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Grade 11 Internet Resources |
Unit One - Exploration and Colonization
Unit Two - Revolutionary Ideas
Unit Three - Constitutional Era
Unit
Four - Early National Period
Unit Five - Expansion and Sectionalism
Unit
Six - Civil
War and
Reconstruction
Unit Seven - Cowboys, Immigrants and
Robber Barons
Unit Eight - Progressivism
Unit Nine - Isolation to Imperialism
Unit Ten - Global
Depression and Totalitarianism
Unit Thirteen - Civil Rights
Unit Fourteen - Modern Era
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Unit One
This site provides a variety of cultural views of early Native Americans. It includes information and pictures on topics of daily life such as clothing, games, homes, food. It also provides a link to poetry and stories from the Native American cultures.
1. How did early Native Americans interact with their environment to meet their needs in their daily life?
2. What similarities and differences can be found among various tribes from different regions?
An interactive site that allows student to assume the role
of a
1.
What factors should you consider as you decide
on a place to begin building your new settlement in the
2. How will you provide necessities such as food for your fellow travelers?
This provides a curriculum guide from the
1.
How did the Age of Exploration lead to the
founding of colonies in
2. If you were an explorer, what types of obstacles would you encounter in your journeys, and how would you deal with them?
A collection of maps, activities and quizzes are available
at this site. Topics include
continents, oceans, regions of
1. Why is it important to learn how to use a map in your daily life?
2. How can learning latitude and longitude be relevant in your study of maps?
Travel the trails with Spanish explorers de Vaca, deSoto, and
1.How did the journeys of deVaca
influence
2.What effect did the travels of these Spanish explorers have on the Native Americans way of life?
Three parts are included in this site about the original thirteen colonies. Students can find information about the settlers coming to all areas, characteristics of the colonies, and a look at daily life in the colonies. A map of colonies with links to information about the colonies is available.
1.How did geography create difference in how each colony developed?
2.What characteristics did settlers develop that enabled them to stay and create a new life in the colonies?
Bert Stewart, wrangler
This site deals with Native American Shelters. There is an interactive map divided into 7 regions that will give you information about each region.
Founding
the Thirteen Colonies
The 13 colonies. This site has a pull down menu at that provides many links. There are links for each colony. The colonies appear on the page in the order that they were founded.
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Primary Sources from the Colonial Era
Mississippi State Links dealing with the colonial period.
Primary sources from the ETSU history department site.
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon Nathaniel Bacon
Governor Berkeley Governor Berkeley
Robert Beverley Robert Beverly
Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams Roger Williams
Navigation
Act of 1660 Navigation Act of 1660
Constitution of the Iroquois Nation Constitution of the Iroquois Nation
Colonial Williamsburg Home Page
This is a
multi link site that deals with Exploration
. . . The
European Voyages of Exploration
Peopling North America:
Population and Movement
African Americans at Jamestown
African
Americans at
BBC site on The story of African slavery
Grade 11 Internet
Resources
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Unit Two
This interactive site will provide a game on the Road to Revolution which will engage the student is question format. As the student answers the questions on factors leading to the American Revolution, they are given feedback with the answers as well as information about the event.
1. Why were the colonists dissatisfied with conditions in the colonies prior to the revolution?
2.
How did
1.What was the justification for bringing slaves to colonial
2.How did the Revolutionary War lead to new attitudes about
slavery in some areas of
While information is given on causes, the main focus is on
various campaigns of the American Revolution from 1777 to
1.Why can
2.What would have been the outcome of the war if the Conway Cabal had succeeded in removing George Washington from power?
This comprehensive site covers all aspects of the Revolutionary War including the causes, battles and main events, and biographies of key people involved in the war. A teacher's guide includes activities related to information given categories previously stated. A book list is also included to guide students toward related reading.
1.How did Thomas Paine's writings contribute to the American Revolution?
2.Which event leading to the Revolutionary War had the greatest impact on the colonists?
View early American documents
through use of media of the time period such as maps, documents, magazines,
pamphlets. Students are given
background information as well as the primary source document.
