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This page provides enrichment for students who desire additional study of a topic.
This page provides enrichment for students who desire additional study of a topic.
Colonization
Henry Hudson - Click on the link to discover what Henry Hudson was seeking through exploration: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nys09.soc.k-6.statloc.hudson/henry-hudson/
Motivations For Colonization - Click on this OSSRC reviewed website to view primary sources on reasons for colonization:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/us2.cfm
Colonial Economies - Click to view the lesson on economic concepts involved in colonial America:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/567_colonial1.pdf
Jamestown - Click on the link to rediscover the first permanent English colony, Jamestown:
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=173
John Smith and Pocahontas - Click on the link to view the video about their first meeting: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/adlit08.ush.begin.pocareveal/pocahontas-revealed/
Boston - Click to view the interactive map of Boston:
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rttt12.soc.ush.col.boston1723/explore-colonial-boston/
Henry Hudson - Click on the link to discover what Henry Hudson was seeking through exploration: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nys09.soc.k-6.statloc.hudson/henry-hudson/
Motivations For Colonization - Click on this OSSRC reviewed website to view primary sources on reasons for colonization:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/us2.cfm
Colonial Economies - Click to view the lesson on economic concepts involved in colonial America:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/567_colonial1.pdf
Jamestown - Click on the link to rediscover the first permanent English colony, Jamestown:
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=173
John Smith and Pocahontas - Click on the link to view the video about their first meeting: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/adlit08.ush.begin.pocareveal/pocahontas-revealed/
Boston - Click to view the interactive map of Boston:
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rttt12.soc.ush.col.boston1723/explore-colonial-boston/
The Fight For Independence
Proclamation of 1763 - Click on this History Channel site to learn more about colonists' dislike of the Proclamation of 1763:
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
Colonists' Objection to British Taxes - Click on this website to access reasons why colonists did not like British taxation:
http://www.ushistory.org/
Boston Massacre - Click to view Paul Revere's propaganda engraving of the event:
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/index.html?dod-date=305
Famous Trials - Click to view information on trials including the Boston Massacre Trial:
http://law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/bostonmassacre.html
Paul Revere Timeline - Click on this interactive timeline pictures and listen to the famous poem about Revere's ride: http://www.capzles.com/#/c735ecc7-733e-48be-8a77-631d4371bf47/
Road To Revolution Timeline - Click on this interactive timeline and analyze the picture leading up to the American Revolution and the war itself. Can you identify the events pictured? http://www.capzles.com/#/5db7f9c8-6daf-43fd-b05e-aa02d4860c54/
Sons of Liberty - Click on this OSSRC reviewed website for examples of actions done by the Sons of Liberty:
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm
New National Identity - Click on this link to learn how Americans began developing a new national identity separate from Britain:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/americanid/index1.html
Impacts of the American Revolution - Click on the following site to access a digital library of war impacts:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=274
Proclamation of 1763 - Click on this History Channel site to learn more about colonists' dislike of the Proclamation of 1763:
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
Colonists' Objection to British Taxes - Click on this website to access reasons why colonists did not like British taxation:
http://www.ushistory.org/
Boston Massacre - Click to view Paul Revere's propaganda engraving of the event:
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/index.html?dod-date=305
Famous Trials - Click to view information on trials including the Boston Massacre Trial:
http://law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/bostonmassacre.html
Paul Revere Timeline - Click on this interactive timeline pictures and listen to the famous poem about Revere's ride: http://www.capzles.com/#/c735ecc7-733e-48be-8a77-631d4371bf47/
Road To Revolution Timeline - Click on this interactive timeline and analyze the picture leading up to the American Revolution and the war itself. Can you identify the events pictured? http://www.capzles.com/#/5db7f9c8-6daf-43fd-b05e-aa02d4860c54/
Sons of Liberty - Click on this OSSRC reviewed website for examples of actions done by the Sons of Liberty:
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm
New National Identity - Click on this link to learn how Americans began developing a new national identity separate from Britain:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/americanid/index1.html
Impacts of the American Revolution - Click on the following site to access a digital library of war impacts:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=274
Our Documents
Declaration of Independence Rap - Go to this site to view and/or download a rap about the Declaration of Independence:
http://www.educationalrap.com/song/declaration-of-independence/
How Well Do You Understand the Declaration - Check out this website to take quizzes on the Declaration of Independence:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/social_studies/declaration_of_independence/quiz718.html
