Ohio History Central (an online encyclopedia of Ohio’s history) has a summary of the French and Indian war, explaining it’s causes, some of the events during the war, and the end result. There are also links for further reading. The Massachusetts Historical Society website has a page of maps related to the war, they were [...]
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French and Indian War (7 Years War)
Posted in Colonies, Documents, maps, Material Culture, tagged colonial, colonies, french and indian war, maps, ohio, primary sources, war on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Difference between Pilgrims and Puritans
Posted in Colonies, tagged belief, pilgrim, puritan, religion, separatists on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the short answer from “Pilgrim or Puritan” on www.easyfunschool.com: The Puritans wanted to change the Church of England from the inside. They wanted to “purify” it by removing its remaining Catholic traditions. Hence the name “Puritan”. Others believed that so many reforms were needed in the Church of England that the only way to [...]
Jamestown
Posted in Colonies, Movies, tagged colonies, colonists, jamestown on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a link to some short movies of historical reenactors describing their experiences at Jamestown. Along with each movie there is a link for more information about the character, letting you know what evidence the story uses, and what is made up (fictional). In class we watched the movie about Ann, and one section was [...]
