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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWitchcraft in Salem Village
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Christianity, Religion, History-Social Science, United States History, GeographyThis site, offered by the University of Virginia, introduces the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and provides general inform...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWilliam Penn's Peaceable Kingdom
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson from EDSITEment, students juxtapose the different promotional tracts of William Penn and David Pastorius to under...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Are the Origins of American Slavery?
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, World HistoryThis essay, from the EDSITEment-reviewed Web site Digital History, assesses the origins of American slavery. One of ten essays f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWanted Poster for Emily, a Runaway Slave
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis resource, provided by the Ohio Historical Society, contains an image of an original wanted poster for a runaway slave. This...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVirtual Jamestown: John Smith Voyages of Exploration
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThe Virtual Jamestown Web site contains information about the history of Jamestown, Virginia. This resource provides John Smith...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding the Salem Witch Trials
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this EDSITEment lesson, students study the 1692 witchcraft trials held in the Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts. Stud...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTinker, Tailor, Farmer, Sailor
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, Geography, Immigration and Migration, United StatesTinker, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Joseph Bellamy House: The Great Awakening in Puritan New England
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, Geography, United StatesThe Joseph Bellamy House: The Great Awakening in Puritan New England examines the life and times of the Reverend Joseph Bellamy ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Jamestown Online Adventure
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, GeographyThis interactive activity, from History Globe, allows students to experience life in the early American colony of Jamestown. Usi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Jamestown Newsletter
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Grammar, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, United States History and 4 additional..This lesson, from the Virtual Jamestown Project, University of Virginia, addresses the daily life and events in the Jamestown co...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe First Great Awakening
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students examine primary documents from the mid-18th century, and are ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Amistad Case: Teaching Activities
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Writing StrategiesFifty-three Africans were abducted, purchased by two Spanish planters and put aboard the Cuban schooner Amistad for shipment to ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSlave Narratives: Constructing U.S. History Through Analyzing Primary Sources
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson, from EDSITEment, students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSavannah, Georgia: The Lasting Legacy of Colonial City Planning
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, Geography, United StatesSavannah, Georgia: The Lasting Legacy of Colonial City Planning describes the establishing of Georgia as a colony in America and...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSan Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, Native Peoples, Geography, United StatesSan Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas explores a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSalem: Witchcraft Hysteria
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, Geography, Psychology, ElectivesWhat would you do if you were accused of witchcraft? Learn about the Salem witch trials in this National Geographic interactive ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReliving History Through Slave Narratives
Grades: 5 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Theatre, United States History, Visual Arts, English-Language ArtsIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, students read narratives from former slaves that were recorded in the 1930's as part of the Federal Wri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReligion and the Founding of the American Republic
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryReligion and the Founding of the American Republic examines the role religion played in the founding of the American colonies, i...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlymouth Colony, Massachusetts - Map
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, GeographyThis resource, from the University of Virginia Library, includes a map of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts drawn in approximately ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMapping Colonial New England: Looking at the Landscape of New England
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson from EDSITEment, students learn how Puritans interacted with Native Americans, and how to gain information about ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0