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Notable Women Ancestors: Mary Barrett Dyer
Very detailed biography of Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was hanged for her faith in 1660.
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Rootsweb: The Creek War of 1813 and 1814
Resource proposes to give as accurate an account as can now be obtained from written and printed records, from traditions, and from personal observation, of that portion of American history known as the Creek War of 1813 and 1814.
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The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony: 1620
Study guide with loads of information about the pilgrims. Details everything from the religious beliefs of the pilgrims to what the Mayflower looked like, to the dogs on the ship, furniture, clothing, descriptions of medical practices on...
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Squanto
Tells the little known story of the friendship of Squanto, the Indian famous for his kindness to the Pilgrims upon their arrival in the New World, and Ferdinando Gorges, the explorer.
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Roots web.com: Deborah Sampson
This site from Roots Web.com provides a good in-depth biography of Sampson written by one of her relatives. Includes bibliography.
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Oregon Pioneer Biographies
This site has a comprehensive list of well known Oregon pioneers. Click on a name to read the story of their early settlement and the experiences this held for them.
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Gene Pool: Colonial Occupations
A glossoary of colonial occupations (chandler, hooper, bluestocking, etc.) in the 18th century and their modern equivalents.
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Ireland: The Famine Years
This site offers information about the famine years. Using a map of Ireland, authors discuss the percentages of the population living in the lowest class housing and the devastating effects of the famine.
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Rootsweb: The Creek War
Following the Revolutionary War, more and more settlers began to migrate into what was the territory of the Indians. By the early 19th century, there was open hostilty between whites and Indians. Farmers wanted more land and the Indians...
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Wise County Hist. Society: Coal Camps of Sw Virginia
Excellent site devoted to the coal camps of southwestern Virginia. Great pictures, historic text, and personal narratives make this a wonderful resource for information on mining communities.
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Rootsweb: Terrible Massacre at Fort Mims
This chapter from an online book on the history of Alabama focuses on the massacre at Fort Mims.
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Ok Gen Web Project: The Chisholm Trail and the Overland Cattle Trade
Description of the establishment and use of the Chisholm Trail for cattle drives in the mid- to late-1800s.
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Europe 1820
Although there is no key, the map shows provinces, country boundaries, and the German Confederation boundary of 1820.
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Richard Lovelace: Chronology of His L Ife
A timeline of events in Richard Lovelace's life and two of his poems can be found here.
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Immigrants: Indentured Servants
This page gives information about the indentured servants brought from England to Colonial Virginia during the seventeenth century.
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Historical Narratives
Here, you can read historical narratives spanning from 1791 to 1850. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Europe After the Congress of Vienna, 1815
Map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna of 1815, showing the gains of Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Austria, as well as the boundaries of the German Confederation.
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General John Parker Boyd: Battle of Chrysler's Farm
Scroll down this page to find the section on General Boyd's role in the Battle of Chrysler's Farm.