Topic: Geography
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Mitchell Map
John Mitchell was born on Virginia, but he was living in England when he made this map in 1755. In his “Map of the British and French Dominions in North...
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North America
This map shows North America after the Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years’ War on February 10, 1763. France gives up its Canadian provinces to Britain. Britain also gains...
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Revolution of the Mind
The word “revolution” can take on a number of meanings. Most often we think of it in terms of the forcible overthrow of one government and the institution of another....Lesson Plan
Stepping Stones to the American Revolution
Was the American Revolutionary War an event that the colonists and British Parliaments had to participate in to achieve the true ideas of liberty and independence?Lesson Plan
Timely Matter
Was the news spread throughout the Thirteen Colonies in a timely matter, and what implications might that have to the American Revolution?Lesson Plan
Toms’s Better: Lewis and Clark: Explorers or Conquerors?
When Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France, he commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore the new territory. What was the purpose behind this mission? Were they sent as explorers...Lesson Plan