Curated OER
United States Proportion of Natives of Germany to Total Population
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: English Russian Vocabulary Quizzes
Contains multiple-choice tests on English vocabulary for Russian native speakers. Vocabulary units include numbers, house and furniture, telling time, body, jobs, food, and colors.
EL Education
El Education: Creature of the Tides
This picture book was created by a high school junior from the Kanu o ka 'Aina New Public Charter School on The Big Island of Hawaii, a K - 12 Hawaiian-Immersion school. It was created for younger, elementary-aged students, as part of an...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Terret (Rein Guide)
Captioned illustration of metal chariot ring produced in Britain at the time of the Roman invasion demonstrates the level of metalwork skill in the British isles at the time and the importance that native Britons placed on chariot warfare.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Connecticut State History for Kids
Students can study the history and timeline of the state of Connecticut including early explorers, Native Americans, colonial settlers, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War on this site.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Empire and Identity in the American Colonies
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Empire and Identity in the American Colonies." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Other
Jamestown S'klallam Tribe: Homepage
Official website of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. Contains a good mix of history and current events for the tribe.
Legends of America
Legends of America
"A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and History Minded". If you love history, you'll love this site. Featured is much detailed information on history, people, legends, ghost towns, outlaws, and so much more.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Walk Two Moons
Discussion question, a lesson plan, and links to related resources for teaching students reading "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech.
Library of Congress
Loc: Travels in America 1750 1920
A collection of narratives by Americans and foreigners telling of their travels in America. Information about the people, the landscapes and the times.
Other
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: The Fort Mims Massacre of 1813
Many events that occurred during the War of 1812, like so many other periods in American history, are now largely forgotten and unknown to the general public. Atrocities or barbarities perpetrated against the Indians by settlers are well...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Ww2 Navajo Code Talkers
Discover the role of Navajo Code Talkers in WW2 through a summary and 27 detailed facts.
Other
Chinook Nation: Homepage
This current website for the Chinook Nation contains information on past and future events and tribal members.
PBS
Pbs the West: Big Foot (?? 1890)
This article focuses on the massacre of Chief Big Foot and his followers at the Massacre of Wounded Knee.
Other
The Gold Rush: Collision of Cultures
This page discusses the many different cultures that came to California during the gold rush.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Treaty With Kiowa, Comanche and Apache; Oct. 21, 1867
Actual text of the Medicine Lodge Treaty, which establishes an Apache reservation, promises to establish reservation schools and increases annual payments of money and supplies.
Curated OER
Chippewa Camp. Click for Larger Image.
This site provides information on the Indians that inhabited the Great Lakes Region upon settlement by Europeans.
Curated OER
Nepal
This site offers information on wildlife safari in Nepal as well as information about wildlife sanctuaries and reserves. It gives information about the animals and other wildlife native to the region.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Chart of Early Virginia, 1632
A map of the lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and Accomack County, showing the early English settlements in the Virginia Colony in 1632. The map is keyed to show the extent of English settlement at the time, and shows the Native...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sir John Lederer's Marches, 1672
A facsimile of an early map (1672) showing the three routes taken by explorer John Lederer from the headwaters of the York River inland to the Appalachian Mountains between 1669 and 1670. The map is oriented with north to the right, and...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Petroglyph Natl Monument
Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Hubert H. Bancroft Ranch House
Adobe home of historian and ethnologist Hubert Howe Bancroft, publisher of many Pacific Coast histories and books on Native American culture.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wi: Silver Mound Archeological District
Site of early Native American settlement.
Curated OER
Oronhyatekha
Oronhyatekha, also called Peter Martin, is profiled in this comprehensive and fascinating web site! He was one of the first native people to earn a medical degree,held positions in government, but most importantly did not forsake his...