United States History Map Interactive:
Learn map skills and how the United States was settled.
Roanoke was the first colony to be established by Britian. The only problem is that the first people to volunteer to leave Britian to establish this colony disappeared. No one knows to this day what happened to these people. It remains a MYSTERY, though there are some theories for the disappearance of the Roanoake colonist. Watch the movie clip to hear some of the theories.
Watch this video about Jamestown. Interesting why the colonist never realized why there were no Native Americans around where they landed.
Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Tribe: 30 minute video
Watch this living museum, (a virtual fieldtrip). Travel back in time to 1621 to learn about the first permanent English Settlement - Plimouth Plantation. Learn how the Pilgrims and Natives interacted with each other and how they are different but yet silimilar.
The First Thanksgiving - Extra Credit! Due Friday, Sept. 30th.
Learn about the 13 colonies: location, natural resources, education, religion, etc.
Follow the different passages through time of colonial life. Would you be able to survive?
Learn about colonial life through a child's point of view
How did slavery begin? Who? Where? Why?
Schoolhouse Rock: The struggle between the Colonists and the King
Stamp Act and Townsend Act - The British impose taxes on the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War. This enrages the Colonists and this would begin continued protests from the Colonists
Boston Massacre- View this video from History.com on the bloody massacre in Boston. Who was responsible for this massacre?
Boston Tea party - Who was responsible for this protest? What will happen now to the relations between the colonists and the British?
Paul Revere's Ride Poem
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - Learn how our country's government was created.
America Gets a Constitution Video
PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION LYRICS
Westward Expansion:
Lewis and Clark Virtual Expedition
Go west across America! Help make decisions on your expedition with Lewis and Clark. See how you rank as a decision maker on this expedition. Then post a comment explaining how well or poor you did and why.
Frequently Asked Questions About Lewis and Clark Expedition
Enjoy finding answers to questions and reading expedition stories.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION VIDEO
Find out who Lewis and Clark were and why they were sent on this expedition.
Lewis and Clark Expedition - History Channel Video
Trail of Tears : Indian Removal Act
Read about this sad event that changed the Native Americans Life Forever
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Watch videos about how the Industrial Revolution came to the U.S. and the Transcontinental Railroad impacted the U.S.
Industrial Revolution Inventors Chart:
Learn about the inventors and their inventions fromt he 19th Century.
STRUGGLE OVER SLAVERY VIDEOS:
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Breecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Watch Videos on important people from the civil war. You will need the password.
Important People of the Civil War
Key People in the Civil War Game
Civil War Vocabulary Terms Game
Civil War Video (from Mrs. Shanahan)