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EXPLORERS A-Z
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GRADE 5 SOC STUD TEST
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History Videos
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FILMS
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ANIMATED CIVIL WAR MAPS (1861-1865)
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Grant's Tomb - 122nd Street and Riverside Dr, NY, NY
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Election of 1860 Political Cartoons
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Iroquois Timeline
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MISSION US GAME
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CIVIL WAR VIDEOS
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• The Iroquois Longhouse
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Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), General of the Confederate Army
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Civil War Timeline (1861-1865) with original photos (Library of Congress)
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The Algonquian Peoples
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US CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) TIMELINE
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• Civil War Timeline (Smithsonian)
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NATIVE AMERICAN (INDIAN) WORDS IN ENGLISH
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• CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) - Another timeline
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• Civil War (America's Library)
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TIMELINE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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• THE CIVIL WAR (PBS)
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Music of the Civil War
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE - JULY 4, 1776 - THE UNITED STATES IS CREATED!
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REFERENCE.COM
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ON THIS DAY
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• The full text of the Declaration.
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• TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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• Pilgrims (from BBC)
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• Guide to the Declaration.
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HISTORY OF AMERICAN HOLIDAYS
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• History of the Pilgrims
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• About the Declaration, from Ben's Guide to Government.
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VIDEOS from History Channel
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1613: Adrian Block (1567-1627) explores Manhattan for the Dutch
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• Declaration of Independence QUIZ
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SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY - Coins Exhibit
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• 1614: Block builds the Onrust
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• Excellent site on the Declaration.
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AMERICA'S STORY (for students)
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Places in the U.S. named after the Dutch
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• Independence Hall, where the Declaration was signed in 1776.
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THE HISTORY PLACE
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PETER MINUIT buys Manhattan Island in 1626 from the Canarsee Indians
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - National Park Service Website
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AMERICAN HERITAGE
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Dutch Settlement of New Netherland (1624-1664)
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1775-1783) Timeline
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AMERICAN HISTORY SLIDESHOW
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PETER STUYVESANT (1600-1672), last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam (1647-1664)
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• American Revolution - from PBS
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES - ONLINE EXHIBITS
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MAP of NEW NETHERLAND (1609-1664)
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Watch the PBS Documentary
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HENRY FORD (1864-1947)'S GREENFIELD VILLAGE - The home of THOMAS EDISON'S lab and the bus ROSA PARKS rode in 1955.
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• Another good site on New Netherland
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• The American Revolution
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HISTORICAL U.S. MAPS
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The THIRTEEN COLONIES
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• Another Excellent TIMELINE of the Revolutionary War
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GREAT SPEECHES (audio & video)
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COLONIZATION OF AMERICA - TIMELINE
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1770: BOSTON MASSACRE - On March 5, 1770 English troops fire on a crowd of patriots, killing 5 American colonists.
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NATIONAL PARKS MAP
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St. Augustine, Florida - the first colony in what is now the U.S. Settled by the Spanish in 1565
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• The Boston Massacre Trials
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ROADSIDE AMERICA - weird and wacky places in the U.S.
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JAMESTOWN - the first permanent English colony in America.
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1773: THE BOSTON TEA PARTY: Colonists, fed up with paying taxes on tea dump tea chests into Boston Harbor.
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WORLD WAR II
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• 400th Anniversary of Jamestown (1607-2007)
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• More about the Boston Tea Party
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HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE
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• Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia -
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1774: THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS meets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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• I love NY for kids
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FRANCE VS. ENGLAND - THE WARS FOR CONTROL OF NORTH AMERICA (1689-1763)
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• More on the First Continental Congress with a list of the delegates who attended from the colonies.
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• NYS from Infoplease
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EXCELLENT TIMELINE OF COLONIZATION
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1775: PAUL REVERE'S MIDNIGHT RIDE: Patriot Paul Revere warns the people of Lexington, Massachusetts that the British troops are coming.
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• NYS Facts
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THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) The final war between England and France for control of America.
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1775: LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, THE FIRST BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (April 19, 1775)
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• Government of NYS
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• More on the French and Indian War
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• The site of these battles is now a National Historic Park called Minuteman Park. Great web site.
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History of NYC
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NEW FRANCE: SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN (1567-1635)
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1775: THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, THE FIRST VICTORY FOR THE U.S. ARMY
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• World Trade Center (1973-2001)
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• NEW FRANCE: JACQUES CARTIER
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• The Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Massachusetts
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• History of NYC from PBS
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GLORIOUS REVOLUTION in England (1688) - James II is ousted, replaced by his daugher Mary and son-in-law William III
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1776: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (see also above links)
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• NYC Department of Education
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• James II's son - The Old Pretender
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1776: BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND: The British defeat the Americans at what is now Prospect Park.
