Grade 7 Websites
American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html -- The Road to Revolution: Test your knowledge about the American
navigate your way to independence. Every correct answer gets you closer to liberty!
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives.html -- (1) Daily Life in the Colonies: Discover what rural life was
farm; (2) The Global Village: Find out what was happening in the world at the time of the Revolution; (3) Military P
differences between American and British soldiers.
http://earlyamerica.com/series.html -- Famous Moments in Early American History: Each film in the 'Famous Mom
historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and
added interest for viewers, each film tells its story using scenes and portraits from the Early American Digital Libra
source documents--engravings, woodcuts and drawings that date back to the early to mid-1800s.
http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/2209053/cftoken/37344471 -- The Mount Vernon Vir
http://www.animatedatlas.com/revwar/revwarpreview.html --Animated Atlas covering beginning of the war in Ap
other militias of colonists attacked a British expedition sent to Lexington and Concord. The British retreated back to
the Americans.
http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/virtual.shtml -- An Interactive Map of Paul Revere's Ride.
http://www.ushistory.com/aadams.htm --Listen to “Remember the Ladies” -- The lyrics in the song relate events
Adams in her letters. Each verse begins with "Dear John" to accentuate that it was through letter writing that Adam
our great fortune that she provided us this legacy of the insight of the times.
http://www.ushistory.com/jouett.htm -- Listen to “Jack Jouett's Ride” --The lyrics in the song relate Jack Jouett
that the British were coming!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/revolutionary_war/ -- Our America: Revolutionary War-- Th
activities including: Learn About the Revolutionary War; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Make Arts & Cr
Period Home Interior.
http://www.history.com/minisites/washington/viewVideoGallery?videoId=53036 -- Video clips on: Washington’s F
Washington’s farewell address; Presidential Precedents--As the first President of the United States, George Washin
example for every president to come; America’s First Spymaster--The history of espionage in America goes all the
http://www.mcneilmusic.com/rev.html -- Revolutionary and Colonial Historical Songs
13 Colonies
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/jamestown/ -- America in 1607: Explore Jamestown and Explore Wer
Powhatan Chiefdom).
http://www.jamestown2007.org/kids-jamestown-adventure.cfm -- You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony:
colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fello
Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others!
http://www.jamestown1607.org/survival_v2.asp -- Experience Jamestown: Check out the following:
(1) Click on Stories of a Nation then click on View the Commercial at the bottom right (after the commercial is ove
hand corner of the commercial). Then, click on the different people to learn more about Jamestown and the peop
period; (2) Make sure you are back on the original page, then check out: Prequel: The Voyage; Episode 1: The St
Indians.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith -- Play the Jamestown Interactive G
Smith.
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/interactive.html -- Virtual Jamestown: (1) Interactive map of John Smith’s voga
White's Village of Pomeiooc and Jamestown Fort; (3) Patterns of Settlement Maps.
http://www.history.com/classroom/jamestownlive/ -- Jamestown Live webcast: Click on LOG ONTO JAMESTOWN
Speed to view the webcast.
http://www.history.com/classroom/jamestownstory/ -- This online exhibit was created to explore the meeting of
Africa,America, and Europe. The story is presented in chapters that consist of a uniquely illustrated narrative, impo
bibliography with live links to other online resources, and--perhaps most importantly – insightful video commentary
respectedJamestown historians alive today. You can also use the teachers' guide that is included with this online ex
this interesting subject either on your own or as part of a curriculum.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_jamestown/index.html -- Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown & Int
http://www.animatedatlas.com/ecolonies/ecoloniespreview.html -- Animated Atlas: The Early Colonies: Jamesto
illustrates the areas covered by the charters established by King James I in 1606 to colonize Virginia, and the initia
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Video_Clips&content_type_id=54009&display_order=1
following: Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe--Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy,
John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia; Save Our History: The Godspeed--A close look at the construction of the Godsp
voyage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/pocahontas/index.shtml#focus --The Life of Pocahontas--
http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html -- Investigating the First Thanksgiving: You will discover c
the 1621 Harvest Celebration.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/colonial/ -- Our America: Colonial Period-- This website pr
including: Learn about the Colonial Period; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Explore a Related Activity ab
Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior.
