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Curated OER

The Stuart Monarchs 1603 - 1704

For Students 7th - 12th
In this British history study guide learning exercise, learners investigate the Stuart monarchy. Students read 13 sections of information and examine photographs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Slave Trade

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars map and explore a possible slave trade route. In this slave trade mapping instructional activity, students calculate the distance and amount of time it would take for African slaves to arrive in America.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss key events of Abraham Lincoln's life. In this Civil War instructional activity, students discuss the major events of Abraham Lincoln's life and role during this time through a song.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mississippi and Civil Rights

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Mississippi Civil Rights worksheet, students read 9 paragraphs about the history of civil rights in Mississippi. Worksheet has no other associated activities.
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Interactive
Curated OER

John's Life: A Verb Form Exercise

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verb forms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive verb exercise. Students choose the best verb to complete each sentence.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Doing History" The Crafting of a Christopher Gadsden Biography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reflect on the biography of General Gadsden.  In this history lesson, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slavery in America at the Time of the Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create simple html pages as a vehicle for presenting the Inspiration web.  In this American History instructional activity, 8th graders research slavery in the United States. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

For Students 2nd - 8th
For this Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt worksheet, students read the book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Slavechild to Freedom

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read excerpts from 5 slave narratives and study and compare/contrast their families, living conditions, duties, methods of escape and destinations. In this history instructional activity, 3rd graders get into small groups...
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Website
Other

Thomas Jefferson Foundation: Jefferson Monticello: Plantation and Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through this site to see who lived at Monticello, what the plantation looked like, and how it operated. Learn about the people who lived there and about the lives of slaves.
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Primary
University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. It provides the history of the Plymouth settlement from 1606-1646.
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Activity
Curated OER

National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places: Plantation Agriculture

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource lets you explore the workings of southern plantations.
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Website
The Henry Ford

Living Under Enslavement: African Americans on Hermitage Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual tour of the slave quarters of the Hermitage Plantation tells of the family life of slaves, their skills, and their resistance to the institution of slavery.
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Graphic
Arizona State University

Archaeological Research Institute: A Walking Tour of Plimouth Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
A visual exploration, supported by interpretive text, of Plymouth Plantation as it existed in the 1600s. Includes photographs of buildings, a wigwam, European and Native American clothing, and tools used.
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Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Life on the Plantation in the Ante Bellum South

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an in-depth look at the cruel institution of slavery. The author confronts the mythology of slave life and attempts to find some truth while offering readers a glimpse of slave plantation life in the Ante-Bellum South.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Colonial Lit: William Bradford and of Plymouth Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on William Bradford and his Of Plymouth Plantation, a history of the Plymouth Colony. It features a short biography of William Bradford including his trip to America on the Mayflower and being elected long-term...
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Interactive
Other

Plimouth Plantation: Thanksgiving Interactive: You Are the Historian

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site, developed by Plimoth Plantation, offers visitors the chance to use the skills of historians to peel away the layers of myth and misconception surrounding "The First Thanksgiving" and discover what might really have happened...
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Website
Duke University

Plantation America: The Work of Slaves

For Students 9th - 10th
On this webpage, the primary text contains selected entries from letters and journals. It also describes slaves delivering rice to Savannah, slave numbers, their condition on a plantation, how slaves were used, and a map and a drawing of...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Life of a Slave on a Southern Plantation" by Bird Brain History

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Life of a Slave on A Southern Plantation" by BirdBrain History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Plantation, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous photographs of a Virginia plantation (taken in 1960), an autobiographical account of life on a Mississippi plantation from the nineteenth century, and an interview with a former slave about a Louisiana plantation recorded in 1937.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Radio 4: Voices of the Powerless: Plantation of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores how and why the British government created the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century. Content includes an analysis of the Plantation itself, the English desire to banish Gaelic law and control, and the 1641...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Plantation Stories of Old Louisiana

For Students 3rd - 6th
This ebook version of Andrews Wilkinson's children's book entitled Plantation Stories Of Old Louisiana has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Plantation Community, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Various retrospective oral accounts from the early-twentieth century and two narratives from the mid-nineteenth century that examine the work, interrelationships, dangers, and lives of slaves on southern plantations.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity helps students study life in the United States in the years before the Civil War. Students will gain a better understanding of why people grew willing to fight to defend their way of life. Many of the...

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