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Brooklyn Historical Society
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• James II's grandson - The Young Pretender
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• The Old Stone House on 5th Avenue on Park Slope where the Battle of Long Island took place.
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• Interactive Map of Brooklyn History
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GLORIOUS REVOLUTION affects NEW YORK - LEISLER'S REBELLION (1689-1691)
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1776: WASHINGTON CROSSES THE DELAWARE - General George Washington leads his army away from the British by crossing into Pennsylvania from New Jersey.
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• Brooklyn History
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• JACOB LEISLER (1640-1691)
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UNIFORMS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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• Brooklyn Bridge
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE from PBS
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• MORE UNIFORMS OF THE REVOLUTION - Great site with color illustrations and descriptions.
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• Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1913-1957)
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AMERICAN HISTORY DOCUMENTS
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1777: THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA
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• Brooklyn History from Visit Brooklyn
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LEWIS & CLARK (Scholastic)
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• MORE ON THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA
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• NYC Transit Museum in Brooklyn
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• LEWIS & CLARK (National Park Service)
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1777-1778: THE WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE
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• Prospect Park (completed in 1868)
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• LEWIS & CLARK (Smithsonian)
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1778: BATTLE OF MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
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• Brooklyn homepage
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• LEWIS & CLARK GAME (National Geographic)
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• More on Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey
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BRAIN POP - animated history
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• LEWIS & CLARK (timeline and more!)
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1779-1780: THE WINTER AT MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY
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LEWIS & CLARK (Natl Geo)
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• LEWIS & CLARK (High School Level)
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1781: THE BRITISH SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA AFTER BEING TRAPPED BY THE AMERICANS AND THE FRENCH
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• LEWIS & CLARK (Natl Geo Game)
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• LEWIS & CLARK - Maps of the Trail!
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TREATY OF PARIS (1783)
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• LEWIS & CLARK (PBS)
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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL (1803-2003)
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• More on the Treaty that officially ended the War
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The War of 1812 - US vs. Great Britain
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• Lewis & Clark in Montana
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HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION
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Abolitionists - activists against slavery
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• Lewis & Clark (Sierra Club - with video)
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• NATHAN HALE (1755-1776) I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) Timeline
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• Biographies of L & C, Sacagawea, York, etc.
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• Patrick Henry (1736-1799) - "Give me liberty or give me death!"
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JOHN BROWN (1800-1859) from PBS
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Lewis & Clark Video (History Channel)
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• General Israel Putnam (1718-1790)
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Map of John Brown's travels
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Map of Lousiana Purchase (1803)
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• Thomas Paine (1737-1809) - Author of Common Sense
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JOHN BROWN (1800-1859) raid on Harper's Ferry
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WOUNDED KNEE MASSACRE (1890)
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• John Hancock (1737-1793)
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WORLD WAR ONE
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• Samuel Adams (1722-1803), cousin of John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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• Margaret Corbin (1751-1800), Female hero of the Revolution.
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• Margaret Corbin Circle in Manhattan is named after her, the site of the Battle of Harlem Heights, which she fought in 1776.
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• General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746-1817), Polish hero of the Revolution
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• Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the Revolution (1757-1834)
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• Statue of Lafayette in Prospect Park at 9th Street and Prospect Park West
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• Baron Von Steuben (1730-1794), German hero of the Revolution.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR QUIZ
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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE US - Written in 1787
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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (1787)
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• The Constitution - Ben's Guide
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• The Interactive Constitution
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• The making of the Constitution
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• The Constitution (Congress For Kids)
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• Constitution Rock
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• VIDEO: Constitution
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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (VIDEO)
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS - THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS
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• Bill of Rights Adopted (approved) - 1791 (from America's Library For Kids)
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• First Amendment - copy of the original - Congress cannot make a law establishing an official religion, cannot make any religion illegal, cannot ban freedom of speech and the press, and cannot stop people from protesting peacefully.
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• The Five Freedoms of the First Amendment - explained for students
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Second Amendment (1791) - The right to bear arms (have guns).
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Fourth Amendment (1791) - Police or other authorities cannot search and seize (take things) without a good reason.
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Fifth Amendment (1791): The right not to incriminate yourself (the right to remain silent)
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