1.What benefit can be gained from
use of primary sources in the study of history?
2.How do primary sources give you
a better understanding of American history?
The Revolutionary War A Journal toward Freedom
Word Search Signers
of the Declaration of
The University of
Primary sources from the
ETSU history department site.
BOSTON GAZETTE'S account of the Boston Massacre
Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre
Captain Prescott's account of the Boston Massacre
Stamp Act The Stamp Act
Stamp Act Congress Stamp Act Congress
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
PittÕs speech Pitt's Speech on the Stamp Act
Internal Tax Daniel Dulaney
Declaratory Act Declaratory Act
Townshend Act Townshend Act
Tea Act of 1773 Tea Act of 1773
Intolerable Act or Coercive Acts
Administration of Justice Act Administration of Justice Act
Quartering Act Quartering Act
Give Me
Common Sense "Common Sense"
Declaration of
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Unit Three
Topics coveblue include the text of the Constitution with additional facts; the text of the Declaration of Independence; the Bill of Rights; Facts and Landmark cases of the Supreme Court and facts about the Founding Fathers. Teachers also have access to well-known quotes; use of crossword puzzles and premade tests on the Constitution.
1.How did the case of Marbury v.
2.In what ways did the "Founding Fathers" help to shape our nation?
Early National Period
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
This is a fantastic site to use to teach students
civics. With Ben Franklin as a
guide, it leads students through facts on the
1.Why should each citizen have an understanding of our system of government?
2.Why should every citizen take an active role in participation in our government?
A comprehensive guide to the presidents will allow students to find information on all issues facing the presidents in addition to information of life prior to and after the presidency. A gallery of drawings is available on each president. Students are also given questions or issues to consider concerning each president.
1.What can be consideblue to be the legacy to the
2.What qualities do you think a person should possess to assume the role of president?
The President and the War of 1812
An interactive site will allow students to pursue different topics of the War of 1812. Topics include people, events and issues of war. Also, there is access to maps, drawings, stories of people, portraits, and a comprehensive quiz that students can take to test knowledge of war from website.
1.If you were a war hawk, what argument would you have presented for pursuing the war?
2.Why was the Native American choice of joining the British in the war a tragic decision?
Creation of the U.S.
Constitution
The above address deals with The Constitution: A History the page has an article entitled A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the
Quick Facts about the U.S. Contitution
The
above address is for a quick fact page about the
Constitution and Ratification of the Constitution.
The above address is a link from the Constitution text site that is a quick reference for the Constitution.
The following are Primary Documents links. East Tennessee State University History Department Link page.
VA Declaration of Rights Virginia Declaration of Rights
Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance Northwest Ordinance
The above link is for The Federalist Papers.
This site gives you multi links dealing with the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the Ratification of the Constitution.
This site is from Department of Humanities Computing,
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Unit Four
U.S. History Links - Teacher Site
U.S. History Links - Student Site
The following are Primary Documents links found on the East Tennessee State University History Department Link page.
Jay
Treaty Jay Treaty
Alien Act Alien Act
Sedition
Act Sedition Act
Marbury v
Constitutionality of a National
Bank, 1791
Jefferson's opinion Jefferson's Opinion on the Bank
Marbury v
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Unit
Five
Using this interactive site will give students an overview of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the origination of the Corps of Discovery to the end of the trail. Students are given choices for taking the journey, the use of maps and can read from actual journal entries.
1.Why did President Jefferson want to organize the Lewis and Clark expedition?
2.In what ways did Sacajawea contribute to the success of this expedition?
Lewis and Clark - Create your own Adventure
1.Why was land important to a growing nation?
2.If you were president, how could you justify sending explorers into an unexploblue land?
1.Why did the
2.Why is the
The Trail of Tears is the focus of the commercial site. You will find an overview and links to people and events at this site. There are also other links dealing with the history of the Cherokee and maps of the Trial of Tears.
