Unit 0 - Early Colonies

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Unit 0 Websites

Jamestown Online Adventure - great online flash animated game, students make choices for the good of the settlement and then see their consequences, I have used with an entire class and for each decisions the entire class votes on what we will do

History Channel's Online Jamestown Exhibit - a very complete and interactive site from the History Channel

The Secret in the Cellar : A Written in Bone Forensic Mystery - interactive webcomic created by the Smithsonian - I created this worksheet, which my students completed as they participate in the web comic

Unit 0 Videos

National Geographic - The New World : Nightmare in Jamestown - great video from National Geographic, I really like it because it demonstrates a strong tie between science and history, I have created this worksheet which my students complete as they view the video

Secrets of Jamestown - History Channel video from the Save Our History series, great video I have used in class in the past

Unit 0 Books

Jamestown : The Burried Truth by William Kelso - Mr. Kelso is the head archaeologist at Jamestown and this book is a great behind the scenes type look at the Jamestown site, I would reccomend more for teachers than students, excellent read

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker - great book for students to dig a little deeper in colonial forensics, I used this book to suplement the Secrets in the Cellar webcomic discribed above

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Leadership in Jamestown - an activity for students to help identify qualities of a great leader, lesson from Virtual Jamestown, I've used this activity for years and it consistently works well in class

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Unit 1 - Road to Revolution

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Unit 2 - The American Revolution

  • Unit 2 Note Packet "The American Revolution" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 2.1 Notes "Early Years of the War" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 2.2 Notes "The War Expands" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 2.3 Notes "The Path to Victory" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 2.4 Notes "The Legacy of the War" - PowerPoint - PDF

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Unit 3 - Creating A New Government

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  • Unit 3 Note Packet "Creating A New Government" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 3.1 Notes "Articles of Confederation" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 3.2 Notes "Shays' Rebellion and Northwest Territory" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 3.3 Notes "Delegates to the Constitution" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 3.4 Notes "Constitutional Convention" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 3.5 Notes "Compromises" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 3.6 Notes "Federalists and Anti-Federalists" - PowerPoint - PDF

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Unit 4 - Our Constitution

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Unit 5 - Jefferson and the New Republic

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  • Unit 5 Note Packet "Jefferson and the New Republic" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 5.1 Notes "Jefferson Takes Office" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 5.2 Notes "Lousiania Purchase and Exploration" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 5.3 Notes "Problems With Foreign Powers" - PowerPoint - PDF

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Unit 6 - Slavery and Industry

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  • Unit 6 Note Packet "Slavery and Industry" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 6.1 Notes "Industrial Revolution" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 6.2 Notes "Slavery and the Plantation System" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 6.3 Notes "Nationalism and Sectionalism" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 6.4 Notes "Abolition and the Underground Railroad" - PowerPoint - PDF

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Unit 7 - Manifest Destiny

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Unit 8 - Brink of the Storm

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  • Unit 8 Note Packet "Brink of the Storm" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 8.1 Notes "Growing Tensions" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 8.2 Notes "Slavery and Politics" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 8.3 Notes "Lincoln and Seccession" - PowerPoint - PDF

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Unit 9 - The Civil War

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Unit 10 - Rebuilding the Nation

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  • Unit 10 Note Packet "Rebuilding the Nation" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 10.1 Notes "Reconstruction and Daily Life" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 10.2 Notes "The End of Reconstruction" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 10.3 Notes "Rebuilding the Nation" - PowerPoint - PDF

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Unit 11 - Growth in the West

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  • Unit 11 Note Packet "Growth in the West" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 11.1 Notes "Miners, Ranchers and Cowhands" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 11.2 Notes "Native Americans Fight to Survive" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 11.3 Notes "Life in the West" - PowerPoint - PDF
  • 11.4 Notes "Farming and Populism" - PowerPoint - PDF

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