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The Non-Importation Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze a primary source document to determine appropriate colonial substitutions for British goods. They evaluate colonial perspectives of the Non-Importation Movement. Students discuss women's unique roles in the...
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Jamestown's Economy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine goods made and used by Native Americans and colonists at Jamestown. They complete a worksheet noting characteristics of the objects. They answer questions to make generalizations about scarcity and trade.
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Examining Passenger Lists Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars learn about the colonists that settled in the New World.  In this famous explorers lesson, students learn about famous explorers and how they used to keep diaries about their travels.  Young scholars read...
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Colonial Life in Virginia

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and contrast life in England with plantation life in America. They study the dependencies or mini-industries that could be found on plantations.
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The Mayflower Story Up-Close and Personal

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students gain a deeper understanding of what the early colonists experienced in search of a new life in America while giving them a taste of historical methodology. This is an engaging way to assess what your students know about the...
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The Revolutionary War: The Battle For Freedom

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the events leading up to the Revolutionary War with a focus on the Boston Tea Party. Using the internet, they discover why the tea was dropped into the harbor by the colonists and research the Intolerable Acts. ...
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Benjamin Franklin and the Long Struggle for Independence

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore U.S. history by reading biographical material in class. In this Benjamin Franklin lesson, students identify the life of Franklin and the events that led him to become one of America's first heroes. Young scholars...
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Learning About the Pilgrims With Crafts

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students research the pilgrims in terms of why they left England, their voyage to America, the challenges they faced when they arrived, and their relationship with the American Indians. To conclude this unit, the students have a...
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What can money tell us?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the physical presence, imagery and written text on a reproduction of colonial currency. They apply their research to a modern day quarter to compare and contrast two coins. In addition, they design their own colonial...
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Understanding the Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students work in groups to do a document analyxix of several documents. Students view the Martin Luther King speech, "I Have a Dream." They discuss the Battle of Saratoge. Students give a personal view of the reason the Declaration of...
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Primary Source Analysis Worksheet

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this Colonial America primary source analysis worksheet, reviewers respond to 5 short answer questions. Although the primary source documents are not included, the questions could be adapted to the analysis of any primary source.
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Growing Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the definitions of philantrophy and common good. They identify non-profit organizations in their community and research organizations that existed in colonial times with the same goal in mind. They create a timeline for...
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The Townshend Acts of 1767

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the events leading up to and after the Townshend Acts in Boston. In this American History lesson, students engage in a class discussion and write an essay about the failure of the British Stamp Act and the Colonial...
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17th Century Music and Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore American history through hands-on use and demonstration of musical material culture representing early colonial America. They compare the music of colonial America to modern music.
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The Boston Massacre: You Be the Judge!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The importance of considering multiple perspectives of the same event is the big idea in this exercise that focuses on the Boston Massacre. Class groups examine photos of four depictions of the massacre, an English and an American...
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Jobs and Immigration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss colonial America and the jobs and trades that immigrants had to have to have a society that flourished. In this immigration jobs lesson plan, students also discuss the role of women in these times.
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Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students locate Plymouth, MA, Hudson River, Cape Cod, Holland and England on a map. They identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the New World and explain how the investors and the colonists would each benefit from a new colony. After...
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Early Explorers, Early Settlements and the Beginning of Democracy

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research and discuss the early explorers, why countries sent out explorers, where they explored, and what their cultural contributions are to our US culture today.
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Roanoke

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Roanoke Colony worksheet, students use clues to solve a crossword puzzle that focuses on Roanoke, the first English Colony in Virginia.
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The Road to Revolution: 1754-1775 (1)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive American history instructional activity, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding the causes of the American Revolution. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Road to Revolution: 1754-1775 (2)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive American history learning exercise, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions regarding the events that led to the American Revolution. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Declaration of Independence and Acts of Courage

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the trait of courage. In this Declaration of Independence lesson, students discuss what it means to be courageous and identify the courageous acts the signers of the Declaration showed. Students research the...
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Colonies Word Scramble

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this American colonies worksheet, students examine 13 sets of letters and unscramble them to correctly spell the names of the 13 colonies.
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Stamp Act: Support of Oppose

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this American Revolution worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer with information regarding the support and opposition of the Stamp Act.

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