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Imperialism and Expansion: Part 1
Students explore the era of imperialism and expansion of the United States. For this American history lesson, students play a game regarding the U.S. attempts to expand the nation in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Fells Point's Role in Shipping and Trade
Eighth graders examine the trade and military advantages of ships built in Fells Point. In this American History lesson, 8th graders analyze primary sources. Students create an encyclopedia of Fells Point.
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European Exploration
Sixth graders analyze key European explorers and focus on where and why they explored. They research who sponsored the explorers as well as the accomplishments of the explorers. They discuss the lasting effects of the expeditions in...
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Monitor Marine Migrants
Students, in groups, track the seasonal journey of a species, such as a shorebird, sea turtle, or marine mammal, using various sources of migration data
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Univerisity of Texas: Maps of the Americas
A large collection of maps of all countries in the Americas including relief maps, political maps, and reference maps.
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Etc: Maps Etc: French Posts and Forts in Louisiana and New France, 1754
A map of North America showing the French posts and forts at the beginning of the French and Indian War (1754) between the French and the British. The map is color-coded to show the territorial claims of the British, French, and Spanish...
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Etc: Maps Etc: North American Vegetation Regions, 1901
A map from 1901 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general vegetation regions. The map shows areas of deserts, tundras, and ice fields, areas of grassy lands, areas of open forests,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rainfall in North America, 1898
A map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general distribution of rainfall in the region. The map shows areas of little or no rainfall to areas of heavy rainfall. The map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America (Physical), 1901
A map from 1901 of South America showing the physical features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations from sea level to over 6,500 feet, mountain systems, drainage divides, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vegetation Regions, 1898
A base map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general distribution of vegetation types in the region, including areas of deserts, tundras, and ice fields, areas of grassy...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Northern Part of South America, 1920
A map from 1920 of the northern part of South America from the Caribbean Sea south the Rio de Janeiro. The map shows the political boundaries at the time for Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, British, Dutch, and French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and the Guianas, 1906
A map from 1906 showing the borders of Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and the Guianas at the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, towns, ports, railroads, rivers, terrain and coastal features of the region, and portions of Panama,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, Vegetation, 1911
A map from 1911 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the areas of primary vegetation types for the region. The map is color-coded to show areas of forests, areas of woodland, grass, and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Orographical Map of North America, 1911
A map from 1911 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing mountain systems (orographical), highlands, plains, and major rivers of the region. The map uses colot-contouring to show general land elevations...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Early Possessions in Eastern North America, 1740
A map of eastern North America, Gulf of Mexico, and western Caribbean showing the European possessions and territorial claims in the region in 1740. The map is color-coded to show the French, Spanish, and British possessions at the time....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1917
A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to the purchase of the Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) in 1917. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1906
A map from 1906 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing political boundaries at the time, major cities, mountain systems, rivers, and coastal features of the region. An outline map of Pennsylvania at the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1783
A map of North America, Central America, and northern South America at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783). The map is color-coded to show the territory of the United States at the time, British possessions in Canada,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1750
A map of the eastern portion of North America, Central America, and western Caribbean showing the territorial claims in 1750 of the British, French, and Spanish in the region. The map shows major cities at the time, lakes, and rivers. As...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: West India Island Chains, 1890
A map from 1890 of the West Indies region showing the highland structure of the island chains and groups, and illustrating the Caribbean Sea as an enclosed basin. This map also shows the Bahamas as a separate structure not related to the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Vegetation of North America, 1916
A map from 1916 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general distribution of vegetation types in the region. The map is color-coded to show natural vegetation in areas of ice desert,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: North American Population Density, 1910
A map from 1910 of North America, Central America, Greenland and the Caribbean showing population density distribution in the region at the time. The map is coded to show areas of population densities ranging from less than 1 inhabitant...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Distribution of Fish in North America, 1910
A map from1910 of North America showing the distribution of primary commercial fish in the region, including oysters, clams, sponges, turtles, shrimp, lobster, whales and seals. The map shows marine species as well the freshwater salmon...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1906
A map from 1906 showing the general highlands and lowlands of South America and the national boundaries at the time. The map is color-coded to show highlands over 4000 feet above sea level in red tint, above 1000 feet in buff tint, and...