Curated OER
Africa Vocabulary Game
In this African word search worksheet, students search the puzzle for the African vocabulary words located on the sheet. There are 36 words/phrases to locate in the puzzle that relate to the Age of Imperialism in Africa.
Curated OER
The Agricultural South
Students define the key terms presented in the lesson. Students identify and describe the social structure of Southern society . Students explain how slavery evolved in the colonies and how slaves maintained their culture in the colonies.
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Hillcrest High School: The Colonies Come of Age: The Agricultural South [Pdf]
A chapter from a history text that looks at the plantation economy of the Southern colonies, which relied on slave labor. It discusses the role of women as second class citizens, the cash crops that were grown, indentured servitude, the...
Other
Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Cotton Industry
Cotton has long been an important and successful part of the economy and history of Arkansas. This is an overview of the cotton industry from the early days of plantations, slaves, immigrant workers to today's productive source of...
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Tobacco Counterblast
For this lesson, students look at why King James I thought that smoking tobacco was a dangerous habit.
Other
School Wires: The Agricultural South [Pdf]
In the Southern colonies, a predominantly agricultural society developed.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Burundi: Economy
Although civil war has threatened Burundi's economy in the past, see how the country is overcoming those problems and is on its way to developing a stronger economy. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Britain in the New World: The Growth of the Tobacco Trade
Many colonists came to Jamestown to find gold. Read about what finally brought money into the colony, and what John Rolfe's role was in that. Read about who the workers were who provided the labor for this new money source.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Eliza Lucas Pinckney
This site contains a short biography detailing the life of Eliza Pinckney.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: First British Colony: Virginia
Here is a brief, to-the-point account of the settlement at Jamestown and its ultimate success.