Aboard the Underground Railroad. This site will provide you with an introduction to the Underground Railroad, a map of the railroad and state by state links to important places on the railroad. This is a travel itinerary site. There are also links to short essays on the Slave Trade and Early Antislavery movement.
PBS Site
dealing with Lewis and Clark
Lewis
and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
The above address is from the
MAP. This site provides a map of the Oregon
trail, Mormon trail, and
Landmark Supreme Court case of Dblue Scott. There are many links found here.
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Unit Six Ð
Virtual Museum on the Causes of the Civil War
A tour of the virtual museum of the Civil War leads you to an exhibit on abolitionists. A timeline project is given to allow students to explore abolition as well as sectionalism and causes of the war. Many links are provided to give students background research on many topics. Students have access to primary sources for their research.
1.How did the abolitionistsÕ contributions to the Civil War have an effect on the outcome of the war?
2.What methods of the abolitionists were the most effective
for achieving their goals?
Here you will find
information about slavery before the book, the book itself, and reviews of the
book from different points of view.
This site is from the
The following are Primary Documents links. East Tennessee State University History Department Link page.
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dblue Scott Case Dblue Scott Decision
The Republican Party Platform of
1860 1860 Republican Party Platform
The Address of
National
Park Service and the Civil War
The National Park Service's Civil War page. This is a multi link page that provides you with links to the Park Service's Civil War Centers; there is also a list of related links. The individual park link provides you with a menu for that park. The In dept menu link provides you with historical information. Some parks have an activities link and so also have a history and culture link.
This site provides Civil War Battle Summaries by Campaign. The summaries are divided by year and theater.
This site provides Civil War Battle Summaries by State
Two
Communities during the Civil War
The following are Primary Documents links. East Tennessee State University History Department Link page.
The Wade-
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1866
Reconstruction Act of the thirty-ninth Congress
This is a Time line for the Civil War for the
Emancipation Proclamation and Freedmen's Bureau
Emancipation Proclamation and Freedmen's Bureau. There are related links.
Virtual Library's, WWW-VL
HISTORY:
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Unit Seven
The first site provides a pictorial overview of the transcontinental railroad as well as access to lesson plans and a transcontinental railroad interactive game. The second site is the lesson plans site. Lesson plans include activities with map work, document analysis, team projects as well as numerous links to different perspectives about the railroad.
1. What problems did Native Americans experience due to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
2. Why was there a need in
This is a site that provides the student with access to prominent Americans that influenced American life at the turn of the century. Links are provided to many sites for research on the individual Americans. A complete activity is already planned, ready to be implemented in the classroom.
1.What influence did prominent Americans at the turn of the
century have on changes in
2.How can we benefit from the study of early Americans and their accomplishments?
A complete lesson plan is given on Native American History with emphasis on Chief Joseph. It makes use of Native American literature by requiring the reading of a primary source followed by discussion questions. Vocabulary is included with an audio reading.
1.How did Chief Joseph's article change a stereotype the average American may have had of Native Americans?
2.What effect did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 have on
Native Americans?
Industrialization and Progressive Era resources are found at this
site. How
industrialization, immigration, and expansion transformed the
PBS's site "Andrew Carnegie The Richest Man in the World". The site has a timeline, a teacher's guide, gallery, and other links dealing with Carnegie.
The
History Channel - Ellis Island
The History Channel Ellis Island site. There are multi links.
The
This site has a Collection of over 30,000 photos from the Denver Public Library. Most of the photographs were taken between 1860 and 1920. The site is a search feature and there are additional links on this site.
The
Frontier in American History
1896 The Grand Realignment. The site has links for McKinley and Bryan, there also are links for cartoons of the time period, and a link to related topics.
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Unit Eight Ð
This site will lead you to several good sites about the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Sites to explore are Tammany Hall, Jane Addams: Mother of World, and Cartoons of Gilded Age and Progressive Era. These site also provide links to further sites for research. The last site, Cartoons of Gilded Age and Progressive Era, provides excellent political cartoons to be interpreted by students.
