American History

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Explorers Affecting North America

• Explorers Webquest: Climb into a time machine to travel to the time of Columbus, Giovanni da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, John Cabot and Sir Francis Drake!
• Explorers of the Millennium: a Thinkquest Jr. site complete with Hall of Fame, timeline, and quizzes
• Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons: an interactive Thinkquest site created by three students from three different continents working together!
• Roots of Exploration: pirates, shipwrecks, and explorers, oh my! Thinkquest site complete with poetry, glossary, and games
• Age of Exploration Timeline: from 3200 BC to 1779 AD
• Explorers A-Z: an in-depth site of over 150 explorers with links for each
• Explorers of North America: MANY links and LOTS of good information
• Conquistadors: PBS site of when the Americas were "new"
• Discovery and Exploration: primary sources from the Library of Congress
• The Columbus Navigation Homepage: many resources on Christopher Columbus
• Virtual Exploration Society: "true stories of explorers who have risked life and limb in the pursuit of knowledge"

Native Americans

Colonization

    Graphic Biographies: Big 6 Step-by-Step Directions for the biography assignment using Comic Life
                                Rubric for the biography assignment using Comic Life

• Colonial Williamsburg KidZone: learn about life in Colonial America
• Colonial House: From PBS, a virtual field trip to a colonial community
• Colonial Kids: A Thinkquest site made by elementary students
• Colonial Settlement from 1600-1763: great information from the Library of Congress
• Colonists and the Colony: articles from the Plymouth Plantation
• Wampanoag Homesite: visit a Native American homesite from Plymouth Plantation
• Jamestown Rediscovery: archaeological exploration of Jamestown Colony
• Famous Colonists: links and biographies of many famous colonists
• Colonial Life: From Kid Info, links to learn about all aspects of colonial living
• Colonial America 1600-1775: K-12 resources for students and teachers on all aspects of the colonial period
• American Journeys: primary sources of early American living including establishment of the colonies
• The Colonial Period: information from the "Revolution to Reconstruction" site

American Revolution

• Kids' Page at Valley Forge: online games from Historic Valley Forge site

• The Philadelphia Campaign1777: games to learn about the Philadelphia campaign

• Timeline: Timeline for the period of the American Revolution

• Road to Revolution Game: test your way to independence from PBS

• Kid Port Quiz: 5th grade social studies quiz and reference sites on Revolution

• Loyalty or Liberty?: students gather secrets in order to decide which side to join

• Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom: excellent Think Quest site

• Give Me Liberty or Give Me Tea! WebQuest: an excellent WebQuest on events leading up to the American Revolution. Students must decide if they are a fiery patriot or a faithful loyalist and then create a campaign to educate neutralists and persuade them to join their cause.

Historical Documents

• Explore the Constitution for Kids: play a game to save the Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence: the words of the whole document

Western Expansion

• Go West across America with Lewis and Clark!: a game from National Geographic Kids
• The Lewis and Clark Adventure: game from the US Mint
• Lewis and Clark: kid-friendly site from Montana Kids
• Sacagawea: Thorough site on Sacagawea and other Native Americans encountered by Lewis and Clark
• Lewis and Clark Journals Webquest: webquest made specifically for Chaffee Trail 5th grade students. Create a journal of 10 important events of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Civil War & Reconstruction

WWI

Depression

WWII