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Ducksters

Ducksters: Iowa State History for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
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

Ducksters: Kansas State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
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

Ducksters: Kentucky State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
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

Ducksters: Michigan State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
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

Ducksters: Colorado State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
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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PBS

Pbs: About All You Can Eat: A Feast at Plimouth Plantation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson plan, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned....
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Plight of the Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how as westward expansion grew, more and more Indians encountered settlers, ranchers and miners who sought life, land, and riches out West. Conflicts between settlers and Indians soon involved the federal government...
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Chief Kicking Bird

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth biography discusses the life of Kiowa peace chief Chief Kicking Bird of Oklahoma. Learn about his work to prevent acts of war and create a peaceful relationship between Native Americans and white settlers.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Spring Is Coming [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Spring is Coming" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a family of settlers who had survived the winter, but needed food. Their Native American neighbors showed them onions growing and gave them new hope. It is followed by...
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: The Big Thicket of Southeast Texas: A History, 1800 1940

For Students 9th - 10th
The Big Thicket in Texas became a national preserve in 1974. Before that it had a very colorful history. The stories of some of the people who lived there are described, including the settlers, the Native Americans, the oil towns, and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Oklahoma

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides detailed descriptions of the Great Plains Native Americans. Find out more about the "Route 66 Museum." Discover how Oklahoma settlers became known as "Sooners."
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: William Bradford; The First Thanksgiving

For Students 5th - 8th
Plymouth Colony did not suffer the same problems as the English colony farther south, Jamestown. Read about the leadership of William Bradford, and the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans who helped those who lived...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Chief Powhatan's Address to Captain John Smith (1609)

For Students 7th - 8th
The Powhatan are Native American people from Virginia who share an Algonquian language. In 1607, the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia colony became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. At the initial arrival of the...
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iCivics

I Civics: Columbus to the Colonies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the time Columbus first set foot in the New World, Europeans were fascinated with this new land. In this lesson, students learn about the Three Gs that drove them here- gold, God, and glory- and find out how these settlers gave...
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Northern Arizona University

People of the Colorado Plateau: The Ute Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise but detailed history and culture of the Ute Indians.
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Other

Wis Travel: Wisconsin History

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise summary of the history of the state of Wisconsin. Learn about its first explorers and inhabitants through its admittance to statehood. There is also a long list of state symbols given after the text. Click on one to see a...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: New Hampshire State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the history and timeline of the state of New Hampshire including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, colonization, and the American Revolution on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: New Jersey State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students can learn about the history and timeline of the state of New Jersey including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, colonization, and the American Revolution.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Louisiana State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
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

Ducksters: Minnesota State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this webpage, students learn about the history and timeline of the state of Minnesota including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and the Twin Cities.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Mississippi State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Study the history and timeline of the state of Mississippi including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and the Civil War on this page.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Nebraska State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site, kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Nebraska including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, and becoming a state.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Nevada State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
A site for students to learn about the history and timeline of the state of Nevada including early explorers, Native Americans, early settlers, the Comstock Lode, and nuclear testing.