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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The British Move South

For Students 9th - 10th
With the French now involved, the British stepped up their efforts in the southern colonies since they felt that most Southerners were Loyalists. A campaign began in late 1778, with the capture of Savannah, Georgia. Shortly thereafter,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Chief Greek Colonies in Southern Italy, 734 710 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
The Grecian colonies in southern Italy began to be planted at nearly the same time as in Sicily.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Central and Southern Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of central and southern Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, to French and British control per the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Central and Southern Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of central and southern Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, to French and British control per the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: British Colonies After the French and Indian War, 1764

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the eastern portion of North America showing the British, Spanish, and Indian territories after the French and Indian War (1754-1763), with the proclamation line as established by the Treaty of Paris (1763). "The newly acquired...
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: English Iii, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Three seventeenth-century buildings, two portraits, and three original accounts from Virginia and the Carolinas about the qualities and conditions of life in these southern English colonies that led to success and growth.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Anne Rivers Siddons (B. 1936)

For Students 9th - 10th
Native Georgian Anne Rivers Siddons writes about Southerners in all her novels. This site features a biography of the prolific writer, as well as a brief discussion of her work. A suggested reading list is also included.
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Handout
Other

Iias: The Chinese Minority in Southern Vietnam [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published in the IIAS newsletter (November, 2003), discusses the issues surrounding the Chinese minority living in Vietnam, and how colonial governments such as the French dealt with the group. The article is provided in...
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Activity
Other

Understanding Slavery: The Lives of Eighteenth Century African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive description of slaves in South Carolina. Click on the topics on the left to take you to a wealth of information about the lives of slaves in South Carolina.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Colonial Period

For Students 9th - 10th
The early settlers to the New World began to map strategy for their own system of government. This site details that strategy and what kinds of events spawned the idea of representative government.
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Article
PBS

Africans in America: Africans in Court (In Colonial Virginia)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this section of the PBS series, Africans in America, you can find four case summaries decided by colonial Virginia's courts concerning slaves petitioning for freedom.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Africans in America: Part 1: The Growth of Slavery in North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on slavery in North America, the worry about uprisings, and slavery's economic impact. Links to related information.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: L2: From Courage to Freedom: Slavery's Dehumanizing Effects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 2: From Courage to Freedom: Slavery's Dehumanizing Effects. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Indigo

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of how production of the blue dye, indigo, helped boost the economy of Georgia and South Carolina in the seventeenth and eighteenth century until the Revolutionary War when England stopped buying it and production collapsed.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: John W. Kinchelo, Iii: American Indians at European Contact

For Students 9th - 10th
Native Americans inhabited the New World long before European explorers began establishing settlements on the land. This entry addresses the challenges the natives had to face upon Europe's arrival, trials in relationships, and how...
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Article
PBS

Africans in America: Colonial Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Read some excerpts from original colonial laws concerning slaves.
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Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Early Virginia River Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the waterways in Virginia that colonists used to expand their way of life, especially for tobacco sales.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Rice Cultivation in Georgetown County

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes the planting, cultivating, harvesting, and preparing rice in the antebellum South. Contains review questions.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Mary Musgrove

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Musgrove become a negotiator between English and Native American communities and played an important role in the development of Colonial Georgia.
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Graphic
Curated OER

London Tobacco Shop Sign

For Students 9th - 10th
Three seventeenth-century buildings, two portraits, and three original accounts from Virginia and the Carolinas about the qualities and conditions of life in these southern English colonies that led to success and growth.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Dev of Colonies and Early Western Explorations, 1700 1775

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern North America showing the early development of the European colonies and westward exploration to the Mississippi River. The map shows the routes of several early explorers with dates of exploration, including La Salle,...
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Article
PBS

Africans in America: Margaret Washington on the Earliest Africans in Va.

For Students 9th - 10th
In a brief answer, Margaret Washington, Assoc. Professor of History at Cornell University, discusses where the first Africans to colonial Virginia were from, who they were, and what it may have been like for them.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Africans in America: Shift From Indentured Servitude to Lifelong Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
This discussion by Prof. Peter Wood of Duke University explores what may have allowed the shift from indentured servitude to lifelong slavery for Africans and their children. Click on Teacher's Guide for teacher resources.
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Article
PBS

Africans in America: Virginia Looks Toward Africa for Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
This website explains why Virginia needed laborers, why it led to the use of African labor and how it was justified by Christians. Hyperlinks to related topics on the site.