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During the fourth grade school year, we will study America's history from the Native Americans until the events leading up to the Civil War. We will also be learning about geography and economics. The following resources and activities support the topics we will study this year. As I find additional resources, I will add them to this page!
Native Americans
Mr. Nussbaum's Native Americans
Inuit
Kwakuitl
Nez Perce
Seminoles
Hopi
Pawnee
Review
Location of Native American Tribes
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Explorers
Leif Eriksson & the Vikings
(Often considered the first to discover North America!)
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Famous People - Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Review
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American Colonies
Jump Back in Time: Colonial America
The First Settlements
The Colonies
13 Colonies Interactive Scavenger Hunt
Make Your Own 13 Colonies Map -- This will give you directions on how to make your own map. You will also need this site Map Maker 2.0 (find the 13 colonies map)
Life in the Colonies
Colonial Occupations
Review
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American Revolution
American Revolution - videos, lessons, and games
The American Revolution for Kids
The American Revolution Timeline: The Game
American Revolution Time Machine - click 1778
Fling the Teacher - American Revolution
Illustrations from the American Revolution
Jump Back in Time: The Revolutionary Period
Liberty's Kids - the website that accompanies the show we watch in school
Little Known Facts about the American Revolutionary War
Military Perspectives - Differences between the soldiers
Events Leading to the Revolution
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The French and Indian War
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The Proclamtion of 1763
- Unfair Taxes
Freedom: A History of Us - Independence
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Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
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Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts
Freedom: A History of Us - Rebellion in the Colonies
Liberty! - Boston, 1774
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Intolerable Acts
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First Continental Congress
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Paul Revere's Ride & Lexington and Concord
Freedom: A History of Us - The Shot Heard 'Round the World
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Second Continental Congress
Freedom: A History of Us - "The Greatest Men Upon This Continent"
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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Declaration of Independence
Declaring Independence: The Movie
Freedom: A History of Us - July 4, 1776
Freedom: A History of Us - No Turning Back
Liberty! - Philadelphia, 1776
Battles of the American Revolution
Events of the American Revolution Timeline
Frontier Forts in the American Revolution
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Battle of Trenton
Liberty! - Trenton, 1776
- Battle of Saratoga
Liberty! - Saratoga, 1777
- Battle of Yorktown
Liberty! - Yorktown, 1781
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Important People
American Revolution and Revolutionary War People
Patrick Henry
Freedom: A History of Us - Liberty or Death
Thomas Jefferson
Freedom: A History of Us - The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
Freedom: A History of Us - To Begin the World Again
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Important Places
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A New Nation
Jump Back in Time: The New Nation
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
The Constitution
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
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Separation of Powers
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Branches of Power
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Bill of Rights
Important People
Good Citizenship
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Westward Expansion
Jump Back in Time: Western Expansion & Reform
Louisana Purchase
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark Adventure to the West
Lewis and Clark and the Trailblazers
War of 1812
The Alamo
Oregon Trail
Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
Introduction to the Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail, California Trail
The Gold Rush
New Inventions
Suffrage
Abolition
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Civil War
The History Place - The U.S. Civil War
Women of the American Civil War
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Geography
Test Your Geography - USA State Capitals
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Economics
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Other Fun Links
Digital History - find out when and where important events happened in out American History
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