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Benjamin Franklin
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social ScienceBenjamin Franklin explores Franklin's life as a writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic le...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Battle of Bennington: An American Victory
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, The American RevolutionThe Battle of Bennington: An American Victory recounts a small but important triumph in the summer of 1777. For two months, Gen...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Explore the West with the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Early ExplorersExplore the West with the Lewis and Clark Expedition is a travel itinerary of 41 forts, Indian villages, mounds, mountain passes...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Journeys West
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Immigration and MigrationJourneys West helps students examine the motivations of people who traveled west during the 1800s, as well as the conditions the...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Fill up the Canvas
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Early ExplorersFill up the Canvas features journal entries from 20 points in the journey of Lewis and Clark: mission preparations, winter in S...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Tinker, Tailor, Farmer, Sailor
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Immigration and MigrationTinker, Tailor, Farmer, Sailor is a lesson in which students use primary sources to determine why Europeans settlers were drawn ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Early ExplorersRivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America looks at historical maps, relations with Indians, and expedit...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Making Friends with Franklin
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social ScienceMaking Friends with Franklin introduces students to the world of Ben Franklin and other "natural philosophers" at a time when th...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0George Washington: A National Treasure
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Branches of Government, American Democracy, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsGeorge Washington: A National Treasure takes an in-depth look at the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of our first president. Exp...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Lewis and Clark as Naturalists
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Early ExplorersLewis and Clark as Naturalists presents flora and fauna as they described it on their 3,700-mile journey launched in St. Louis i...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States History, History-Social Science, Early ExplorersLewis and Clark: Mapping the West features maps of the famous expedition. The Corps of Discovery collected 30 maps from Indians...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Raid on Deerfield: the Many Stories of 1704
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Native PeoplesRaid on Deerfield: the Many Stories of 1704 tells the story that began when 300 French and Native allies invaded the English set...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Lakota Winter Counts
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Native PeoplesLakota Winter Counts offers the world's largest database of Lakota "winter counts" -- pictures drawn on cloth or buffalo hide to...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Trail of Tears: The Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Immigration and Migration, Native PeoplesThe Trail of Tears: The Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation tells about the removal of the Cherokee Nation from their ances...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Glorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, History-Social ScienceGlorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest examines the role of these two passes in ensuring that the Southwest would ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Tonto National Monument: Saving a National Treasure
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Native PeoplesTonto National Monument: Saving a National Treasure tells the story of the Salado people, who thrived in the Arizona valley wher...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social ScienceBenjamin Franklin: In His Own Words shows the breadth of Franklin's accomplishments through key letters, broadsides, and other d...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Spanish Treasure Fleets of 1715 and 1733: Disasters Strike at Sea
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: World History, United States History, History-Social ScienceSpanish Treasure Fleets of 1715 and 1733: Disasters Strike at Sea discusses Spain's search for gold and silver in the New World ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Thomas Jefferson
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..Thomas Jefferson explores the extraordinary legacy of Thomas Jefferson as a founding father, farmer, slaveholder, scholar, diplo...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0America's Founding Fathers
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: U.S. Constitution, United States History, History-Social Science, American DemocracyAmerica's Founding Fathers features biographies of delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. The ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0