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- American History
- Native American
Lesson Plans
- American Revolution Lessons (National Archives and Records Administration)
Provides lessons on the American Revolution. Also includes a history of the period from the Declaration of Independence to the peace treaty between the USA and Britain. 5-01
- Amistad - Lesson Plan (National Archives and Records Administration)
Provides teaching activities organized around the National Standards for History.
Lists
- Amistad Links
Provides annotated links to both the movie and historical slave ship Amistad.
- Colonial America (Library of Congress)
Provides a wide range of original documents called the "American Memory." Includes searches by keywords, media types, or topics.
- Colonial Period of American History (Mabry)
Papers
- -Declaration of Independence (Library of Congress)
 Uses treasures, key historical documents in the Library of Congress, to weave a story on the history of the Declaration of Independence.
- African Americans - Black Patriots of the Revolution (SeacoastNH)
Provides a short summary of sections of "Colored Patriots of the Revolution" by Nell. Recounts events by a biography of the mid-1800's.
- African Americans - First Blacks of Portsmouth 1 (SeacoastNH)
"Valerie Cunningham traces African American history from 1645 through the first harsh century of slavery."
- African Americans - First Blacks of Portsmouth 2 (SeacoastNH)
"Limited freedom came slowly. Valerie Cunningham discusses emancipation, the 'Negro Court,' and the lives of Portsmouth's expanding black population."
- American Revolution (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
- American Revolutionary War (Yahoo)
- Amistad - Historical and Legal Information
Provides information about the Supreme Court Case of United States v. The Amistad. Also provides information about the Supreme Court Justices, the homeland of the men on trial, and other historical facts and context.
- Amistad - Supreme Court Decision
Provides the full text of the Supreme Court decision regarding the group of men who were captured and made slaves aboard The Amistad.
- Amistad - The Historical Story
Provides a chapter by chapter account of the historical events regarding the Amistad and slave trade in early America. The controversy involving a group of slaves went to the Supreme Court and helped move the nation away from slavery.
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bill of Rights of the United States (National Archives)
Provides a graphic of the actual document. Also includes a Web version.
- Colonial America (About.com - Kelly)
Provides ten links on Colonial America, by topic. 2-01
- Colonial America Resources (Tracey O.)
- Colonial America Timeline (History Place)
Provides a history up to 1790.
- Colonial Mexico (Donn)
Provides a history of the relationship between "New Spain," the place we currently call "Mexico," and Spain. Discusses the drive for independence, provides links, related lesson plans and more.
- Colonial Period Clothes (Tolerance.org)
Discusses some myths about what early pilgrims and Native Americans wore. 10-02
- Constitution of the United States (Murphy and NPTN)
Provides the words from the Constitution of the United States. This is not a graphic of the actual document.
- Constitution of the United States (National Archives)
Provides a graphic of the actual document. Also includes a Web version.
- Declaration of Independence (Murphy and NPTN)
Provides the words from the Declaration of Independence. This is not a graphic of the actual document.
- Declaration of Independence (PBS)
Provides a draft, a copy of the signed document, and the Head and Heart letter.
- Declaration of Independence - Timetable
Covers June 7, 1776 - August 2, 1776.
- Declaration of Independence of the United States (National Archives)
Provides a graphic of the actual document. Also includes a Web version.
- English and American Literature - A History (Bartleby - Cambridge)
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature is considered "the most important work of literary history and criticism ever published." 2-01
- Franklin, Benjamin (Franklin Institute)
Provides a biography, a family tree, resources, contributions by field and more.
- History of Slavery from 1620 in the USA (Becker)
Provides a history of slavery in the United States, starting in 1620 and continuing until the end of the Civil War. High School Level. 5-00
- Labor History (The Illinois Labor History Society - Brown)
Provides a history on labor in the USA, starting with colonial times. Includes handouts and suggestions for integrating the information into classroom lessons. 2-02
- Penn, William (Forrest)
Provides a biography of the founder of Pennsylvania. 2-01
- Pilgrims Arrive in America
- Revolutionary War (SSG - TeacherNet)
Provides comprehensive, yet carefully selected resources by time period. However, this site has not been updated recently and provides many dead links. 4-02
- Thanksgiving - The First Thanksgiving (Media3, Technologies) 2-01
- U.S. History - Colonial Period (Feldmeth)
- Washington, George - Biography (Library of Congress)
Provides a biography of George Washington, including pictures.
- Washington, George - Papers (Library of Congress) 10-00
- Washington, George - The Real Face (Early America)
"George Washington's life mask was made in 1785 by French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon when Washington was fifty-three. In commenting to a friend, Houdon said he had no idea of 'the majesty and grandeur of Washington's form and features' until he studied him as a subject."
Periodicals
- Early America Review
Projects
- Revolutionary War (O'Connor)
Provides 15 days of lessons and activities. This is a thematic unit.
- Time Detective (IL Tweb)
Worksheets
- American Revolution Worksheets (School Express)
Provides a dozen worksheets. 1-02
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