Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life
Students use Library of Congress primary sources to determine why colonists were drawn to settle in a particular region of the country.
Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588-1589
Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine a series of maps depicting a voyage by Sir Francis Drake involving attacks on Spanish settlements around the Atlantic.
Waldseemuller's Map: World 1507
Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemuller.
Journeys West
Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine westward expansion during the 1800s.
Local History: Mapping My Spot
Students use Library of Congress primary sources to depict the motivations, expectations, fears, and realizations of immigrants who settled California between 1849 and 1900.
Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life Students use Library of Congress primary sources to determine why colonists were drawn to settle in a particular region of the country.
Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588-1589 Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine a series of maps depicting a voyage by Sir Francis Drake involving attacks on Spanish settlements around the Atlantic.
Waldseemuller's Map: World 1507 Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemuller.
Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal: An Educational Voyage Students use Library of Congress primary sources to understand the impact of the Erie Canal on the economic and social growth of New York and the nation.
Journeys West Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine westward expansion during the 1800s.
Local History: Mapping My Spot Students use Library of Congress primary sources to depict the motivations, expectations, fears, and realizations of immigrants who settled California between 1849 and 1900.