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The History of Tobacco Part Ii
Extensive timeline (1492-1997) of tobacco cultivation--in three parts. Click links at bottom of pages to view Parts I, III, and IV.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Jamestown and Plymouth, 1620
A map of the two principal English settlements in North America under the charters of the Virginia Company, with the London Company (Jamestown-1607) in the south, and the Plymouth Company (Plymouth-1620) in the north.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Edwin Sandys
An English statesman and one of the founders of the proprietary Virginia Company of London, which established the first permanent English settlement of Virginia.
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Kidport Reference Library: The British Colonies
A very brief description of the earliest English settlements in the New World followed by a list of the thirteen English colonies.
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Digital History: English Colonization Begins
Understand why the English saw opportunity in making settlements in the New World. After the stumbles in Newfoundland and Roanoke Island, read about the ultimately successful founding of Jamestown Colony.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: King James' Patent, 1606
A map of eastern North America showing the territory of the King James Patent of 1606. The map is color-coded to show the territory granted the Plymouth Company and the London Company by King James I of England, which divided the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Early United States, 1790
A map of the United States in 1790 showing the territorial claims of the states at the time, and the British and Spanish possessions and territory disputes. The map shows the frontier lines or extent of settlement from the coast of Maine...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lewis Wallace
General Lewis Wallace, born in Brookville, Frankly County, Ind., April 10th, 1827, served in the Mexican War as first lieutenant of Company H, First Indiana Infantry. At the beginning of the Civil War he was appointed adjutant general of...
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