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American History—Interactive Websites Interactive Websites for American History LCISD Social Studies American Revolution http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html -- The Road to Revolution: Test your knowledge about the American Revolution, and see if you can navigate your way to independence. Every correct answer gets you closer to liberty! http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives.html -- (1) Daily Life in the Colonies: Discover what rural life was like on an 18th-century Colonial farm; (2) The Global Village: Find out what was happening in the world at the time of the Revolution; (3) Military Perspectives: Compare the real-life differences between American and British soldiers. http://earlyamerica.com/series.html -- Famous Moments in Early American History: Each film in the 'Famous Moments' series highlights a true story of historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era. Of added interest for viewers, each film tells its story using scenes and portraits from the Early American Digital Library. Many of the images are primary source documents-- engravings, woodcuts and drawings that date back to the early to mid-1800s. http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/2209053/cftoken/37344471 -- The Mount Vernon Virtual Tour http://www.animatedatlas.com/revwar/revwarpreview.html --Animated Atlas covering beginning of the war in April of 1775 when minutemen and other militias of colonists attacked a British expedition sent to Lexington and Concord. The British retreated back to Boston, where they were held by the Americans. http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/virtual.shtml -- An Interactive Map of Paul Revere's Ride. http://www.ushistory.com/aadams.htm --Listen to “Remember the Ladies” -- The lyrics in the song relate events and conditions described by Abigail Adams in her letters. Each verse begins with "Dear John" to accentuate that it was through letter writing that Adams was able to express her views. It is our great fortune that she provided us this legacy of the insight of the times. http://www.ushistory.com/jouett.htm -- Listen to “Jack Jouett's Ride” --The lyrics in the song relate Jack Jouett’s ride to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming! http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/revolutionary_war/ -- Our America: Revolutionary War-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn About the Revolutionary War; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Make Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior. http://www.history.com/minisites/washington/viewVideoGallery?videoId=53036 -- Video clips on: Washington’s Farewell--U.S. Senators read George Washington’s farewell address; Presidential Precedents--As the first President of the United States, George Washington knew he was setting an example for every president to come; America’s First Spymaster--The history of espionage in America goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War. http://www.mcneilmusic.com/rev.html -- Revolutionary and Colonial Historical Songs 13 Colonies http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/jamestown/ -- America in 1607: Explore Jamestown and Explore Werowocomoco (the capital of the Powhatan Chiefdom). http://www.jamestown2007.org/kids-jamestown-adventure.cfm -- You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony: Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others! 1 http://www.jamestown1607.org/survival_v2.asp -- Experience Jamestown: Check out the following: (1) Click on Stories of a Nation then click on View the Commercial at the bottom right (after the commercial is over click on the X in the upper right hand corner of the commercial). Then, click on the different people to learn more about Jamestown and the people that lived during that time period; (2) Make sure you are back on the original page, then check out: Prequel: The Voyage; Episode 1: The Starving Time; Episode 2: The Virginia Indians. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith -- Play the Jamestown Interactive Game: On the Trail of Captain John Smith. http://www.virtualjamestown.org/interactive.html -- Virtual Jamestown: (1) Interactive map of John Smith’s vogages; (2) Virtual Panoramas of John White's Village of Pomeiooc and Jamestown Fort; (3) Patterns of Settlement Maps. http://www.history.com/classroom/jamestownlive/ -- Jamestown Live webcast: Click on LOG ONTO JAMESTOWN LIVE and select Windows Users--High Speed to view the webcast. http://www.history.com/classroom/jamestownstory/ -- This online exhibit was created to explore the meeting of these three worlds collide--Africa, America, and Europe. The story is presented in chapters that consist of a uniquely illustrated narrative, important event nodes, an extensive bibliography with live links to other online resources, and-- perhaps most importantly – insightful video commentary from some of the most respected Jamestown historians alive today. You can also use the teachers' guide that is included with this online exhibit to extend your exploration of this interesting subject either on your own or as part of a curriculum. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_jamestown/index.html -- Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown & Interactive Explore Jamestown. http://www.animatedatlas.com/ecolonies/ecoloniespreview.html -- Animated Atlas: The Early Colonies: Jamestown and Chesapeake Bay--This section illustrates the areas covered by the charters established by King James I in 1606 to colonize Virginia, and the initial voyage which founded Jamestown. http://www.history.com/minisite.do? content_type=Minisite_Video_Clips&content_type_id=54009&display_order=1&mini_id=54006 -- Video clips of the following: Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe--Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia; Save Our History: The Godspeed--A close look at the construction of the Godspeed (replica) and her maiden voyage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/pocahontas/index.shtml#focus --The Life of Pocahontas--This is more of an elementary site. http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html -- Investigating the First Thanksgiving: You will discover clues about what really happened at the 1621 Harvest Celebration. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/colonial/ -- Our America: Colonial Period-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn about the Colonial Period; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Explore a Related Activity about the First Thanksgiving; Make Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior. http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html -- A Colonial Family and Community: Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective by discovering "What's wrong with this picture?" http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html -- Colonial House--Interactive History: A variety of interactive activities on the Colonial Time Period including-- (1) Panoramic View of Colonial Houses and the Land (2) What was happening throughout North America in 1628? (3) Would you have survived on the colony? (4) What kind of clothing did the colonists wear? (5) Videos of how people struggled in the new world (5) As governor, you embark on a journey to the new world 2 (6) Other interactive activities-- ‘Tis a Very Dirty Manner of Life, Pilgrim’s Progress; Myth Conceptual Quiz, Cottage Quest Quiz. http://mdroots.thinkport.org/interactives/plantation/intro.asp --Think you've got what it takes to build a plantation from scratch? Build, plant, harvest and survive in this highly engaging simulation. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/media/index.html -- Colonial House--Media Gallery: From snapshots of the training to vistas of the scenery to insights from the colonists, this section captures specific moments from the Colony and the experience. Video and audio clips present the participants as they assess 1628 from a contemporary perspective. Large-sized photos and captions demonstrate both the beauty and the drudgery of life on the Colony. And a map, hand drawn by one of the colonists, portrays the Colony through the eyes of those who lived there. http://www.history.org/media/index.cfm -- Colonial Williamsburg: A variety of slideshows of Williamsburg. http://www.history.org/History/museums/online_exhibits.cfm# -- Coins & Currency in Colonial America: In this interactive, online exhibit, learn about varied coinage from all over the globe that influenced the currency we carry today. A glossary, top ten FAQs list, timeline, relative scale and value charts, zooming capability and sidebars all add layers of discovery to this expansive exhibit. http://memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/tools/index.html -- Video Demonstrations of Early American Tools. http://www.historicjamestowne.org/learn/interactive_exercises.php -- You are the Archeologist: Two new interactive archaeology modules have been designed to allow you to discover how archaeology is done at Jamestown Rediscovery. http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/
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