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Website
Other

Postcolonial Web: Political Discourse

For Students 9th - 10th
Postcolonial Web provides an overview of Political Discourse, Colonialism, and Post Colonialism.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salutary Neglect

For Students 9th - 10th
Salutary neglect was a long-standing British policy in the thirteen colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Colonialism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students identify the Impacts of Colonialism - to include social, economic and political legacies and how these led to civil wars, dictators, and corrupt governments. Students grasp the complexity of...
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Website
Other

The British Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this is a personal site, the History Channel calls it "Very comprehensive." That is definitely true! Author provides extensive timelines, biographies, information on science and technology, discussions, and more! Be sure to...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mercantilism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an overview of mercantilism in Colonial America.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Age of Imperialism: European Imperialism

For Students 9th - 10th
The White Man's Burden was another name for Imperialism. It was an ethnocentric idea that emerged from Darwin's Theory of Evolution to explain why white people were living in what they believed were more advanced civilizations than...
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Article
Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: Leroy Beaulieu on the Desirability of Imperialism, 1891

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from a book written in 1891 in which the author clarifies and supports the economic justification for imperialism.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Map: Imperialism and the Balance of Power

For Students 9th - 10th
World maps of the Colonial Empires of 1914 as well as their revenues during that time period. There are also maps depicting urban growth, type of government, wars and atrocities, and living conditions of the world in 1900.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Map: Imperialism and the Balance of Power

For Students 9th - 10th
World maps of the Colonial Empires of 1914 as well as their revenues during that time period. There are also maps depicting urban growth, type of government, wars and atrocities, and living conditions of the world in 1900.