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html -- A Colonial Family and Community: Be a
and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to unc
colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective by discovering "What's wrong with this pictur
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html -- Colonial House--Interactive History: A variety of in
Time Period including-(1) Panoramic View of Colonial Houses and the Land
(2) What was happening throughout North America in 162
(3) Would you have survived on the colony?
(4) What kind of clothing did the colonists wear?
(5) Videos of how people struggled in the new world
(5) As governor, you embark on a journey to the new wor
(6) Other interactive activities-- ‘Tis a Very Dirty Manner of Life, Pilgrim’s Progress; Myth Conceptual Quiz, Cottag
http://mdroots.thinkport.org/interactives/plantation/intro.asp --Think you've got what it takes to build a plantati
harvest and survive in this highly engaging simulation.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/media/index.html -- Colonial House--Media Gallery: From snapshots of
to insights from the colonists, this section captures specific moments from the Colony and the experience. Video a
participants as they assess 1628 from a contemporary perspective. Large-sized photos and captions demonstrate bo
life on the Colony. And a map, hand drawn by one of the colonists, portrays the Colony through the eyes of those w
http://www.history.org/media/index.cfm -- Colonial Williamsburg: A variety of slideshows of Williamsburg.
http://www.history.org/History/museums/online_exhibits.cfm# -- Coins & Currency in Colonial America: In this in
about varied coinage from all over the globe that influenced the currency we carry today. A glossary, top ten FAQs
value charts, zooming capability and sidebars all add layers of discovery to this expansive exhibit.
http://memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/tools/index.html -- Video Demonstrations of Early American Tools.
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/learn/interactive_exercises.php -- You are the Archeologist: Two new intera
been designed to allow you to discover how archaeology is done at Jamestown Rediscovery.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/ -- You be the Historian: See if you can figure out what life was like
Elizabeth Springer's family in New Castle, Delaware.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=4 -- Colonial Period Game
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=42 -- Colonial Life Game 1
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=43 --Colonial Life Game 2
http://www.mcneilmusic.com/rev.html -- Colonial and Revolutionary Historical Songs
Civil War
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=457 -- Who Am I? A History Mystery--Students selec
War and examine objects that hold the key to their identity.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/absolutenglish-972/notes/civil_war/index.htm -- A vast amount of activities that go alon
different events in the Civil War. Check out the VOA News Special English programs -- where you can read the tran
audio. Make sure you click on Listen to Making of a Nation to hear the story.
http://www.thecutaways.us/civilwar/ -- A collection of songs which represents over four years of reading and wri
together to tell the story of those three bloody days back in the sweltering heat of July, 1863, at Gettysburg.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/nation/map_agind.html# -- An interactive map of America on the Eve of
Warhttp://www.pbs.org/civilwar/images/ -- There are three sections: (1) Telling Details--Click on the highlights in
the places, battles and daily life of the Civil War; (2) Telling A Story--Create a Civil War story by mixing archival i
Image Browser--Browse through over 200 archival images arranged by topic. Then continue your exploration of the
by the Library of Congress by using the website’s search form to explore the Library's complete online collection.
http://www.jatruck.com/stonewall/gettysburg.html -- Panoramic View of the Battlefield of Gettysburg--Over 975
together using Live Pictures Photovista to bring these 46 panoramic images.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2005-06/2005-06-01-voa3.cfm?CFID=177649741&CFTOKEN=2758
Surrender at Appomattox--Click on Listen to Making of a Nation to hear the story of the surrender.
http://www.ushistory.com/kline.htm -- Listen to "Kennesaw Line"--The lyrics in the song relate a story about two
the Civil War.
Explorers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=25 -- Explorers – Game
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=26 -- Explorers – Game 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/flash/index.shtml?page=master.swf --Click on Christopher Columbu
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/devaca/devaca_flat.html -- All the World is Human-- Activities on Cortez, Piza
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Marco/index.html -- In the Footsteps of Marco Polo--Make sure you click on
route
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/07/01/sights_n_sounds/media.2.1.html -- The Marco Polo
National Geographic team that followed Marco Polo’s route.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html -- How do we know what we know about the Vikings? Sail the stormy s
longship and retrace the voyages of discovery and settlement to find the answers. Follow the path of the Norseme
Scandinavia to the shores of the New World to see how recent advances in archeology, saga studies, history, enviro
genetics are changing our understanding of the Vikings, their neighbors, and their descendants.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml -- Play the game of 'Viking Quest',
you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home to claim your prize? Your chief has set the chall
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=27 -- Vikings Word Puzzle
http://gorm.com/name/index.htm -- Viking Name Converter
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/ -- Nova Online: The Vikings--Several parts to this site: (1) Explore a Vik
(3) Secrets of the Norse Ships; (4) The Viking Diaspora; (5) Write Your Name in Runes; (6) Build a Tree-Ring Timelin
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/flash/flash.html -- The Lost Vikings of Greenland--Check out: (1) Life in Green
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warriorchallenge/vikings/interactive.html -- Tour of a Viking Ship.
Government
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/ -- Interactive Constitution
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/presidents.htm -- U.S. Presidents-- Click on a presidential number to learn more.
http://www.vocabulary.com/election.html -- Election and Politics – Comic Strips, Vocab., Puzzles, etc.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=11 -- A game on the Bill of Rights.
http://www.quia.com/hm/22746.html -- Presidents–-Hangman
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=12 -- Presidents Game 1
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=33 -- Presidents Game 2
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=34 -- Presidents Game 3
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm -- A game over the three bran
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/5a_frame.html -- The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden--In
President Has Many Roles; (2) All the President’s Children; (3) Children Write to the President; (4) The President’s
Counts.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/charters/damage.html --Declaration of Independence-- Like pilgrims flocking to a
people each year visit the Rotunda of the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence. Some are star
unlike the pristine copies hanging in elementary schools across the country. When Americans think of the Declarati
more legible copy called the Stone Engraving made in 1823 and used as the model for countless classroom posters.
Nicholson know differently. These National Archives conservators have examined every letter and smudge and crea
effects of two centuries of loving but imperfect handling. In this interactive, pore over the faded original yourself,
and read the conservators' notes detailing some of the damage done.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp -- If You Were President, H
http://pbskids.org/democracy/ -- The Democracy Project--Three Interactive Parts: (1) Be President for a Day; (2)
(3) Step Inside the Voting Booth.
http://congressforkids.net/Independence_index.htm -- Tour of the Federal Government--There are interactive qu
http://www.wisconline.org/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=SOC5904 --The Duties of the Three Branches of Governme
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/quiz/ -- A variety of quizzes from www.whitehousekids.gov.
Native Americans
Anasazi
http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/kiva.html -- This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an
prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United States
http://www.anasazi-digs.com/ -- Anasazi Digs--Site Photographs
Aztecs
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm -- Interactive Timeline of Aztec Conquests
Incas
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/peru/peru.htm -- Interactive Timeline of Inca Conquests
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004980/english/main.htm -- Project Inca--Stepping through the portal, you arrive a
time ceases to exist. By making use of the special field-interfering properties of this place, time traveling is rende
portals. This is a daring venture into unknown realms and presently non-existing territories. Nevertheless, with the
in hand, you muster your courage and proceed on.
Mayas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bureau/index.html -- Secret of the Maya Glyphs--Learn about the Mayas thro
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/index.html -- Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. You'll le
collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. You can visit the Maya city of Copán and search for c
your hand at "garbage-ology" and study what trash can tell us about a society.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyphs.html --Reading Maya Hieroglyphs--No one studying Maya hieroglyphs
able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering sys
http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm -- Take a Journey through Tikal. This travel site explores the anc
Guatemala, a city that flourished over 2,000 years ago in Central America.
http://mayaruins.com/yucmap.html -- Image mapping of the different sites within the Mayan ruins.
Pueblo
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/native_americans/mission_pueblos.asp -- Prehistoric Pueblos--J
learn about Native American people who lived there many years ago. This mission involves looking at the homes of
1,000 years ago.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/native_americans/mission_canyon.asp -- Canyon Rock Art--Join
about Native American people who lived over 2,000 years ago. We can study these people by looking at the over 30
today.
