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LAND AND PEOPLE BEFORE EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
The First Americans - Land Bridge Theory
4.1 Indigenous settlements of Tennessee
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Info: Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippians
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Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian Rap
Video
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How Native Americans first came to the South
powerpoint
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List of TN archaeological sites
Paleo
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Paleo Quick Facts
Video
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Paleo Indians TN
article/ website
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Coats-HInes Site
article/ website
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What happened to the Mastadons
article/ website
Archaic
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Archaic Tennessee Natives
article/ website
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Archaic Period
video
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Tools: Atlatl
article/ website
Woodland
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Woodland Tennessee Natives
article/ website
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Woodland Period
TN Encyclopedia of History and Culture
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Eastern Woodland Natives
video
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Pinson Mounds
TN Encyclopedia of History and Culture
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Pinson Mounds
article/website
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Pinson Mounds Virtual Tour
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Pinson Mounds State Park
website
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Old Stone Fort
TN Encyclopedia of History and Culture
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Old Stone Fort State Park
website
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Old Stone Fort Virtual Tour
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SS Weekly Pinson Mounds
video
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Pinson Mounds Ariel Tour
video
Mound Builders
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Mound Builders
video
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Cahokia Mounds
Mississippian
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Chucalissa Village and Mississippians
video
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MIssissippian Homes and Weapons
video
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Mississippian Indians
article/ website
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Mississippian Culture
video
4.2 Beliefs, Customs, Folklore of the Cherokee, Creek and Chick
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Early Appalachian History
Video (Natives and Early Settlers)
Cherokee
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The Cherokee Indians
Video (Report)
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Cherokee
video
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Cherokee- Indigenous Peoples
Video
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Cherokee vs. Andrew Jackson
article/ website
Creek/ Muskogee
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Fact Sheet
article/ website
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More Info
article/ website
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Tribe Info
article/ website
Chickasaw
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Chickasaw TV
video
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Cherokee Leaders
Lesson Plan
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Facts and Traditions
article/ website
4.3 Geographic Features
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Cheesy Landforms
video
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Tennessee Landforms
World Atlas Website
Age of Exploration
4.4 Early Explorarion of the Americas
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Hall of Explorers
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European Exploration - why they explored
Video
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What is the Age of Exploration and Why they explored
article/ website
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Explorers Rap - Poor Quality, but great lyrics
Video song
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
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Animaniacs - Ballad of Magellan
video song
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Mini-Bio: Magellan
Video
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10 Surprising Facts about MAgellan
website
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Ferdinand Magellan
article/ website
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Balboa's Discovery: The Pacific
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Balboa - History Channel
article/ website
Fransica Pizzaro
Hernando De Soto
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De Soto Route Facts
Video
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De Soto Bio. for Kids
article/ website
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De Soto - History Channel
article/ website
Amerigo Vespucci
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Americo Vespucci
Video
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Americo Vespucci - History Channel
article/ website
Robert de La Salle
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La Salle - his "awesome" life
Video
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La Salle Bio for Kids
article/ website
Henry Hudson
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Henry Hudson
Video (Report)
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Henry Hudson - History.com
article/ website
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Henry Hudson - Discovery Channel
Video
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Henry Hudson Song
Video song
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Henry Hudson Interactive Map
website
Jacques Cartier
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Jacques Cartier
Video
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Brief History of Canada (Cabot, Hudson, Cartier, Champlain)
Video
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Cartier Bio. for Kids
article/ website
4.5 Impact of Exploration: Columbian Exchange
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Columbian Exchange
Video
4.6 How Exploration influenced Place Names
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How 17 Great American Cities Got their Names
article/ website
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Origin of State Names
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Place Names of Spanish Origin
list/ website
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Place Names of French Origin
list/ website
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Place Names of Dutch Origin
list/ website
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Dutch New York
Website Video Files
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Place Names of English Origin
wikipedia
Colonization
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The 13 Colonies Video
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The 13 Colonies for Kids - Research Site
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Colony Map - Click for facts
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Fun with History - Video Clips about Colonization
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Land of the Brave - Facts about the Colonies
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Quiz on the 13 colonies - Test your knowledge
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13 Colony Facts
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More 13 Colony Research
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13 Colonies Play
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Flocabulary - 13 Colonies RAP
Song
New England Colonies
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John Winthrop
Video
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Anne Hutchinson
Video
Massachusetts Colony: Plymouth and the Pilgrims
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Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving - Video Book
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The First Thanksgiving
virtual field trip
Rhode Island Colony
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Rhode Island Colony
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RI Colony
Video
Connecticut Colony
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Prezi
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Connecticut Colony
Video
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Jamestown, Virginia
Maryland Colony
South Carolina Colony
Lost Colony of Roanoke
Virginia
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Virginia Colony
Video
Slavery
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Triangular Trade
interactive map
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triangular trade
video
Steps to Revolutionary War
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School House Rock - No More Kings
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SchoolHouse Rock - Shot Heard Round the World
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School House Rock - Fireworks
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Declaration of Independence - Too Late to Appologize
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Boston Tea Party Info.
article w primary document quotes
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Boston Tea Party Reenactment
video
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Patrick Henry Speech
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Boston Massacre
Paul Revere's Color Print
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Old South Meeting House
Video
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Taxes on Colonists
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Rev. War Rap
Events During the Revolutionary War
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Sesame Street Washington Crossing the Delware - funny!
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Shot Heard Around the World
video
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Redcoats Depart to Lexington
Video
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First Continental Congress, Battles of Lexington and Concord
video
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Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill
video
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Paul Revere Commerical
for fun -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
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Battle of Saratoga
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Valley Forge
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Battle of King's Mountain, Over Mountain Men
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris
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Valley Forge Cartoon
Founding Fathers and Important Figures
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Ben and Me
Video
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Samuel Adams
primary documents and speeches
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Abigail Adams
letter to John Adams 1776
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John Hancock
Video
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Sam Adams
Video
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Paul Revere
Video
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Joseph WArren
Video
French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris
Forming a New Country and Government
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School House Rock - Preamble
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We the People Song
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We the Kids Book Read aloud
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US Government for Kids
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SHR "I'm just a Bill"
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Sway on Constitution
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"We the People" Liberty's Kids
3 Branches of Government
Articles of Confederation
Slavery and The Abolitionist Movement
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Scholastic's Underground Railroad
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Biography of Frederick Douglas
video
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Super Hero Frederick Douglas
video cartoon
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Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation
book read aloud
Bill of Rights
Louisiana Purchase
Industrial Revolution
Civil War
Women in the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Union Anaconda Plan
Battle of Shiloh
Emancipation Proclamation
Map Skills
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Maps 4 Kids Games
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Elwood Interactive City Map
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Cardinal Directions Song
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Continent Puzzle Game
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Geography Games
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Latitude and Longitude Video
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GeoCaching
American Geography
Cultural Studies
World/ Global Concerns
Olmecs, Aztecs and Mayans
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Aztec Video 1
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Mayans Video 1
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Brief Olmec Video 1
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Mayan Myth of the Hero Twins
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Animated Legend of Aztec - Quetzalcoatl
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Aztec Creation Myth Video -few typos
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Sculptures from Olmec, Aztec & Mayan Culture
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Mayan Daily Life Facts
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Reading Passage: Mexico's Mother Culture
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BBC Aztec Double Headed Serpent
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Aztec Empire
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Mayan - Creation Myths
Overall Resources