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| John Winthrop & Mass Bay Colony IDuring the 1630s, English Puritans by the thousands left their homeland to build a new home in Massachusetts. Many were inspired by their leader, John Winthrop.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| John Winthrop & Mass Bay Colony IIDuring the 1630s, John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, established strict order in Boston and in surrounding settlements, but the godly order he organized was soon under challenge.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| T is for TobaccoWhen the first settlers came to Virginia… in Jamestown …..they were lured with promises of finding gold and owning their own land. What they soon found out was that while beautiful, it was tough living. Summer brought blistering heat, and winter bitter cold. Typhoid outbreaks and Indian attacks threatened their health and safety. What saved the Jamestown settlers? Most would say, a good leader in Jamestown council president, Captain John Smith…. And most assuredly, tobacco.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Daniel Boone IIn 1734, Daniel Boone, perhaps the most well known American pioneer, was born near present day Reading, Pennsylvania. He was the sixth of eleven children.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
 | Sub-Saharan African KingdomsExplore the vast and varied land of seventeenth century Atlantic Africa.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Image of the OtherWhile English settlers were making contact with the Powhatan Indians in Virginia, Britain was already interacting with other exotic cultures to the east.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