General
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=174 -- Decipher the imagery in a buffalo hide paint
in the lives of American Indians who live on the northern plains
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/native_americans/mission_skagit.asp -- Join Earthwatch resear
northwest WashingtonState as they interview tribal peoples, early settlers, farmers, and fishers on their memories o
http://www.ushistory.com/fight.htm ---- Listen to "Fight No More Forever" --The lyrics in the song relate the strug
Latitude/Longitude
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/find.html -- Find Your Longitute--Want to understand why it is that ha
as a chronometer) helps you determine your longitude? Get lost on the high seas, and find out.
Maps
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/launch_ani_mapmaking.shtml -- Animated History of Eur
changing European view of the world in the animated history of maps across the centuries. Each map tells a unique
full of belief and prejudice.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=&Mode=b&SubMode=w -sure you click on the pdf at the bottom and print (that will give you the best copy).
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html -- Nationalatlas.gov-- provides a wide variety of maps that you can p
http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/games/game_wheres_that_us_state.html -- Learn American geography
game.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/ -- The GeoSpy Game--The GeoSpy Agency needs you. Help them ide
and provinces.
http://people.depauw.edu/djp/shock_maps/ -- Practice games (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and quizzes (i
political world, physical world, and historical world.
War of 1812
http://www.nps.gov/fomc/photosmultimedia/photogallery%2Ehtm?eid=89661&root_aId=32#e_89661 -- Ft. McHenry
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=173 -- Preserving the Star Spangled Banner: You So
of the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired our national anthem, by investigating clues hidden in the flag.
Miscellaneous
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ -- American Rhetoric -- Amazing site that contains all kinds of speeches--This
Top 100 Speeches, Speech of the Week, Most Requested Speeches
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Check out the Online Speech Bank--Under the Speech Index, you will need to look for first name, i
Lincoln.
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=listing&sortBy=1&sortOrder=A&topic=MILITARY%20%26%20WAR -- Check
the History.com website.
http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=11812&adv_search=true -- Under Subcategory, choose a topic, ie:
variety of games.
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/ -- Games for a variety of history events.
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/quizzes/ -- Interactive History Quizzes
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/child_labor/index.asp -- Child Labor Around the World
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=6 -- Word puzzle over the Civil War Reconstruction period
http://www.history.com/classroom/aotm/aotm.htm -- America on the Move -- It explores major changes in Americ
history of transportation and travel. Check out the following: (1) The Bigger Picture--Witness the evolution of tran
American culture from the early 1800s to the Twenty-first century; (2) Working on the RxR--In 1920, one in every t
working on the railroad. Click on the thumbnails to see some of the jobs that were critical to keeping the trains ru
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=7 -- Word puzzle over the Roaring 20’s.
http://www.vocabulary.com/goldrush12.html -- Vocabulary activity over the Gold Rush.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_gms_weapons_thru_time.shtml -- This site shows the different wea
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rushmore/index.html -- Mt. Rushmore Interactive
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=28 -- Word puzzle over the Industrial Revolution.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=165 -- Travel back in time to visit five of the famili
Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Use the clues they left behind to decide in which time period you’ve landed.
http://www.history.com/classroom/tr_webcast/ -- Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion Webcast--Click on 300k to
about the interesting life of Teddy Roosevelt from the experts.
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=listing&sortBy=1&sortOrder=A&topic=THIS%20DAY%20IN%20HISTORY --T
variety of clips on various years/topics throughout history.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/harrystrumantrumandoctrine.html -- Harry S. Truman: "The Truman
http://www.churchillspeeches.com/ -- Winston Churchill: Famous Iron Curtain speech.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkinaugural.htm -- John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address.
