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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the Southwest

For Students 6th - 8th
We can thank the Indian tribes from the Southwest for introducing us to corn. Corn was seen as a spiritual gift in Pueblo societies. Study more of the cultural characteristics of these tribes such as their irrigation system which allowed...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the West

For Students 6th - 8th
The Western Indian tribes hit the lottery with the abundant natural resources in their area. The tribes that called this area home had diverse cultures depending on the geography of their specific location. Delve into these cultures and...
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Other

Fairbanks House Historical Site, Dedham Massachusetts, 1637 41

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Fairbanks House, believed to be the oldest surviving timber frame house in North America, see views of the home's interior and exterior. Learn about the home's architecture and history, how it survived over the...
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Virtual Jamestown: Occupations of the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Virginia

Treasures From the Collection of the Library of Virginia: Virginia Gazette

For Students 9th - 10th
Short history of the Virginia Gazette,one of the country's first newspapers.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a biography of Bradford and some discussion of The History of Plymouth Plantation. No other information is given.
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Edenton North Carolina: Homepage

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read the story of the quaint town of Edenton, North Carolina, the first permanent settlement and former capital of the state.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Beginnings of Revolutionary Thinking: Great Awakening

For Students 5th - 8th
The Great Awakening was a religious event that spread across all the colonies. Read about how it was a reaction against the Enlightenment and how it led to many different Protestant denominations.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pocahontas

For Students 9th - 10th
Daughter of Powhatan, a distinguished Indian chief, born in 1595; died off Gravesend, England, in March, 1617. Her early life was spent among the Indians in Virginia. In 1607 she became connected with the early history of America by...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Gambia: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to independence. The site...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Clermont

For Students 9th - 10th
Ancestral home of the Livingston family, prominent in colonial and early New York; known also as Clermont Manor.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Maine: Pentagoet Archeological District

For Students 9th - 10th
This archaeological site covers extended colonial history dating to the early 17th century. In addition to trade with the native inhabitants, it was also the site of intercolonial (French-English and French-French) conflict until the...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Van Cortlandt Manor

For Students 9th - 10th
Colonial manor house from early 18th century.
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Curated OER

Fort Caroline, 1564

For Students 9th - 10th
Three European accounts of the disappointments, challenges, and outright failures to establish early successful colonial outposts in North America.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Otis

For Students 9th - 10th
(1725-1783) A lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the views that led to the American Revolution.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo Attributed to Juan Rodriguez

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mestizo belongs to a larger series of works that seek to document the inter-ethnic mixing occurring in New Spain among Europeans, indigenous peoples, Africans, and the existing mixed-race population. This genre of painting is known...
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Khan Academy: Miguel Gonza Lez, the Virgin of Guadalupe

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the most remarkable images of the Virgin of Guadalupe are created not entirely in paint, but also include mother-of-pearl, or enconchado. View pictures of this type of artwork by Miguel Gonzalez and read descriptions in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Master of Calamarca, Angel With Arquebus

For Students 9th - 10th
Guns, angels and fashion are three unexpected elements that co-exist in the Master of Calamarca's painting Archangel with Gun, Asiel Timor Dei. View pictures and read the history of this painting in this essay.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza

For Students 9th - 10th
The Codex Mendoza, commissioned by Viceroy Mendoza, contained information about the lords of Tenochtitlan, the tribute paid to the Aztecs, and an account of life "from year to year." Read descriptions and view pictures of the codex in...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Literature of Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Had history taken a different turn, the United States easily could have been a part of the great Spanish or French overseas empires. Its present inhabitants might speak Spanish and form one nation with Mexico, or speak French and be...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pyxis of Al Mughira

For Students 9th - 10th
The Pyxis of al-Mughira, now in the Louvre, is among the best surviving examples of the royal ivory carving tradition in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain). View pictures and read a description of this pyxis in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Mimar Sinan, Mosque of Selim Ii, Edirne

For Students 9th - 10th
Elegant stacked domes, reaching to the heavens, and towering, slender pencil minarets characterize Ottoman mosque architecture. Few mosques, however, are as visually stunning and architecturally significant as the Selimiye Complex in...
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Khan Academy: The Great Mosque of Cordoba

For Students 9th - 10th
Known locally as Mezquita-Catedral, the Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the oldest structures still standing from the time Muslims ruled Al-Andalus. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic architecture in this...
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Khan Academy: The Alhambra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, is distinct among Medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning, complex decorative programs, and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic...