5th+Grade+History

=American History Resources on the Web=

General
History Buff

Exploration and Discovery Period
Christopher Columbus' Journal Letter to John Cabot The Works of Sir Walter Raleigh Return to Roanoke

Colonial Times
Colonial Maps Colonial Charters Virtual Jamestown Massachusetts Bay School Law Roger Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty

Independence Movement
The Rights of British Colonies Objections to Taxation Pitt's Speech on the Stamp Act The Rights of the Colonists

The Revolution
The Beauties of Liberty The Boston Massacre Eyewitness Accounts of the Boston Tea Party Declaration of Colonial Rights The Declaration of Independence The Midnight Ride American Revolution Interactive Lessons American Memory Map Collection The Revolutionary War Animated Teaching American History - The Revolution

Early America
The Articles of Confederation The Constitution Northwest Ordinance Primary Source Material from 18th Century America

Civil War
Civil War Primary Documents Civil War Women The Civil War's Effect on Ordinary People (This is resources from Kentucky. As a border state, this should give accounts of people on both sides of the conflict) Civil War and Reconstruction Documents