Creation of State Governments - View this website to access information on states forming governments of their own:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID-275
Enlightenment Influences on U.S. Government - Check out this site to learn about Enlightenment ideas and impact:
http://dnet01.ode.state.oh.us/ims.itemdetails/lessondetail.aspx?id=0907f84c80531ceb
The Constitutional Convention - View this source to learn more about the actions of our country's framers:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/constitutional-convention-what-founding-fathers-said
Drafting the Constitution - Check out this site dedicated to students exploration of Constitutional Convention:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/const-l1.html
A Great Compromise - View this website to find out about compromises made during the Constitutional Convention:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/A_Great_Compromise.htm
The U.S. Constitution - Click on this interactive link to find out fascinating facts, take quizzes and more concerning the U.S. Constitution: http://www.constitutionfacts.com/
The Federalist Debates - View this site to build knowledge on how Federalists fought to get the U.S. Constitution ratified:
http://164.109.104.189/lesson-plan/federalist-debates-balancing-power-between-state-and-federal-governments
Declaration of Independence Rap - Go to this site to view and/or download a rap about the Declaration of Independence:
http://www.educationalrap.com/song/declaration-of-independence/
How Well Do You Understand the Declaration - Check out this website to take quizzes on the Declaration of Independence:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/social_studies/declaration_of_independence/quiz718.html
Creation of State Governments - View this website to access information on states forming governments of their own:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID-275
Enlightenment Influences on U.S. Government - Check out this site to learn about Enlightenment ideas and impact:
http://dnet01.ode.state.oh.us/ims.itemdetails/lessondetail.aspx?id=0907f84c80531ceb
The Constitutional Convention - View this source to learn more about the actions of our country's framers:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/constitutional-convention-what-founding-fathers-said
Drafting the Constitution - Check out this site dedicated to students exploration of Constitutional Convention:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/const-l1.html
A Great Compromise - View this website to find out about compromises made during the Constitutional Convention:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/A_Great_Compromise.htm
The U.S. Constitution - Click on this interactive link to find out fascinating facts, take quizzes and more concerning the U.S. Constitution: http://www.constitutionfacts.com/
The Federalist Debates - View this site to build knowledge on how Federalists fought to get the U.S. Constitution ratified:
http://164.109.104.189/lesson-plan/federalist-debates-balancing-power-between-state-and-federal-governments
A New Nation
Virtual Tour of the White House - Click on the following link to check out where our first family lives:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/interactive-tour
American Presidents - Click on the link to view information on perspectives on U.S. presidents: http://millercenter.org/president
George Washington's Presidency:
Washington's Precedents - Click on this ling to learn about legacies set by Washington while president:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/george-washington-precedent-president\
Jefferson's Presidency:
Corp of Discovery/Lewis and Clark Expedition - Click on the following links to go to the National Geographic site to explore: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_leg_1.html and http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-journals.asp
Jefferson and Slavery - Click on the following link to learn about Jefferson and slavery: http://constitutioncenter.org/experience/exhibitions/feature-exhibitions/slavery-at-jeffersons-monticello
Slavery and Freedom - Click on the following link to learn what plantation owners thought:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/2be48ba8-c1b9-40a5-9f27-e1b6e10481b4/slavery-and-freedom/
Louisiana Purchase - Click on this PBS website for an economic activity linked to the Louisiana Purchase:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/president/activity1.shtm
Monroe's Presidency:
Early American Foreign Policy - Click on this link to learn more about the Monroe Doctrine:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/monroe-doctrine-origin-and-early-american-foreign-policy
Virtual Tour of the White House - Click on the following link to check out where our first family lives:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/interactive-tour
American Presidents - Click on the link to view information on perspectives on U.S. presidents: http://millercenter.org/president
George Washington's Presidency:
Washington's Precedents - Click on this ling to learn about legacies set by Washington while president:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/george-washington-precedent-president\
Jefferson's Presidency:
Corp of Discovery/Lewis and Clark Expedition - Click on the following links to go to the National Geographic site to explore: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_leg_1.html and http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-journals.asp
Jefferson and Slavery - Click on the following link to learn about Jefferson and slavery: http://constitutioncenter.org/experience/exhibitions/feature-exhibitions/slavery-at-jeffersons-monticello
