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Lesson 1: English-Indian Encounters

For Teachers 8th - 10th
What did the English settlers think of the Native Americans inhabiting the Chesapeake region of the United States? Learners analyze a series of documents and images to determine the English perception of the local inhabitants. A great...
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VS.3g

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore describing the interactions between the English settlers and the Powhatan people. They include the contributions of the Powhatan's to the survival of the settlers and review how the Powhatan people and the English...
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English-Indian Encounters in Early 17th Century Virginia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in a three part lesson plan in which they examine the initial encounters between the English and the Indians, the different ways in which the colonist and Indians interacted and why English settlers and Native...
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English Settlement

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students study the development of the New England colonies, their rationale for settlement, and the importance of Puritan theology in this development. They research towns in England and their copies in Massachusetts.
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Art or Artifact?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and discuss illustrations of the New World by John White. They examine the images, answer questions about each one, and write an essay.
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Pocahontas: Ambassador to the New World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch the video "Pocahontas: Ambassador to the New World," complete a vocabulary list and discuss the video using the provided questions.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Caribbean Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about plantation life during the 18th and 19th centuries by viewing images, maps, and text material in this virtual exhibition from the British Library. Writer Mike Phillips gives his personal interpretation of this exhibit on...
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Other

Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience the dramatic raid on Deerfield. You can read what the victims of the Deerfield Raid say in their stories through historical documents as well as see artifacts, find out about the assailants, and enter the conflict yourself.
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Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704

For Students 9th - 10th
This award-winning resource draws the reader into a consideration of history as witnessed from multiple perspectives. Discover the mystery of the French and Indian raid on colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts where five cultures clashed in...
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Cultures at Jamestown [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-page discussion of the mix of cultures that converged in the colony of Jamestown and the challenges this presented. These cultures were the English settlers, the indigenous Powhatan people, and the African slaves. Despite many...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Colonial New England: Looking at New England Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Mapping Colonial New England: Looking at the Landscape of New England." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Early Settlements: Quiz (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and includes a variety of questions covering early settlement of the New England colonies.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Early Settlements: Quiz (3)

For Students 9th - 10th
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and includes a variety of questions covering early settlement of Colonial America.
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Other

Lane Memorial Library: King Philip's War

For Students 9th - 10th
This page at the Lane Memorial Library from a history of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, details the involvement of the town in King Philip's War from 1675 to 1676.
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Graphic
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Virginia Dare

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Virginia Dare.