GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES

Free Online Textbooks


U.S. History.org - Free Online Textbooks (U.S. History, U.S. Government and Ancient Civilizations)https://www.ushistory.org/textbooks.htm
Michigan Open Book Projecthttp://textbooks.wmisd.org/getacopy.html

Native Americans


Britannica - Native Americans and colonization: the 16th and 17th centurieshttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/precontact-and-early-colonial-era/old-and-new-worlds-collide/a/environmental-and-health-effects-of-contact#:~:text=Colonization%20ruptured%20many%20ecosystems%2C%20bringing,plants%20as%20possible%20medicinal%20resources.
Ducksters - Native American Tribes and Cultureshttp://www.ducksters.com/history/native_american_tribes_regions.php
InfoPlease - American Indian Tribeshttp://www.infoplease.com/spot/aihmnations1.html
Khan Academy - Environmental and Health Effects of European Contact with the New Worldhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/precontact-and-early-colonial-era/old-and-new-worlds-collide/a/environmental-and-health-effects-of-contact#:~:text=Colonization%20ruptured%20many%20ecosystems%2C%20bringing,plants%20as%20possible%20medicinal%20resources.
National Geographic - Native Americans in Colonial Americahttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/native-americans-colonial-america/

Colonial Life


Britannica - American Colonieshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/American-colonies
Ducksters - Colonial Americahttps://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/thirteen_colonies.php
Everyday Life in Colonial Americahttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/everyday-life-colonial-america
History.com - The 13 Colonieshttps://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/thirteen-colonies
Slavery in the Colonies - The British Position on Slavery in the Era of Revolutionhttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/slavery-in-the-colonies

Declaration of Independence:


50 Facts about the Declaration of Independencehttps://www.landofthebrave.info/declaration-of-independence-facts.htm
History.com - The Continental Congress - text and videohttp://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/the-continental-congress
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - American Enlightenment Thoughthttp://www.iep.utm.edu/amer-enl/
History.com - Declaration of Independence - text and videohttp://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
Quizlet - Enlightenment Ideas in the Declaration of Independencehttps://quizlet.com/129278489/enlightenment-ideas-in-the-declaration-of-independence-flash-cards/
What are Three Enlightenment Ideas Used in the Declaration of Independence?https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/three-enlightenmet-ideas-used-declaration-471209

The American Revolution


Britannica - American Revolutionhttps://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution
Ducksters - History: American Revolutionhttps://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution.phpScroll to the bottom for links to more info.
History.com - Revolutionary Warhttps://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
US History.org - Timeline of the American Revolutionhttps://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html

Constitution, Constitutional Convention & Bill of Rights


Britannica - Constitutional Conventionhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Constitutional-Convention
Britannica - List of Amendments to the American Constitutionhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-amendments-to-the-U-S-Constitution-1787122
Khan Academy - The Bill of Rightshttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/creating-a-nation/a/the-bill-of-rights
Khan Academy - Constitutional Conventionhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/creating-a-nation/a/the-constitutional-convention
Khan Academy - Federalist Papershttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/creating-a-nation/a/the-federalist-papers
The White House - The Constitutionhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-constitution/

Constitution - How it Addressed Slavery in Its Early Days


Blackpast.org – The Three-Fifths Clause of the United States Constitutionhttp://www.blackpast.org/aah/three-fifths-clause-united-states-constitution-1787
The Constitution for Kidshttps://www.usconstitution.net/constkids4.html
History.com – The United States Constitutionhttp://www.history.com/topics/constitution
Teachinghistory.org – Is the Constitution Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/the-constitution-of-the-united-states-is-it-pro-slavery-or-anti-slavery/
What Does the Constitution Say About Slavery?https://www.thoughtco.com/what-does-constitution-say-about-slavery-105417https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/civil-war-timeline.htm

Slavery


Slavery in America - History.comhttp://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery
Slavery in America - History.nethttp://www.historynet.com/slavery-in-america
Slavery in the Colonies - The British Position on Slavery in the Era of Revolutionhttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/slavery-in-the-colonies
Slavery in the United States - Encyclopedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/African-American/Slavery-in-the-United-States

Civil War


Britannica - American Civil Warhttps://www.britannica.com/event/American-Civil-War
History.com - Civil Warhttps://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history
HIstoryNet - American Civil Warhttps://www.historynet.com/civil-war

Abolition of Slavery


13 Amendment to the Unites States Constitution: Abolition of Slavery - U.S. National Archiveshttps://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/13th-amendment
The Abolition Movement - History.nethttp://www.historynet.com/abolitionist-movement
American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timelinehttp://www.ushistory.org/more/timeline.htm
Chronology - Who Banned Slavery When? - Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery-idUSL1561464920070322