincoln for Kids - Nussbaum
  5. Abraham Lincoln #16 - White House
  6. A. Lincoln's Biography * Facts - Lincoln Library
  7. Lincoln - History Channel
  8. Lincoln Online
  9. Looking For Lincoln
  10. Lincoln Penny - Lincoln Library
  11. Lincoln by Students ** NOT a good resource

US PRESIDENTS

  1. Presidents  - Whitehouse Kids(archive)
  2. Presidents of the U.S. **  List of Presidents  - Enchanted Learning
  3. Presidents  - Whitehouse.gov
  4. American Presidents Archive  > Select a name 
  5. Portraits of the Presidents  - National Gallery
  6. Presidental Gravesites
  7. Mount Vernon  - George Washington 
  8. Monticello  - Thomas Jefferson 
  9. Lincoln - NPS 

     Are you a presidental scholar?
     Try to answer these questions. 
 

  1. Presidents puzzle  - Scholastic 
  2. Name that president - primarygames

 

Explorers  

EARLY LAND BRIDGE

  1. Bering Land Bridge  - animation
  2. PALE  - Coastine changes - animation

VIKING

  1. Turf houses  - L'anse aux Meadows 
  2. * Vikings Village for kids - BBC
  3. Viking Voyage  - Smithsonian Institute
  4. The Vikings  - Snaith School, UK
  5. Discovering Vikings at L'anse aux Meadows 
  6. Viking Artifacts  - British Museum

GENERAL

  1. Portugal's Explorers 8 minute video
  2. World Flags  - Enchanted Learning
  3. SHIP: Portuguese Caravel's  Enchanted Learning
  4. SHIP: Tudor Ship, Mary Rose
  5. SHIP: Evolution of Ship Building
  6. How latitude changed navigation  ...But With Latitude In 1516 They Knew
  7. The Marco Polo Odyssey   Narrated  - by National Geographic


EXPLORER BY COUNTRY

START with these links & look for your explorer:

  1. Explorers  by Enchanted Learning
  2. The All-Star River Explorers  of the United States 
  3. Fact Monster  - Do a search with the name of your explorer  
  4. THE EXPLORERS biographies  Mariner's Museum
  5. All About Explorers
  6. World Explorers - ducksters

UNITED STATES

Lewis & Clark

  1. River Explorers


SPAIN


Columbus
1.  Ahoy Columbus  Scholastic Cyberhunt
2.  Christopher Columbus; man and myth 
3.  Christopher Columbus  - Mariner's Museum

Coronado - 1510-1554 
1.  Francisco Vasquez de Coronado  
2.  Coronado - PBS

Magellan  
1.  Ferdinand Magellan  - All about explorers
2.  Magellan  - ducksters

Ponce De Leon

  1. Flordia's 1st Spanish Explorer
  2. Juan Ponce de Leon
  3. Ponce de Leon - History Channel

Cortez

  1. Hernando Cortez

De Soto

  1. Hernando De Soto

Pissaro

  1. Francisco Pissaro

ITALY

Amerigo Vespucci  
1.  Vespucci

PORTUGAL

Cabral
  1. Pedralvarez Cabral  
Prince Henry the Navigator
  1. Prince Henry

ENGLAND

Cook

  1. Captian James Cook - BBC

Cabot

  1.  John Cabot  - Heritage 


Drake
1.  A Very Basic Biographical Sketch of Francis Drake 
2.  Francis Drake

Hudson 
1.  The Life and Voyages of Hudson  
2.  Images of the Half Moon  
3.  Half Moon

FRANCE

Samuel de Champlain

  1. Explorer Hall of Fame