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Library of Congress

Loc: The African American Mosaic: Colonization

For Students 9th - 10th
Library of Congress presents a collection of primary source material on the beginnings of the American Colonization Society and efforts of free blacks to return to Liberia during the Nineteenth Century.
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Handout
Other

Denison University: Liberia: The American Colonization Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article provides basic information about the views and goals of the American Colonization Society.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Native American Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The America that greeted the first Europeans was, thus, far from an empty wilderness. It is now thought that as many people lived in the Western Hemisphere as in Western Europe at that time -- about 40 million. Estimates of the number of...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: American Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition explores the origins, development, and eventual fall of the American empire and maps the diverse and rocky terrain of the American empire to show how it informs contemporary conversations on heritage, citizenship, racism,...
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Other

American Journeys: French and English Approaches to Exploration [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lengthy lesson plan that examines French and English approaches to exploration and colonization in reference to religious factors. Using primary sources from French missionary Gabriel Sagard and Wiliam Bradford, first governor of...
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Other

Bringing History Home: Native American History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This 5th grade unit is an introduction to Native American history in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lessons focus on U.S. government policies that have determined the official relationship between the government and Native American...
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PBS

Pbs Africans in America: Forten Letter to Cuffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about James Forten's opposition to Paul Cuffe's American Colonization Society, which sought to recruit African-Americans to emigrate to Africa in the early 19th century. In addition, this site provides a link to the text of Forten's...
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Website
Columbia University

Columbia University: Columbia University & Slavery 8. Columbia and Colonization

For Students 9th - 10th
This website was created by faculty, students, and staff to publicly present information about Columbia's historical connections to the institution of slavery. Columbians played a prominent role in the New York Auxiliary Colonization...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Impact of Colonization

For Students 11th - 12th
By reading this section of a chapter on "Colonial Societies," students will be able to explain the reasons for the rise of slavery in the American colonies, describe changes in Indian life, including warfare and hunting, contrast...
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Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Road to American Independence" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational text recounts America's road to independence, starting from the beginning of English colonization in North America and ending with the final battle of the American Revolution. A specific purpose for reading and...
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Primary
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Colonization and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An overview of all the materials that are available to students to explore the colonization and settlement of the Americas.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 5: Early Colonization of North America

For Teachers 5th
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the early colonization of North America.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Native American History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Before Christopher Columbus came to America, the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans. Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, as more explorers sought to colonize their land, Native Americans responded in various...
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Website
Other

Wwhp: American Anti Slavery Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of the evolution of the support for the abolition of slavery from the first anti-slavery organization formed by the Quakers to the support for Abraham Lincoln as president. Focus is on the American Anti-Slavery Society and...
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Negro Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the role slavery played in Texas in the mid-1800s, and the cotton plantations' role in the Texas economy.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Secession

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses where different southern states stood on the issue of secession prior to the Civil War.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: African American Mosaic: Black History and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of a Library of Congress exhibit, covering information about black history, including colonization, abolition, migrations, and the WPA. It is multimedia and contains hundreds of primary source documents.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory Timeline: Colonial Settlement,1600s 1763

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about the colonization in the New World by many European countries. Hyperlinks to you to more specific topics.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Colonial Settlement 1600s 1763

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The settlement of the colonies in America is the focus of this article. The course of events is divided into topics and time periods, making it easier to understand. Note is made of the effects to the already present Native Americans as...
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Colonization of Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed discussion of the colonization of Utah.
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Organization for Community Networks

Academy Curricular Exchange: A Practical Experiment in Colonization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed lesson plan depicting life in the early American colonies.
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Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: The Republic of Texas and the Mexican American War

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the history of Texas framed in a discussion of Spanish colonization to help readers better understand events leading to the Mexican-American War. With bullet pointed facts and links to primary source material.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Bartolome De Las Casas

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features Native American activist, Bartolome de las Casas, one of the first Europeans to speak on cruelty directed towards the Native Americans. Click on "Bartolome de las Casas Activites" for related artifacts and activities.

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