Slavery and Freedom - Click on the following link to learn what plantation owners thought:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/2be48ba8-c1b9-40a5-9f27-e1b6e10481b4/slavery-and-freedom/
Louisiana Purchase - Click on this PBS website for an economic activity linked to the Louisiana Purchase:
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/president/activity1.shtm
Monroe's Presidency:
Early American Foreign Policy - Click on this link to learn more about the Monroe Doctrine:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/monroe-doctrine-origin-and-early-american-foreign-policy
Lifestyle Revolutions & Reforms
Industrial Revolution - View the information and photos of Lewis Hines who photographed child laborers. Write a one page reflection of connotations and denotations the photos show: http://ehstoday.com/galleries/photographs-lewis-hine-industrial-revolution-and-child-laborers-photo-gallery
Industrialization and Workers' Rights - Check out this student friendly site about why workers needed to organize:
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/labor-unions-during-the-industrial-revolution-organized-labor-vs-management.html#lesson
Immigration - Click to view topics related to immigration in the 1800s:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/039710c0-bf91-47ad-8b92-efadfc2a86a0/immigration-challenges-for-new-americans/
Outline Introduction to Early Reform Movements - View this website for an overview of reforms that arose in the 1800s:
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/lesson_28_notes.htm
Transportation Revolution - Check out this site to learn more about the Transportation Revolution: http://www.econedlink.org
Slavery Spirituals - Click to view the video on the role spirituals played in abolition:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/81cb55e6-c742-4678-932d-3375eb9f4e28/coded-spirituals/
Slavery and Running Away - Click to view the video on punishment suffered by runaway slaves: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/2be48ba8-c1b9-40a5-9f27-e1b6e10481b4/slavery-and-freedom/
Industrial Revolution - View the information and photos of Lewis Hines who photographed child laborers. Write a one page reflection of connotations and denotations the photos show: http://ehstoday.com/galleries/photographs-lewis-hine-industrial-revolution-and-child-laborers-photo-gallery
Industrialization and Workers' Rights - Check out this student friendly site about why workers needed to organize:
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/labor-unions-during-the-industrial-revolution-organized-labor-vs-management.html#lesson
Immigration - Click to view topics related to immigration in the 1800s:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/039710c0-bf91-47ad-8b92-efadfc2a86a0/immigration-challenges-for-new-americans/
Outline Introduction to Early Reform Movements - View this website for an overview of reforms that arose in the 1800s:
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/lesson_28_notes.htm
Transportation Revolution - Check out this site to learn more about the Transportation Revolution: http://www.econedlink.org
Slavery Spirituals - Click to view the video on the role spirituals played in abolition:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/81cb55e6-c742-4678-932d-3375eb9f4e28/coded-spirituals/
Slavery and Running Away - Click to view the video on punishment suffered by runaway slaves: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/2be48ba8-c1b9-40a5-9f27-e1b6e10481b4/slavery-and-freedom/
Expansion
New Perspectives on the West - Click on the following link to learn about expansionists' view on the West:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/
Manifest Destiny - Click on the website to view values and beliefs surrounding this movement and the gold rush:
http://museumca.org/goldrush/curriculum/8g/81104017.html
U.S. Map #1 - Click on the site to see whether you can identify features in the U.S. after expansion was completed: http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/index.html
U.S. Map#2 - Click on the site to see a chronological rendition of expansion: http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
The Press And Influence on the Mexican-American War - Click on this source to view arguments on the press' role:
http://www.pbs.org/terachers/connect/resources/609/preview/
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Click on this website to view documents on the treaty from the Mexican-American War:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/guadalupe-hidalgo/
Buffalo Soldiers - Click on the site to see what the African-American Buffalo Soldiers did after the Civil War: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/49e8d07f-313d-44af-924a-591b0c96aeea/buffalo-soldiers-in-new-mexico/
Native American Policy - Click on the site to learn about the U.S. government policy towards Native Americans:
http:/www./pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/sfeature/sf_interview.html
New Perspectives on the West - Click on the following link to learn about expansionists' view on the West:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/
Manifest Destiny - Click on the website to view values and beliefs surrounding this movement and the gold rush:
http://museumca.org/goldrush/curriculum/8g/81104017.html
U.S. Map #1 - Click on the site to see whether you can identify features in the U.S. after expansion was completed: http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/index.html
U.S. Map#2 - Click on the site to see a chronological rendition of expansion: http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
The Press And Influence on the Mexican-American War - Click on this source to view arguments on the press' role:
http://www.pbs.org/terachers/connect/resources/609/preview/
