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Benjamin Franklin
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryBenjamin 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: The American Revolution, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThe 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: History-Social Science, Early Explorers, United States, United States History, GeographyExplore 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: History-Social Science, United States, Immigration and Migration, United States History, GeographyJourneys 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: History-Social Science, Early Explorers, United States, United States History, GeographyFill 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: History-Social Science, United States, Immigration and Migration, United States History, GeographyTinker, 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: History-Social Science, Early Explorers, United States HistoryRivers, 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: History-Social Science, United States HistoryMaking 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: History-Social Science, Branches of Government, American Democracy, United States History, 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: History-Social Science, Early Explorers, United States HistoryLewis 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: History-Social Science, Early Explorers, United States History, GeographyLewis 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: History-Social Science, Native Peoples, United States, United States History, GeographyRaid 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: History-Social Science, Native Peoples, United States HistoryLakota 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: History-Social Science, Native Peoples, Immigration and Migration, United States HistoryThe 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: The Civil War & Reconstruction, History-Social Science, United States, United States History, GeographyGlorieta 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: History-Social Science, Native Peoples, United States, United States History, GeographyTonto 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: History-Social Science, United States HistoryBenjamin 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: History-Social Science, World History, United States HistorySpanish 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: American Democracy, 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: History-Social Science, American Democracy, U.S. Constitution, United States HistoryAmerica'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