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OF THE WEEK: COLONIAL AMERICA |
The Thirteen Colonies were thirteen British colonies in North America, separately chartered and governed, that rebelled, signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 becoming independent sovereign states, thereby establishing the United States of America.
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Archiving Early America
Features a unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to this country's forebears more than two centuries ago.
http://www.earlyamerica.com
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Historic Jamestowne
Share the discoveries made by Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists with teachers
and students.
http://www.historicjamestowne.com/learn/ |
Colonial America @ Wikipedia
Resources on colonists who came to the New World, who were by no means a homogeneous band, but rather came from a variety of different social and religious groups who settled in different locations on the seaboard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_america |
| Colonial America 1600-1775 -- K12 Resources
Explore the Colonial Period of our history through the Internet. You'll find maps, lesson plans, bibliographies and curriculum content materials here.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm |
| Colonial Hall
Explore the biographies of 111 founding fathers and 34 biographies of their wives.
http://www.colonialhall.com |
| A Colonial Family and Community
Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s.
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html |
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This week features a preview of brand new words:
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition
http://www.meriamwebster.com/info/new_words.htm
You'll find a sample of the nearly 100 new words and senses from the 2006 copyright version of the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. |
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