Library of Congress
Loc: California History Collection: Spanish California
This site from the Library of Congress contains great, but somewhat brief, information on Spanish California. The text is about three paragraphs long, but has great information on the early Spanish settlers of California.
Ancestry
Rootsweb: The Creek War
Following the Revolutionary War, more and more settlers began to migrate into what was the territory of the Indians. By the early 19th century, there was open hostilty between whites and Indians. Farmers wanted more land and the Indians...
Other
Historical Museum of Southern Florida : The Spanish Colonization of Florida
Follow the early colonization of Florida. From explorers to settlers to trades between England and Spain, and finally to the emergence of the American territory of Florida.
Other
California Missions Resource Center
Peruse this thorough resource featuring historical California missions stretching from San Diego to San Francisco as the Spanish established themselves on the west coast of North America between 1768-1853. Read stories of the early...
York University
York University: African Canadian Online: Black Pioneers
Black people have played an important part in the history of Canada from its earliest days when the first black man came to Canada in 1606. Learn about these pioneers and their accomplishments.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Tanzania: People
A look at the interesting mix of ethnic groups in Tanzania along with their particular languages. Find out what the groups are and where many came from. From the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Ducksters
Ducksters: South Africa History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of South Africa including early tribes, Dutch settlers, British rule, Boer Wars, apartheid, and Nelson Mandela.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Idaho State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Idaho including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters: Illinois State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Illinois including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Black Hawk War, Civil War, and the Chicago Fire.
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Ducksters: Indiana State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Indiana including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's War, Tecumseh's War, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters: Iowa State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Iowa including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Lewis and Clark, Black Hawk War, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters: Kansas State History for Kids
A site discussing the history and timeline of the state of Kansas including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Bleeding Kansas, the Wild West, and the Civil War.
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Ducksters: Kentucky State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Kentucky including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Daniel Boone, and the Civil War on this website.
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Ducksters: Louisiana State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Louisiana including early explorers, Native Americans, French settlers, War of 1812, Louisiana Purchase, and the Civil War on this webpage.
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Ducksters: Michigan State History for Kids
Students study the history and timeline of the state of Michigan including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the War of 1812 on this webpage.
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Ducksters: New Mexico State History for Kids
Investigate the history and timeline of the state of New Mexico including early explorers, Native Americans, Spanish settlers, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Wild West on this website.
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Ducksters: Connecticut State History for Kids
Students can study the history and timeline of the state of Connecticut including early explorers, Native Americans, colonial settlers, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War on this site.
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Ducksters: Colorado State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Colorado including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, and becoming a state on this site.
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Ducksters: Delaware State History for Kids
A site exploring the history and timeline of the state of Delaware including early explorers, Native Americans, colonial settlers, and the Revolutionary War.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
Other
Virtual Jamestown: Occupations of the New World
This is a chart of the many occupations in Jamestown at the beginning of the 17th century. Includes how many people for each occupation and when they arrived in America.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Timucuan Preserve
This National Park Service site offers information on the history of this short-lived colony, established by the French in 1564.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Pentagoet, Maine, 1626
A sketch map of the eastern shoreline of Penobscot Bay, Maine, showing the location of the early French settlement and fort Pentagoet (Fort Pentagouet), or Castine at around the time the British from the Plymouth Colonies rousted the...
Curated OER
Etc: The French Claim in Maine, 1605 1752
A map of the disputed territory of Maine between the French and English settlers, from the early claims by the French to the Kennebec River in 1605 to the English claims to the St. Croix River in 1752.
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