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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1903 of the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and an inset of Newfoundland. The map shows province and county borders, rivers, cities, and railroads. "New Brunswick, a province of...
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Etc: Types of Colonial Governments, 1682 1730

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of three maps of the British colonies in North America showing the types of colonial governments between 1682, 1692, and 1730, and the shift from charter colonies electing their own governors to the colonies with councilors...
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Etc: Principal Battles of the War of Independence, 1775 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of eastern North America showing the principal battle sites of the American War of Independence (1775-1781). The map gives the site names and dates of the conflicts, including the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown,...
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Etc: The Territory of the Present Us During the French Indian Wars, 1755 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of North America showing the foreign possessions in the area of the present United States during the French and Indian Wars (1755-1763) between the French and English. This map is color-coded to show territorial claims at the time...
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Etc: Routes of Spanish Explorers, 1513 1565

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of southern North America, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico east the Mississippi Delta showing the routes of the early Spanish explorers Ponce de Leon (1513), De Narvaez (1528), and Hernando de Soto (1535-1542).
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Etc: Champlain and Mohawk Frontiers, 1609 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Lake Champlain region and Mohawk frontiers during the period between the battle of Samuel Champlain against the Iroquois in 1609 near Crown Point and Ticonderoga, and the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. The map...
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Etc: French and Indian Wars, 1754 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the North American region of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) between the French and the British for territorial control. The map shows important places and major cities, towns, forts, and battle sites during the conflict.
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Etc: The West Indies and Mexico, 1898 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1907 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies (Greater Antilles to Puerto Rico) between the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Third Pan-American Conference in 1906. The map shows the political boundaries in 1906,...
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Etc: Proposed Isthmian Canal Routes, 1848 1884

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the proposed isthmian canal routes in Nicaragua and Panama between 1848-1884. The map shows the two chief proposals, the Nicaraguan from Greytown on the Caribbean to Lake Nicaragua and Brito on the Pacific, and the Panama...
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Etc: Disposition of Amer Territory Proposed by Vergennes, 1781 1782

For Students 9th - 10th
The division of North American territories as proposed by the French Count of Vergennes.
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Etc: The Mexican American War, 1846 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Mexico and southwestern United States showing the seat of war during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The map shows the campaign routes of Kearney, Taylor, Doniphan, Wool, and Scott, with battle sites indicated by...
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Etc: West Indies and Mexico, 1898 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the West Indies and Mexico between 1898 and 1906, showing political boundaries at the time, capitals, major cities and ports, railroads and canals, rivers, terrain, islands, and coastal features of the region. Inset maps detail...
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Etc: The Maine Boundary Dispute, 1798 1842

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Quebec, New Brunswick, and Maine area showing the boundary dispute between England and the United States between 1798 and 1842. The map is color-coded to show the boundary claims of the British and United States after 1798,...
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Etc: The Mexican War Gen. Taylor's Operations in Northern Mexico, 1846 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area of the campaign of General Taylor during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), showing the sites of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Fort Brown, Matamoras, Monterey, Saltillo, and Buena Vista.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: French and Dutch Exploration in the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the French, Dutch, and English explorers in the late 1500's and early 1600's.
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Etc: The Country Around Montreal and New York, 1775 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
The country around Montreal and New York.
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Exploring the Past: An Archeological Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Through an overview of past archeological expeditions, the author recounts the "Land Bridge" theory and delves into the life of the first inhabitants of North America.
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An Aleut in His Baidarka, Ca. 1744

For Students 9th - 10th
Two excerpts from the explorations of the Pacific coast by Sir Francis Drake and Vitus Bering as well as maps drawn to reflect those journeys.
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Harriot, a Briefe and True Report, 1590

For Students 9th - 10th
Two European maps of Florida and Roanoke, and a British and a French account-with associated engravings of these settlements-that promote a European interpretation of and claim over these areas.
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Coat of Arms, Lord Baltimore

For Students 9th - 10th
Three maps of European settlement in Virginia, the Pacific Northwest, and the Spanish New World, and the accompanying official instructions from lenders and monarchs about the obligations, opportunities, and hopes that those...
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Route Which the Spanish Take to Come to the Bay of St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Two eighteenth-century maps and four accounts of the mutual perceptions, suspicions, and observations between Spanish and French explorers on the Gulf Coast.
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A&E Television

History.com: Amerigo Vespucci

For Students 5th - 8th
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant and explorer who took part in early voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain around the late 15th century. By that time, the Vikings had established settlements in present-day North...
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Dismal Swamp Canal

For Students 9th - 10th
Dismal Swamp Canal, believed to be the oldest existing excavated waterway in America, runs generally north and south for 22 miles between Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N.C. The canal connects the Elizabeth and Pasquotank Rivers,...
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Native American Indian Resources: Native American Housing Styles

For Students 9th - 10th
A color map and explanation of the various types of Native American house construction in each region of North America.

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