University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Louisiana and Britain
One of Jefferson's acts doubled the area of the country. At the end of the Seven Years' War, France had ceded to Spain the territory west of the Mississippi River, with the port of New Orleans near its mouth -- a port indispensable for...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Mediterranean World
This website contains information about the people using the Mediterranean during the Renaissance. Mentions cultural diversity, humanism, economics and port cities. Includes the setting, cultural diversity, and changing order of the...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The British Move South
With the French now involved, the British stepped up their efforts in the southern colonies since they felt that most Southerners were Loyalists. A campaign began in late 1778, with the capture of Savannah, Georgia. Shortly thereafter,...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: James Madison (1751 1836)
The oldest of 10 children and a scion of the planter aristocracy, Madison was born in 1751 at Port Conway, King George County, VA, while his mother was visiting her parents. In a few weeks she journeyed back with her newborn son to...
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University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Early Trade With China: Early American Trade Routes to China [Pdf]
Once the colonies gained their independence, American ships began to search the oceansfor markets to replace the British colonial markets from which they were now excluded (theWest Indies) or in which they were subjected to heavy tax...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Bridge: Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center
Bridge, the Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center, is a growing collection of on-line marine education resources. It provides educators with accurate, useful, content-correct and content-current marine and data information on...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Quarantine
Stemming from the days of bubonic plague in Medieval Europe, quarantines were originally used to prevent potentially plague-infested ships from disembarking at a port city. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the length of the...
Other
History of Metropolitan Vancouver: Komagata Maru
This site looks at the 1914 incident of the ship Komagata Maru in which a boat loaded with Indians attempted to immigrate into Canada, and the reception they received in the Port of Vancouver. This event was a black mark in Canada's...
Other
Freie Hansestadt Bremen
Information about the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven (the nearby port city), facts & figures, history, culture, economy, sights, tourism, sports, and free time activity. Lots of photos, a virtual tour of some of the sights,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Eight Days: A Story of Haiti" by Edwidge Danticat
In this tale, for young readers, award-winning Edwidge Danticat tells the story of Junior, a seven-year-old boy trapped beneath his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake and his rescue. While trapped during the earthquake, Junior...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Design of the World Trade Center Claimed Lives on 9/11
After the jets hit, stairwells became the sole means of escape for thousands of WTC occupants. But design choices hampered full evacuation -- and made the descent even more harrowing. The stairs in the twin towers were a product of their...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arrival of a Portuguese Ship
"Arrival of a Portuguese Ship" portrays the arrival of a Portuguese ship at the port of Nagasaki. View this picture and a read short explanation of the trade relationship between Portugal and Japan.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Intolerable Acts
This resource gives a comprehensive account of the Intolerable Acts, why they were passed, colonists' reactions, and particulars surrounding the Massachusetts Government Act and other Coercive Acts with text links and references.
Curated OER
Cbc: Adventurers and Mystics: Europe and the New World
From the CBC television series about Canadian history comes this summary of the English and French search for a Northwest Passage. Find out how these explorations laid the basis for their claims in the New World.
University of South Florida
Exploring Florida: Jean Ribault Claims Florida for France
Find out about the early French settlements in Florida and South Carolina and the Spanish treatment of the settlers there. The site map will take you to many other articles about Florida history.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Importance of Manila Bay
Read this account of the strategic importance of Manila to the U.S. in the late 1800s. The U.S. and the Philippines eventually went to war.
Other
The Honeynet Project: Know Your Enemy Phishing
This site contains information about the tools, tactics and techniques used by phishing scams.
Other
Worchester Polytechnic Institute: The Intolerable or Coercive Acts
A brief listing and description of the Acts of the British Parliament that were to be known as the Coercive Acts by Parliament and the Intolerable Acts by the Colonists.
Other
Karbos Guide: About the I/o Buses
Informative site that clearly explains about important system bus derivatives. Charts and pictures included with links to other modules.
Other
Karbos Guide: Illustrated Guide to Usb
If you want to know the basics of what a USB is and what it is used for then this site is for you!
Atomic Archive
Atomicarchive.com: The Manhattan Project
A collection of primary source documents on the Manhatten project and the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan in 1945. Content includes letters to and from J. Robert Oppenheimer, written deals and agreements, internal memorandums,...
Other
Sail Safe
"Get your sailing skills the fun way on our Sail Safe pages." The National Maritime Museum promotes safe sailing with this interactive lesson and game.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: Sino Japanese War
Follow the course of historical events through a series of letters among European powers! These English translations of primary source documents from German diplomatic archives concern the intervention of the European powers by forcing...
CBS
Cbs News: Hurrican Rita
Images, animations, and video of Hurricane Rita can be found on this interactive site by CBS news. Resources are also archived providing an extensive look at the destruction and efforts to rebuild.
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