Early America and Ohio Country

Early America and the Ohio Country

• Ohio Frontier - In this lesson students contrast the technological systems of American Indians and early settlers in Ohio.

• Causes of the American Revolution (Brain Pop) - Lesson Plans and printable graphic organizers for teaching the causes of the American Revolution

• The Declaration of Independence Passage and Question Set (ReadWorks) - Reading passage with text-dependent multiple choice questions.

• Declaration of Independence Differentiated Learning Activity (Library of Congress) - The purpose of this activity is to engage students at various academic levels in examining the Declaration of Independence.

• Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence(EDSITEment) - See the development of the Declaration as both an historical process and a writing process through role play, creative writing, an introduction to some important documents and a review of historic events.

• American Revolution (Ohio History Central) - Summary of the American Revolution with connection to the Ohio Country

• Mission US Educator's Guide (Mission US) - Teaching resources and handouts for use with the online simulation: For Crown or Colony? lesson (you can set up a free teacher account)

• Lesson Plan: What Were They Fighting For? (National Park Service)

• Lesson Plan: The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did the War Set the Stage for the American Revolution? - Unit 6 (National Park Service)

• Lesson Plan: The Declaration of Independence (U.S. History.org)

• Lesson Plan: Liberty! The Teacher’s Guide (PBS)

• Lesson Plan: The Declaration of Independence: Created Equal? (Library of Congress)

• Lesson Plan: Civic Education (National Archives)

• Lesson Plan: Citizen Me (iCivics)

• Lesson Plan: What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights? (Tolerance.org)

• Lesson Plan: Just a Spoonful of Rights Makes the Responsibility Go Round

• Lesson Plan: Freedom Day (National Constitution Center)

• Lesson Plans: Civic Engagement (American Bar Association)

• Lesson Plan: Law & Society (American Bar Association)

• Lesson Plan: Constitution (American Bar Association)

• Lesson Plan: Constitution Day (Scholastic)

• Lesson Day: Teaching the Constitution (National Constitution Center)

Background Information:

• Irish Ohioans (Ohio History Central)

• English Ohioans (Ohio History Central)

• German Ohioans (Ohio History Central)

• Along the Ohio Trail (Ohio Auditor of State)

• Ohio’s Dramatic History (Touring Ohio)

• Timeline of Ohio History (Ohio History Central)

• Proclamation of 1763 (History.com)

• Fast Facts About the Proclamation of 1763 (History.com video)

• Proclamation of 1763 (Ohio History Connection)

• The French & Indian War (Brainpop; requires subscription)

• French & Indian War Facts for Kids (Kiddle Encyclopedia)

• French and Indian War resources

• The French & Indian War PowerPoint resource

• French & Indian War (Brittanica.com)

• How Geography Can Shape History (Indiana Department of Transportation)

• The Declaration of Independence (PBS)

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence (National Geographic)

• Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence (National Endowment for the Humanities)

• It’s Independence Day--Or Is It? (ReadWriteThink.org)

• Myth & Truth: Independence Day (ReadWriteThink.org)

• The American Revolution: Battle of Princeton (PBS)

• American Revolution: A Resource Guide (Library of Congress)

• American Revolution Primary Sources

• The American Revolution

• The American Revolution: A History in Documents

• Our Favorite Environmental Websites (Ohio EPA)

• Teaching About Elections and Voting (National Archives)

• How Can People Make a Difference? (National Archives)

• Making Civics Real: Rights and Responsibilities of Students (WOSU)

• Kids Can Make a Difference (We the People, Scholastic.com)

• Elections & Voting (DocsTeach.org)

• Rock the Vote (Rock the Vote.org)

• Voting and Election Resources for a Civil Classroom (Tolerance.org)

• Teaching the Constitution (National Archives)

• Constitution Workshop (National Archives)

• Citizenship (audio recording, Library of Congress)

• We the People: Civics and Media Literacy Resources

• The Constitution: How Did it Happen? (National Archives)

• The Constitution (Whitehouse.gov)

• The Constitution (resource)

• Constitution in the Classroom

• Campus Vote Project

Books:

• American Revolution

• True Flix Book Titles Available (Online resource; requires Columbus Metropolitan Library login. To access: Columbuslibrary.org---> Research A-Z Tab--->TrueFlix--->”U.S. Government” tab on left side)

• Calico Illustrated Classics: The Last of the Mohicans (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

• 12 Questions About the Declaration of Independence (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

• Primary Sources in U.S. History: The American Revolution (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

• Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

• Citizens and Their Governments: Rights and Values (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

• Election Book List (Scholastic)

• The U.S. Constitution (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

• 12 Questions About the U.S. Constitution (Get Epic! online book; requires sign in)

Videos:

• Columbus Neighborhoods: Clintonville Adena Mounds (WOSU)

• French & Indian War (Flocabulary; requires login)

• The War That Made America (PBS)

• The Declaration of Independence (Khan Academy)

• The Declaration of Independence for Kids (You Tube)