1.How did boss Tweed contribute to political corruption in
2.How was Jane Addams a champion for the immigrants of
Industrialization and Progressive Era
resources are found at this site. There
are many useful links found here. This site is from the
Women's suffrage lesson plan
Presidential Election of 1912
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Unit Nine Ð
This multi-visual site will give the student access to the Spanish-American War through the use of actual photographs, maps, and motion pictures created by Thomas Edison. Background information on all aspects of the war are included. Motion pictures are viewed using quicktime format.
1.How did the use of motion pictures change the public's perception of war?
2.What purpose was achieved in the creation of the slogan
"Remember the
This site covers all aspects of World War I through a variety of topics and visuals. Students are given a thorough background of topics such as causes, major events, battles, outcome, etc. By way of photographs, audio presentations, primary documents, diaries/memoirs, timelines by day, month, and year, and propaganda posters for many countries.
1.Why were propaganda posters created and used in countries participating in WWI?
2.How did the alliance system among nations contribute to the outbreak of WWI?
Students use an Internet scavenger hunt to explore the 1920s through US postal stamps. They will read background on topics such as the radio, Louis Armstrong, stock market crash of 1929, etc. Questions are given with Internet sites to explore for answers.
1.Which constitutional amendment passed during this era had the most effect on society? Why?
2.How did the stock market crash of 1929 change American lives?
Students can hear actual recordings of the singers of the 1920s. Two concerts are provided. A minimum of information is given-just an interesting enrichment activity.
This site from small planet provides many links dealing with the Age of Imperialism. Here you will find links dealing with expansion in the Pacific, Spanish-American War, images, and a lesson plan.
Spanish American War. Documents related to U.S. Foreign Policy 1898-1914. There are many links dealing with the Spanish American War at this site.
Dollar Diplomacy
World War I. This site is from the
The time period 1900 - 1929. This site is from the
How World War I was a major cause of World War II
This is mainly a World War II site but there is information leading up to the War starting in 1917.
A timeline form (1917 - 1945)
World War I Strength and Casualties
WWI troops strength and casualties
Interactive Maps on World War I
Index map of interactive MAPS. There is link for a map of Europe in
1914 and another link for
Treaty of
WWI links
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Unit Ten Ð
The Great Depression and the Arts
Four lesson plans are given
to use documentary sources to analyze life during the Depression and the Era of
the New Deal. History is
interlocked with literature and theatre of the time. This would be a good source for
collaborative teaching with History and English or with an advanced class.
1.What was the government's role in helping
2.How were Americans affected by the New Deal in their everyday life?
The Great Depression. This site is from the
The New Deal is what you will find at this site. The site has a document library, photo gallery, lesson plans, a slide show, and many other links.
This site deals with totalitarianism in
Maps of European Democracies in 1925, 1933, and 1939
European Democracies 1925
European Democracies 1933
European Democracies 1939
Unemployment in
Germany Mark Compare to the U.S. dollar from 1914 to 1923
A chart that compares the Germany Mark to the U.S. dollar between 1914 and Nov 1923.
May of the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
A map of the Japanese invasion of
Unemployment during the Great Depression
Unemployment during the Great Depression. An Essay dealing with unemployment there also graphs and charts.
Great Depression. You will find FAQ about the depression from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum.
Historical Documents from 1919 to 1941
Documents between the wars 1919-1941. Multi link site.
Essay about worldwide depression
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Unit Eleven Ð
Take a virtual tour of WWII. A very comprehensive site that gives all aspects of the war from the viewpoints of the Allies and the Axis powers. Students are exposed to artifacts and photos as well as information about the war.
1.How did occupied countries in
2.How did Americans respond to the war effort?
Japanese Americans and the Constitution
Students will explore an interactive site to learn about the Japanese-American internment during WWII. Audio first hand accounts as well as photographs and artifacts are available along with the background information.
1.How did the treatment of the Japanese-Americans go against the U.S. Constitution?
2.How did the
World War II. This site is from the
World War II documents from
Powers of Persuasion the Poster art of World War II is found at this site. This page is from the National Archives and Records Administration.
