Students can access a variety of materials and activities from the Smithsonian Museum which connect with the life of slaves and the Underground Railroad.

Students will play the role of newspaper reporters in order to research, write, and publish an article about the history of the Star-Spangled Banner. This is connected with the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

In this lesson, students will learn the reasons for the Stamp Act, the colonists' reactions to the Stamp Act, and the impact of the Stamp Act on the pocketbooks of American colonists. Students will organize their thoughts into a three-paragraph essay in which they address the reasons for, opposition to, and impact of the Stamp Act. These essays should include direct references and quotations from the primary sources as support for their arguments.

In this lesson, students will work collaboratively to decipher selected parts of the Stamp Act. Then students will examine political cartoons and create their own. Students will also simulate the Committees of Correspondence.

Students explore the political, economic, and social factors that influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the importance of this document. They look at the events of the American Revolution, and look forward to elements that should be included in the new government in order to assure that the grievances in the Declaration of Independence are addressed.

In this lesson, students will learn about the Boston Tea Party, how taxes impact people's lives and where tax money goes. They will also understand the roles of the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. As assessment, students will write a persuasive essay to either the colonists or the King explaining their point of view.

In this lesson, students will demonstrate knowledge of the colonies and the factors that shaped colonial North America by identifying similarities and differences between colonial economies, politics, and ways of life. Students will create a historical fiction blog or postcard that identifies unique traits of a colonial region and describes life in that region.

In this lesson, students summarize the relationship among Native Americans and Europeans in reference to the conduct of trade.

In this lesson, students identify various forms of eighteenth-century travel and make generalizations about the people that utilized eighteenth-century modes of transportation.

Students learn the role of international trade between the United States and other countries during colonial times in this article on Triangular Trade of Colonial America. It also provides information about economic aspects of colonial life.

You recently learned that the 13 colonies did not form overnight. Instead, they started out as small settlements that expanded into colonies. In this Chapter, you will see exactly how those colonies developed into the states they are today.

Throughout this chapter, you will learn why the colonists felt that they had no choice but to fight the British! The Intolerable Acts from Parliament & King George were “the last straw!” As you read you will learn how the Patriots gained confidence by standing up to the largest army in the world.

This interactive resource reviews for students the significant events between 1756 and 1776 that led to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Students read and answer questions throughout the module.

Students learn about the political, economic, and geographic regional differences that led to conflict in the United States through map sketches, primary sources, problem-solving and points of view.

Students gain a better understanding of geographic tools and their application for interpreting information. Students learn about why the early colonists settled in the areas they did and the types of economic patterns that emerged due to the physical environment. In the process, students differentiate between different types of regions and how they may develop based on human actions or their physical geography

In this online interactive, students learn about early colonial life by exploring George Washington's early military and political experiences.