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Jamestown Journey Part 1
Fourth graders work to solve one of the major problems facing the Jamestown settlers, the best location to settle upon arrival in Jamestown. Students discuss and review the past European and American events that lead to the...
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Conquering North America
Students create a study guide on colonization of North America. In this American Colonization instructional activity, students complete a chart of explorers and their conquests. Students complete a crossword puzzle using explorer facts....
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Los Californios
Fourth graders research the culture of Los Californios through primary sources. They examine maps and draw timelines of California historical dates. They investigate deeds and s of ranches and simulate property transactions.
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The Roman Empire
Fourth graders identify the reasons behind the fall of the Roman Empire and describe the changes that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Explorers
In this Explorers study guide learning exercise, students respond to 3 questions regarding Prince Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro, Drake, and Cartier. Answers are included.
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The Search for the Northwest Passage
Third graders listen to lectures and research the motivations and history of the Spanish, French and English explorers searching for the Northwest Passage to India. They trace routes on maps and consider how these explorers helped shaped...
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Overcoming Problems: John Smith
In this John Smith worksheet, learners read a one page article about the problems John Smith faced in the 1600's. Students complete 7 short answer questions about the article.
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Good Advice 2
In this language arts worksheet, students match questions with logical answers and advice. Students read 20 questions and match them to the good advice answers.
Other
Pike Page: Maps of Pike's Overall Route and in Each State
Detailed maps of the routes of Zebulon Pike in his various expeditions in the 1800s. Click on each map for a PDF view. Hyperlinks to additional information on the site.
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Hernando Cortes 1485 1547
Furnished is a brief summary of the life and explorations of Spanish explorer, Hernando Cortes. Take a look at the photos and maps of his journey of what today is called Mexico.
Library of Congress
Loc: Hispanic Reading Room: The First Circumnavigation of the Globe
As part of a larger site that explores the Portuguese role in mapping the New World, this brief article talks about the legacy of Magellan, a Portuguese-born explorer for Spain whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Find...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Australia and Australasian Islands, 1882
A map of Australia and the Australasian islands in 1882 showing the states and territories of Australia at the time, including De Witt Land and Tasman Land in Western Australia, Alexandra Land and North Australia, Queensland, South...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1800
A map of North America and Central America showing territorial claims and possessions in 1800. The map is color-coded to show the territories of the United States, British, Spanish, French, and Russians, and indicates areas of disputed...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The States and Their Land Claims at Close of Revolution, 1783
A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolutionary War showing the newly formed States, and their claims to the lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi River. The map shows the territories jointly...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Central North America, 1755
A map of central North America showing territorial claims at the beginning of the French and Indian War in 1755. The map shows the Oregon Country, the Spanish claims to New Spain and Florida, the French claims to Louisiana and Canada,...
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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: Maps Etc: Mexico and West Indies, 1855
A map of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies showing the foreign territorial possessions and independent countries in the region in 1855. The map is color-coded to show the territorial and island possessions at the time of Spain...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1783
A map of North America, Central America, and northern South America at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783). The map is color-coded to show the territory of the United States at the time, British possessions in Canada,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North American Colonies, 1783
A map of eastern North America in 1783 at the end of the American Revolutionary War, showing the territory of the newly formed United States as proposed by the Treaty of Paris, the Canadian border extending to the Ohio River proposed by...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Comparative Areas of the United States and Other Countries, 1872
A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drawing the United States, 1872
A map skills exercise from 1872 showing the drawing of the United States with proportional measurements. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico,...
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Juan Ponce De Leon
Discover details of Ponce de Leon's expeditions in search of land for Spain in the new world. Follow the Spanish explorer's trips to present day Puerto Rico, St. Augustine, and Dry Tortugas, see a map of his journey, images featuring...