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Nps: Battles in the South, 1778 1781 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A great map showing the battles fought in the South in the Revolutionary War. From the National Park Service.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
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Organization of American States: Simon Bolivar

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An informative exploration of the life of Simon Bolivar, the man known in South America as the "Liberator," because he led revolutions against Spanish colonial overlords in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Wade Davis Manifesto August 5 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
View the complete text of the Wade-Davis Manifesto which describes a bill proposed for the reconstruction of the South. The bill passed both houses but was then vetoed by President Lincoln.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Divided South

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the challenges African Americans in the South faced and attempts to overcome the rising issues of discrimination and segregation after Reconstruction.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The British Move South

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the Revolutionary War in the South including campaigns of Savannah, Charleston and the significant battle at Cowpens, South Carolina.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Early America: The First Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives an overview of the timeline of humans establishing themselves in the Americas, starting with the crossing of the Bering Sea land bridge some time before 12,000 B.C. Archaeological evidence shows humans moving south and eventually...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Lands of Promise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Outline about the promising economic times of an expanding America during the 1800s, including changes taking place in New England, the South, the Midwest and West.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Asa Whitney

For Students 9th - 10th
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes what Asa Whitney did to promote the idea of a transcontinental railroad in the North. His efforts provoked the South into campaigning for...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: First European Exploration and Exploitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the exploitation and decimation of indigenous peoples as a result of European exploration, settlement, and colonization in North and South America.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Secession and Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a unit on the Civil War and Reconstruction, this section provides an overview of the formation of the Confederacy and subsequent secession of states in the South.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Radical Reconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the development of new thought, legislation, politics, and the Reconstruction plans in the South.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The End of Reconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the gains, corruption and ongoing conflict in the South during the later stages of Reconstruction.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Charles Pinckney

For Students 9th - 10th
Born near Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina, Charles Pinckney was the child of a wealthy family. He received a first-rate education and became an accomplished lawyer. Pinckney joined the state militia during the American...
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University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: John Hill Hewitt, "War"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This gives the history of the Civil War from its beginning to the Battle of Richmond in poetic verse written by John Hill Hewitt (1801-1890 CE). The introduction firmly establishes the sourthern sympathies of the writer.
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Curated OER

Etc: The Revolution in Southern States, 1774 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of America's southern states during the time of the American Revolution, including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The map shows major cities, towns, forts, battle sites, mountain systems, rivers, and coastal features...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Greene's Campaign in the South, 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the southern Colonies showing the area of General Nathaneal Greene's campaign (1781) against the British under Charles Cornwallis in the closing years of the American Revolution. The map shows the important sites of Cowpens,...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: South Carolina Revolutionary War Heroes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers Revolutionary War heroes Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Early American Railroads

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the growth of railroads throughout the eastern part of the United States, which greatly reduced transportation costs. See why there was opposition to railroads from many groups. Be sure to look at the stereograph of the...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Colonization in Texas: Upper and Lower South

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the groups of people who settled in Texas in the mid-1800s.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Secession

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses where different southern states stood on the issue of secession prior to the Civil War.
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Curated OER

The u.s. At the Close of the Revolution, Showing Land Claims of States, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolution showing the western land claims extending to the Mississippi River by the individual states after the Treaty of 1783 with Britain. The map shows the frontiers with the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Sanders' Creek, 1780

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the British and American forces at the Battle of Sanders' Creek during the American Revolution.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill during the American Revolution.