Travel Document Systems
Tds: Grenada: History
Find out about the history of Grenada, a small island in the Caribbean. Read about its discovery by Columbus, its passing from French control to British, and its modern history. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
iCivics
I Civics: Benjamin Franklin Mini Lesson
"The First American", Benjamin Franklin, is the only Founding Father that signed all three major documents that founded the United States of America. Students explore the many roles he took during the founding of America.
Other
Vietnam War Bibliography
A great resource for print resources on the Vietnam War. The Table of Contents provide a good organizational tool of bibliographic information for anyone trying to understand the conflict.
Other
Philadelphia Print Shop: The French & Indian War
Read a brief history of the war with information on the British and the French. The page also includes a link to "Maps of the French & Indian War," which could be used in an elementary classroom setting. Note that this is an...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: New France
An overview of New France, from the time the French first began to explore the area until they ceded Canada to the British (Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763). Includes a discussion of the founding of Quebec City and early maps of the...
Curated OER
Etc: Early Territory of the United States, 1783 1863
A map of the early United States west of the Mississippi River, showing the original territory after the Treaty of Paris 1783, the territory northwest of the Ohio River, the territory south of the Ohio River, the Mississippi Territory...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Philippine Islands and the China Sea, 1901
A map from 1901 of the Philippine Islands as a possession of the United States under the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish-American War (December 10, 1898). The map shows the major islands, cities and ports, terrain, rivers,...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: British Colonies After the French and Indian War, 1764
A map of the eastern portion of North America showing the British, Spanish, and Indian territories after the French and Indian War (1754-1763), with the proclamation line as established by the Treaty of Paris (1763). "The newly acquired...
Curated OER
Etc: Development of the Northwest Territory in Us, 1790 1810
A map of the American Northwest Territory showing the boundary developments in 1790, 1800, and 1810. The upper left map shows the territory acquired by the United States from Britain after the Revolutionary War as established by the...
Library of Congress
Loc: John Milton Hay
This site from the Library of Congress provides a very brief biography of U.S. Secretary of State from 1898-1905, John Milton Hay. Includes some photographs.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Crimean War
This Encyclopedia Britannica site provides a brief explanation of the Crimean War.
Digital History
Digital History: Economic and Foreign Policy Problems
The new American nation in the Confederation Era faced a host of economic and foreign policy problems. Read about the problems and why they were so serious.
PBS
Citizen Ben: Founding Father
As part of a larger site about the extraordinary Benjamin Franklin, this section focuses on his being one of founding fathers of the new United States of America. Read about the three major documents he signed as a delegate and diplomat.
iCivics
I Civics: We're Free... Let's Grow!
Students explore the challenges the nation faced when it acquired the Northwest Territory, including America's doubling in geographical size and how the new territory was to be added to the U.S.
Other
North Carolina Dept. Of Natural and Cultural Resources: French and Indian War
Armed conflict left homes destroyed and casualties on all sides of the French and Indian war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. Includes links to excellent resources for further information.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Ww1 Armistice
Comprehensive summary provides facts and information that relates how the WWI Armistice (cessation of hostilities) ended the fighting on the Western Front in Europe.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: The Great Powers and Imperialism in China, 1919
A map of China from 1919 showing the territorial possessions claimed in the country under European and Japanese imperialism after the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) between Japan and China, and the Conference of Paris, or Paris Peace...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Philippine Islands, 1899
A map from 1899 of the Philippine Islands. The Philippines at the time of this map had recently been taken as a possession of the United States under the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish-American War (December 10, 1898), and the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: France, 1814 1871
A map of France between the Treaty of Paris (1814) that ended the War of the Sixth Coalition, and the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871) that ended the Franco-Prussian War. This map is color-coded to show the frontier of France in 1815, the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast Boundary, 1783 1842
A map of the disputed territory of northern Maine showing the extent of the American and British claims after the Treaty of Paris in 1783, and the boundary established by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842.
Curated OER
Palawan, Jolo Archipelago, and Other Western Philippine Islands, 1906
A map from 1906 of the southwestern Philippine Islands of Palawan (Paragua) and the Jolo (Sulu) Archipelago. The map shows the boundaries of the Philippine territory established under the Treaty of Paris at the end of the...
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Philippine Islands , 1906
A map from 1906 of the Philippine Islands, showing the province boundaries at the time, the capital in Manila and other major cities, railways, terrain, rivers, and coastal features of the island group. The map includes an inset of the...