+
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Documents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Browse U.S. historical documents according to historical period or search documents via search engine.W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis
+
Primary
Other

History of the Usa: Colonial Life: Colonial Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the similarities and differences between the governments of the English colonies in this detailed account of early colonial government from the 1904 text written by Henry William Elson, History of the United States of America.
+
Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: American Religion

For Students 2nd - 6th
History for Kids presents an overview of the history of American religion in all of its forms practiced by various groups of citizens. With resources for teachers.
+
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Square Dancing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Square dancing has been part of American culture since the colonial settlers blended their varied traditions together. Contains historic photos, and an audio track of "Gents Go Center." Requires RealPlayer.
+
Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: u.s. & the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an overview of the relationship of the Dutch West India Company and the settling of New Netherlands under the "patroon" system, which brought many Dutch colonists to the New World.
+
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The End of New Netherland

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the fight between Dutch and British colonial powers over New Amsterdam which eventually resulted in British dominance and the renaming of New Netherland to New York.
+
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Dutch in British America

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the plight of New Netherland Dutch colonists in the one hundred years after the British took control of Dutch colonies in America.
+
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the Dutch alliance with pro-Revolution American colonists. Outlines reasons for the sentiment to support American independence as well as strategy involved.
+
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: James Fort Rediscovered

For Students 3rd - 8th
Jamestown was the first settlement in the United States in 1607. Once thought to have washed away with the James River, historians have found 10,000 artifacts related to the settlement.
+
Article
PBS

Africans in America: Revolution: 1750 1805

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a detailed PBS site which describes "the history of racial slavery in the United States, this section focuses on slavery from 1750-1805.
+
Website
Other

The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Centennial Museum is an academic support and outreach unit of the University of Texas at El Paso focusing on the natural history and the indigenous, colonial, pre-urban, and folk cultures of the border regions of the southwestern...
+
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Towns of New Netherland

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the growth and development of towns settled by the Dutch in and around present day New York City. The author provides interesting details about leaders and landmarks.
+
Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
An historical site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that shows the growth of America through art work by over 45 artists. This site by the Smithsonian Institute has fascinating images showing American artists depicting the...
+
Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery & Making of America: The Slave Experience: Men, Women & Gender

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about issues related to slave gender roles at this PBS series site that features illustrations and documents dating back to the Colonial, Antebellum, and Reconstruction periods in American history.
+
Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of the Americas to World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on the art history of North and South America. These should be cross-checked against what we have from smarthistory.org. Found one of the resources there - eval 16069716368457046sekCR.
+
Primary
PublicBookshelf Corporation

Public Book Shelf: The North Carolina Regulators

For Students 9th - 10th
PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.
+
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Arthur Miller's The Crucible.