5th Grade Social Studies Web Resources

America's Story: Jamestown Was Established: May 14, 1607
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/jamestwn_1
The Library of Congress' online exhibit, especially geared for young students, includes several illustrations.

Jamestown Historic Briefs
http://www.nps.gov/jame/index.htm
National Park Service historians have written dozens of articles on the people and industries of Jamestown, including Pocahontas, John Rolfe, John Smith, Powhatan Indians, silk, flax, glass, pottery, brewing, and more. Has timelines of African Americans, Indian activity, Jamestown events, archaeology, and upcoming celebrations.

Jamestown Rediscovery
http://www.apva.org/jr.html
The Jamestown Island property owned by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) has recently yielded some fascinating archaeological discoveries about the lives of the early colonists.

Jamestown vs. Plymouth
http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/JtvsPly.html
Directly compares these two colonies, their difficulties, religion, government, legends, Thanksgiving celebrations, and relations with the Native Americans.

Mayflower Compact: 1620
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/amerdoc/mayflower.htm
The text of the agreement between the settlers and a list of those who signed.

Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/salem/home.html
A must-see site presented by the University of Virginia, containing transcriptions and scans of original court documents, maps, images, and more.

America's Story: William Penn Was Born
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/penn_1
The Library of Congress' online exhibit for students briefly discusses William Penn's life.

James Oglethorpe, Founding Vision for Georgia (1733)
http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/oglethorpe.html
Lays out the Trustees' philanthropic and practical reasons for the colony's founding.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Edward Oglethorpe
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1058
A lengthy article with illustrations, by Edwin L. Jackson, Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Colonization  (Numerous Resources)
Colonial America - Teaching theme from Teach-Nology. Colonial America - Theme
from AtoZ ... Life in Colonial America - Created by eighth grade students. ...
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/coloniz.html

Jamestown in Context: The Colonization of North America – (University of Virginia’s Social Studies Department) http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/socialstudies/projects/jvc/unit/broad/americas.html

13 Originals
Hargrett Rare Library Map Collection - Colonial America ... Sir Walter Raleigh
sent ships to America to search for the colonists but they were unsuccessful. ...
www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html - 53k - Nov 27, 2005

Africans in America/Part 3/American Colonization Society
American Colonization Society 1816 - 1865, Resource Bank Contents. The American
Colonization Society, founded in 1816 to assist free black people in ...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1521.html - 12k

Colonial America Theme - Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables ...
Who's Who In Colonial America · open in new window. Lesson Plan. Students will
be able to tell who was important in Colonial America. ...
www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Colonial_America/

Colonial Life
Jump Back in Time: Colonial America: Facts and information about ... Colonial
America: Historical facts and information, links to other important sites ...
www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Colonial_Life.html

American Colonization Society (Prints and Photographs Reading Room ...
Summary of the American Colonization Society Collection records and photographs.
www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/007.html

The History Place - Early Colonial Era  (Great Timeline)
1619 - Twenty Africans are brought by a Dutch ship to Jamestown for sale as
indentured servants, marking the beginning of slavery in Colonial America. ...
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-early.htm

The Declaration of Independence

American Revolution: Causes and Early Troubles
Related content from HighBeam Research on: American Revolution: Causes and Early Troubles. American Revolution (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition) www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0856589.html

American Revolution
Tour of the American Revolutionary War: Causes, battles, and biographies, writings,
links ... Opening Causes and Events Leading to the American Revolution ...
www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html

The American Revolution - The Making of America and Her ...
The Complete History of The American Revolution and the Revolutionary War. ...Militarily, however, the cause did not prosper greatly. http://www.americanrevolution.com

American Revolution -> Causes and Early Troubles on Encyclopedia ...American RevolutionCauses and Early TroublesBy the middle of the 18th cent., differences in life, thought, and interests had developed between the mother http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/AmerRev_CausesandEarlyTroubles.asp

