Curated OER
Colonial North America
Showcase the religion, conflicts, daily life, and politics of Colonial North America. A very well-done presentation highlights all the major colonial groups, social norms, demographics, and political struggles of the time. Perfect for an...
Curated OER
The "New" European Imperialism
Discuss European Imperialism using this resource. This is an online world history worksheet. Learners answer 20 questions regarding the new European Imperialism using drop-down menus to select their answers for each question. They can...
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We the People Level 2
Learners explore U.S. history by participating in a government activity. In this Constitution lesson plan, students identify the role government plays in our society and the differences the British colonies had in the early 18th century....
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Your Area, Their Area
In this Your Area, Their Area activity, students locate and identify an area on a map, then write short answers to factors about it. They then create a poster with materials provided.
Curated OER
American Colonial Life in the Late 1700s: Distant Cousins
Students explore daily life and its influences in the late 1700s for two families in different colonies- Delaware and Massachusetts by becoming historical detectives. After gathering information from artifacts to make inferences about...
Curated OER
The New Imperialism (1)
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding British imperialism. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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European Colonialism in Africa (1)
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 11 multiple choice questions regarding colonialism in Africa. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Jamestown Colony
Third graders explore cooperation between British settlers and Native Americans in the Jamestown Colony. They describe how the colonists and Powhatan Indians depended on the environment for their survival. Students write a report on the...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Battle of Omdurman, 1898
Fordham University gives Winston Churchhill's account of the Battle of Omdurman. (He fought in the battle as a young soldier in the cavalry.)
Other
The Road to Revolution
This is a site for a 14-day United States History unit on the events leading up to the American Revolution. The point of this unit is to help students form an understanding of events by using multiple primary accounts (teaching...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Empire and Identity in the American Colonies
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Empire and Identity in the American Colonies." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights: Nigeria, an Overview
Brief timeline of Nigerian history in the twentieth century, from the PBS series "Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy." Includes timeline entries related to independence, which was achieved in 1960.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Royal Proclamation of 1763
An explanation of the cause and effects of the Proclamation of 1763 along with the original text itself.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Hong Kong
This site provides a brief history of Hong Kong, including a discussion of its return to mainland China in 1997. Includes information on demographics, geography, and culture as well.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Taxation Without Representation?
Check out this informative site to learn more about life in the colonies before the Revolutionary War. Find out why the colonists had issues with "taxation without representation." "You will work independently and in pairs to learn about...
Other
About Famous People: The American Revolutionary War
A good, general summary of the political and military events of the American Revolutionary War in two clickable parts.
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: Puritanism in New England
A brief explanation of the founding of the New England colonies by both Pilgrims and Puritans.
PBS
Africans in America: Map of the British Colonies
Map of British Colonies and information from PBS on slavery from about 1600 to 1750. Some timelining of African American's lives in the New World.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: 13 Colonies Map
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the composition of the thirteen original colonies and asks students to identify the colonies on a map.
Library of Congress
Loc: Revolutionary Period 1764 1789
This resource provides information about the Revolutionary Period in America.
Other
All the News? American Revolution & Maryland's Press
Explore this collection of digitized historical newspapers and broadsides from the 1760s about pre-Revolutionary topics. Requires Adobe Reader.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Royal Proclamation of 1763
Read the complete text of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III following the British victory over France in the French and Indian Wars.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Colonial America
This resource provides a brief overview of Colonial America.