Eyewitness
Accounts of World War II
The above site has links to eyewitness accounts of World War II.
The above address deals with World War II ads. The ads are grouped by topic and years.
This site has audio from World War II. Voices of World War II: Experiences from the Front and Home.
A timeline form (1917 - 1945)
Holocaust history project. The Holocaust
History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and
essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of
Holocaust-denial.
Map of the German Invasion of Soviet Union--1941
A map of the
German invasion of
Map of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
A Map of the Japanese attack on
A Map of the D-Day invasion of
El Alamein the turning point in
Animated Map of World War II in North Africa
Animation Map of the War in
D-Day Movie from the British viewpoint. There are other movies to choose at this site.
Battle of
Midway - Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Question about the Battle of Midway and related links from the Department of the Navy.
The Battle of Iwo Jima with multi links
dealing with the last major battle of WWII
Role of African Americans in World War II
AfricanAmericans in World War
II. This is a
Latinos and Latinas and World War II is the topic of this
site. It is part of an oral history
project of the
The
Atomic Bomb and Truman's Decision
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb. This is a multi link site that has teaching materials and documents. Truman Presidential Museum and Library.
This is the link for additional BBC WWII sites.
Documents of WWII links
A hypertext history of WWII multi links
ÒWhat did you do in the war Grandma?- An oral history of women of
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Unit Twelve Ð
Students will use geography skills to explore facts about the United Nations through four activities. Access is to background facts, individual nations, charts. This site is linked to the official UN site to find information needed for activities.
1.Why was the formation of the United Nations essential following WWII?
2.How has the United Nations changed since its formation in 1945?
This site will provide a source for word search puzzles that students can solve on topics about the Korean War. Topics include battles, leaders, ships, air war, places, etc.
An excellent site for students to have access to first hand
accounts of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
There is information on a day to day basis of the Crisis as well as
actual audio recordings of conversations of President Kennedy in the White
House as he gathers information from his advisors. Declassified documents, reconnaissance
photos and accounts of the crisis written by
1.Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis consideblue the most dangerous event of the Cold War?
2.How had the Soviet Union deceived the
1.Why did the
2.For what purpose did Ho Chi Minh use words from the U.S. Declaration of Independence at the conclusion of WWII?
A map of Communist Europe in 1949
This is the main page for the CNN Cold War series. This is an interactive site. There are 24 episodes in the series. This site has many useful links.
The Marshall Plan episode 3 of CNN's cold war series.
Map of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis Map
Documents
Relating to American Foreign Policy: The Cold War Multi link, documents listed
by year.
European Resources
during the Cold War
Post WWII European Resources. Cold War links
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Unit Thirteen Ð
This site explores the effects of
segregation through the history of the Jim Crow laws. Students are given eyewitness accounts,
essays, maps, drawings and photographs to read and use. It is an interactive site that allows
students to make choices and then have reactions to choices by providing the
historically accurate decisions.
There are choices of activities and lesson plans to use.
1.How did Booker T. Washington and
W.E.B. DuBois differ in their approaches to Civil
Rights involvement?
2.What was the impact of Jim Crow laws on the daily life of Americans of different races?
Information is given on topics relating to the life of Rosa Parks prior to involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and key events of the movement. Questions asked of Rosa Parks during an interview are included giving students access to primary sources. As students read the story of Rosa Parks, vocabulary terms are highlighted with definitions available.
1.Why was Rosa Parks consideblue the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"?
2.What effect did Rosa Park's actions have on the Civil Rights Movement?
Students can gain an overview of the Equal Rights Amendment from the beginning of the Women's rights movement to current times. This could be used in a study of governmental process as well as a history of the Women's Rights Movements.
1.Why do supporters of the ERA feel a need to continue to fight for passage?
2.How have women's rights changed from the beginning of the
struggle to present day?
An
interactive site that documents the life of Dr. King.
Lesson Plans on the Civil
Rights Movement in New Kent
Historic Places of
the Civil Rights Movement. It is an
excellent resource.
The two following links have resources and activities dealing with the Plessy case and the Brown case.