MSN Encarta - Related Items - American Revolution
Battles of Saratoga, turning point of the American Revolution ... American Revolution Events (table) ... causes of the Revolution ...
encarta.msn.com/related_761569964/American_Revolution.html

Causes of the American Revolution: The Problem Begins
The Battles of Lexington and Concord in the spring of 1775 marked the beginning of open hostilities between the Colonies and Britain.
www.history1700s.com/articles/article1133.shtml

Fifth Grade History Causes of the American Revolution
History › Fifth Grade › History Links › Causes of the AmericanRevolution ...The American Revolution is detailed on this website. www.rusd.k12.ca.us/4teachers/history/historyweb/fifthh/fifth5.htm

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Declaration of Independence
See all search results in Articles (140) · Photos & more · Declaration of Independence (Hulton Deutsch) Declaration of Independence (Hulton Deutsch) www.encarta.msn.com/Declaration_of_Independence.html

Declaration of Independence, The  - provides biographical information on the signers and the history of the Declaration of Independence. Read first-hand accounts from this period by signers.
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/

U.S. History Texts  - index of primary sources and transcripts from throughout the history of the U.S. including the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm

Library of Congress: American Treasures  - guide to some of the "treasures" in the Library of Congress. Check out Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/

Charters of Freedom: "A New World Is at Hand"  - get detailed information about the documents that shaped America: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html

The Articles of Confederation

The Avalon Project : Articles of Confederation
The first 'constitution' of the United States, passed by Congress in 1787, but not ratified until 1781. The Articles of confederation would be replaced by www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm

The Articles of Confederation - The US Constitution Online ...A Hypertext version of the United States' Articles of Confederation. www.usconstitution.net/articles.html

Our Documents - Articles of Confederation (1777)
OurDocuments.gov. Featuring 100 milestone documents of American history from the National Archives. Includes images of original primary source documents. www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=3

Articles of Confederation: Primary Documents of American History ...Articles of Confederation: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Servicesand Programs, Digital Reference Team, Library of Congress) www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html

The Continental Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation during the Revolutionary
... The Articles of Confederation became effective on March 1, 1781, ...
www.congressforkids.net/Independence_articles.htm

Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation. Richard Henry Lee introduced a historic resolution
... The fruits of the committee’s labors, “The Articles of Confederation and ...
www.u-s-history.com/pages/h361.html

The Constitution of the United States

The US Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
The text of the Constitution and Amendments and a comment/question area/FAQ.
www.usconstitution.net/ - 22k - Nov 27, 2005

National Constitution Center
Web presence of the National Constitution center. Explores ways the Constitution
has transformed America through its framework, and what the Constitution ...
www.constitutioncenter.org/ - 30k - Nov 27, 2005

Enchanted Learning: The Constitution of the United States  - get an introduction to this important document, a timeline of events surrounding it, a glossary, activities, worksheets, and more. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/documents/constitution/

Constitution for Kids  - check out various versions of this site to help students of different ages understand the U.S. Constitution and its history.
http://www.usconstitution.net/constkids4.html

US Constitution Quiz  - test your Constitutional knowledge with this quiz from White House Kids. http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/constitution/quiz/

Celebrate the Constitution  - go inside the Constitution, play a game to see how well you know it, learn about Constitution Day, and more. From Scholastic News.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/

Congress for Kids: Constitution  - learn about the history of the U.S. Constitution, including info about the writing of it, the Great Compromise, its signers, the Bill of Rights, and the Amendments. http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_index.htm

CongressLink: The Constitution of the United States  - read the entire text of the U.S. Constitution. This version contains links within the text that help explain terms and provide additional historical info.
http://www.congresslink.org/print_basics_histmats_constitution_contents.htm

Ben's Guide: The Bill of Rights  - get a kid-friendly explanation of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html

Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention  - read documents from these historic gatherings from the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html

Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention  - provides a listing of the delegates and brief biographies.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/marryff.html

To Form a More Perfect Union  - learn about what was accomplished at the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention by representatives from each of the colonies.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/intro01.html