Peopling the New World: Exploration and Settlement of Early America
Presenter:
Margaret Newell, The Ohio State University
Primary Source Activity Materials:
Travels through Time with Maps Powerpoint
Maps from the Powerpoint
- 1529 Map of America by Diego Rivera item description and full-size pdf
- 1607 Champlain Map item description and full-size pdf
- 1650 Amerique Septentrionale item description and full-size pdf
- 1718 Carte de la Louisiane item description and full-size pdf
- 1733 British Empire in North America item description and full-size pdf
- 1778 Map of North America published in London item description and full-size pdf
- 1818 Map of the United States item description and full-size pdf
Online Resources
American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement
Library of Congress Map Collections Check out the section on Discovery and Exploration
John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations: Exploration and Settlement
A joint project of the Library of Congress and The British Library, the John Bull and Uncle Sam exhibition brings together for the first time treasures from the two greatest libraries in the English-speaking world in an exploration of selected time periods and cultural movements that provide unique insights into the relationship of the United States and Great Britain.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/
Library of Congress themed resources: These pages will lead you to a wealth of resources, check out the lesson plans, primary source connections, and exhibitions related to the topics.
Colonial and Early America
Exploration and Explorers
Geography and Maps
UK National Archives Learning Page site on Native-European contact
PBS Biography of America: English Settlement Companion Page
Lesson Plan from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on Native-American European Contact in the Colonial Period
American Memory Project: The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
PBS’s Lewis and Clark Companion Site *Especially check out “Into the Unknown”*
Passageways: True Tales of Adventure for Young Explorers From Library and Archvies Canada, but much of the site, particularly on early explorations, is useful for the United States
