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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Winthrop

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Winthrop, founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of William Penn, the Quaker leader of the Pennsylvania Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Thomas Gage

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Gage, British leader and military commander in the early days of the American Revolution.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: The Pilgrims

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an illustrated overview of the history of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower voyage.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Jacques Cartier Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of French explorer Jacques Cartier who led three expeditions to Canada.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Hernando De Soto Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Hernando de Soto, the first European to cross the Mississippi River.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Vasco De Balboa Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Vasco de Balboa, the first European to lead an expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who led the first European expedition to explore the upper California coast.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Francis Drake Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Sir Francis Drake who was the first to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast of South America.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Walter Raleigh Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Walter Raleigh who established the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Amerigo Vespucci Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Amerigo Vespucci who demonstrated that the New World was not Asia but an unknown new continent.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Jay

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States and one of its Founding Fathers.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Thomas Hooker

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Hooker, Puritan colonial leader and founder of the Connecticut Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Cabot Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Cabot, the second European to find North America (after Christopher Columbus).
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Anne Hutchinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Anne Hutchinson, an early colonist of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who was banished from Boston in 1637 for her religious and feminist beliefs and fled to the Rhode Island Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: George Calvert

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of George Calvert, founder of the Maryland Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Peter Minuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Peter Minuit, the Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Patrick Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Patrick Henry, famous patriot and one of the Founding Fathers of America.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Ferdinand Magellan Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Ferdinand Magellan who lead the first expedition around the world.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: James Madison

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution".
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Henry Hudson Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Henry Hudson who discovered the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Alexander Hamilton, military commander, patriot, and leader of the Federalist Party.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Crispus Attucks

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Crispus Attucks, the first martyr of the American Revolution falling during the Boston Massacre.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of William Bradford, a leader of the Plymouth Settlement.