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=listing&sortBy=1&sortOrder=A&topic=GREAT%20SPEECHES -- video clips
George H. W. Bush on the Persian Gulf War in 1991; (2) Earl Warren addresses the Republican National Committee
104th Congress in 1995; Gerald R. Ford pardons former president Richard Nixon in 1974; Robert F. Kennedy announc
King Jr.; Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress to recognize state of war with Japan on Dec. 8, 1941; Bill Clinton Deli
1997; Mohandas Gandhi speaks to press in London in 1931.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html -- General Douglas MacArthur: T
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=listing&sortBy=1&sortOrder=A&topic=HISTORICAL%20FIGURES -- Video c
pardons former president Richard Nixon; Betty Ford delivers President Ford’s concession; Nelson A. Rockefeller sw
Obituary; Gerald Ford: Son and Daughter Memories; Gerald Ford: Defends Nixon Pardon; History’s Mysteries: Assass
Ford: Cold War vs. War on Terro.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordan1976dnc.html -- Barbara Jordan: 1976 Democratic Nat
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganchallenger.htm -- Space Shuttle “Challenger”- Tragedy
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbushcolumbia.html -- Space Shuttle “Columbia”- Tragedy address
http://nobelprize.org/peace/educational/nuclear_weapons/index.html -- Take on the mission to disarm the world
"Peace Doves" to help you, each able to disarm one of the eight countries possessing nuclear weapons.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=176 -- Find out how museum conservators work to s
materials for the future.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=362 -- Thomas Edison changed our world! His geniu
and an entire system that produced and delivered electrical power. In this activity you can make your own light bu
creative genius.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/excavations_techniques/launch_gms_hunt_ancestor.shtml --Time and
developer's diggers want to move onto the site of a dig. Experience some of the realities of being an archaeologist
Black History
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/simulations.htm -- Jim Crow Simulations: Students and teachers can u
modules to challenge and motivate students to learn more about this period in history. Historical Simulations, Cogn
a writer's workshop format, mini quizzes, Primary Source Material Analysis, and Prediction Centers create a well-ro
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ -- Interactive Underground Railroad: You are a slave.
breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland. Six long days a week you tend his fields and make him rich. You have
expect to. And yet . . . your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, d
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm -- Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=3 -- Civil Rights Movement Game.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=1 -- Abolition Word Puzzle.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=2 -- Coretta Scott King Word Puzzle.
http://www.appleseedrec.com/underground/sounds.html -- Underground Railroad Song Samples.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/index.htm -- Culture and Change: Black History in America--Me
to jazz music, publish your own writing, and explore history with the interactive timeline.
http://pathways.thinkport.org/flash_home.cfm --During the time of slavery, numerous brave Marylanders guided s
unique collection of covert byways and secret hiding places. Take a closer look at Maryland’s unique role in the Un
greater understanding of its citizen’s commitment to liberty and civil rights for all. Create a secret quilt message i
http://knowitall.org/gullahmusic/content/activities.html --Gullah Net -- In the past, people have described the G
language as unintelligible. A closer look reveals a complex history and language with direct links to West Africa tha
Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia. The Gullah experience has many variables that make it unique to each f
include: Gullah Music--explore the evolution of African music in America & Gullah Folktales--narrated folktales in
http://www.knowitall.org/roadtrip/ --Take virtual tours of historical places in South Carolina and learn about impo
movement. The modern Civil Rights Movement began in the 1940s and many changes had taken place by the early
happening between 1954 and 1968.
http://www.knowitall.org/tuskegeeairmen/ -- Learn about the Tuskegee Airmen, an all African American flying sq
Alabama in 1941.
http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html -- Lest We Forget--Triumph Over Slavery: Interactive Slideshow
http://www.freedomcenter.org/learn/freedom-stations/video_tours/ -- Historical Freedom Stations Videos.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/slavery/qtvr_aasouth.html -- Panoramic view of The slave quarters at t
on James Island in South Carolina. It show what the typical living space was like for rural slaves in the South. Anywh
property in the 26 slave dwellings that are believed to have existed.
http://www.ushistory.com/railr.htm -- Listen to the song "On An Underground Railroad" -- it provides a condensed
in the United States.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/lbjweshallovercome.htm -- American Rhetoric.com--Lyndon B. Johns
Overcome” -- It is dealing with civil rights.
http://www.nps.gov/malu/BirthHomeTour/ --Virtual Tour of Martin Luther King’s Home.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm --American Rhetoric.com--Martin Luther King’s
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm -- American Rhetoric.com--Martin
Mountaintop” speech.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rfkonmlkdeath.html --American Rhetoric.com--Robert F. Kennedy’s
of Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://channelone.com/resources/specials/black_history_05/swf_twisted_timeline/pop.html – Put the Civil Rights
interactive timeline.
http://channelone.com/resources/news/2003/02/07/swf_black_history/pop.html -- Black History matching game.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/specials/articles/0,28285,97501,00.html – Fight for Rights; History Challen
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