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Click on this website to view documents on the treaty from the Mexican-American War:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/guadalupe-hidalgo/
Buffalo Soldiers - Click on the site to see what the African-American Buffalo Soldiers did after the Civil War: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/49e8d07f-313d-44af-924a-591b0c96aeea/buffalo-soldiers-in-new-mexico/
Native American Policy - Click on the site to learn about the U.S. government policy towards Native Americans:
http:/www./pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/sfeature/sf_interview.html
Civil War
Causes of War - Click to view video on the causes of the Civil War:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/dfa9a416-aa2c-47f1-ba65-0d6e84672f0d/dfa9a416-aa2c-47f1-ba65-0d6e84672f0d/
Reasoning Behind the Backing of Planation Economy - Click this link to learn reasoning behind the South's beliefs:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/factory-vs-plantation-north-and-south
Abraham Lincoln - Click to view links to topics related to Abraham Lincoln:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/12190ba3-4ed1-4b3d-99b5-bf13c3422439/12190ba3-4ed1-4b3d-99b5-bf13c3422439/
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Click on the following to access activities on Harriet Beecher Stowe's swaying of opinion with her book:
http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/lesson-plans/uncle-toms-cabin-lesson/uncletomscabin/html
Gettysburg Interactive Map - Click on the link to view: http://www.civilwaranimated.com/GettysburgAnimation.html
Antietam Interactive Map - Click on the link to view: http://www.civilwaranimated.com/AntietamAnimation.html
Sherman's Invasion of Columbia, SC - Click to view the video of Sherman's invasion and of correcting the story through archeology: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/9e4b52db-0f5f-4714-a6b8-935523fdb39a/9e4b52db-0f5f-4714-a6b8-935523fdb39a/
The South's Economic Decision To Secede - Click to view the lesson and the events economic reasoning:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=581&type=educator
Causes of War - Click to view video on the causes of the Civil War:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/dfa9a416-aa2c-47f1-ba65-0d6e84672f0d/dfa9a416-aa2c-47f1-ba65-0d6e84672f0d/
Reasoning Behind the Backing of Planation Economy - Click this link to learn reasoning behind the South's beliefs:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/factory-vs-plantation-north-and-south
Abraham Lincoln - Click to view links to topics related to Abraham Lincoln:
http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/12190ba3-4ed1-4b3d-99b5-bf13c3422439/12190ba3-4ed1-4b3d-99b5-bf13c3422439/
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Click on the following to access activities on Harriet Beecher Stowe's swaying of opinion with her book:
http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/lesson-plans/uncle-toms-cabin-lesson/uncletomscabin/html
Gettysburg Interactive Map - Click on the link to view: http://www.civilwaranimated.com/GettysburgAnimation.html
Antietam Interactive Map - Click on the link to view: http://www.civilwaranimated.com/AntietamAnimation.html
Sherman's Invasion of Columbia, SC - Click to view the video of Sherman's invasion and of correcting the story through archeology: http://wosu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/9e4b52db-0f5f-4714-a6b8-935523fdb39a/9e4b52db-0f5f-4714-a6b8-935523fdb39a/
The South's Economic Decision To Secede - Click to view the lesson and the events economic reasoning:
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=581&type=educator
Reconstruction
The Battle Over Reconstruction - Check out this website that shares problems during Reconstruction:
http://edsitement.ned.gov/curriculum-unit/battle-over-reconstruction#sect-theunit
Opposing Views of Reconstruction - View this site to learn of the differing views on Reconstruction issues:
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/ch5_p11.htm
South Carolina Black Codes - Check out this site that shares institutionalized racist laws enacted after the Civil War:
http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/reconlegislation.html
Louisiana Black Codes - Check out his site that shares institutionalized racist laws enacted after the Civil War:
http://college.cengage.com/history/us/resources/students/primary/blackcode.htm
Sharecropping - Click to view information about sharecropping that occurred during Reconstruction. Watch the video on Reconstruction and respond as per the assignment given: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping
Reconstruction Quiz - Click to view a practice quiz on Reconstruction: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/history/reconstruction/quiz6391.html
The Battle Over Reconstruction - Check out this website that shares problems during Reconstruction:
http://edsitement.ned.gov/curriculum-unit/battle-over-reconstruction#sect-theunit
Opposing Views of Reconstruction - View this site to learn of the differing views on Reconstruction issues:
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/ch5_p11.htm
South Carolina Black Codes - Check out this site that shares institutionalized racist laws enacted after the Civil War:
http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/reconlegislation.html
Louisiana Black Codes - Check out his site that shares institutionalized racist laws enacted after the Civil War:
http://college.cengage.com/history/us/resources/students/primary/blackcode.htm
Sharecropping - Click to view information about sharecropping that occurred during Reconstruction. Watch the video on Reconstruction and respond as per the assignment given: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping
Reconstruction Quiz - Click to view a practice quiz on Reconstruction: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/history/reconstruction/quiz6391.html