Miscellaneous 2 Massachusetts Historical Society: Welcome! Coming of the American Revolution Individuals and nations are moved to bold and decisive action not in the midst of calm but in the heat of strife. In the years between 1764 and 1776, America truly became a nation. Where before America had been a cluster of competing British colonies—with differing origins, goals, and policies—by 1776 colonists had forged a separate identity flexible enough to support not just revolution but nation building. By investigating the lives and events recorded in newspapers, official documents and personal correspondence from our collection, you will immerse yourself in the past and discover the fears, friction and turmoil that shaped these tumultuous times. Choose from the links below to begin your journey. If you’d like to learn more about how this site works, read "how this site is structured."
History Map Archive Browse the Map Archive The art and history of cartography, aka mapmaking, goes back to ancient times. Or at least what they thought it could look like. Our English word map derives from the Latin word mappa, meaning napkin or cloth on which maps were drawn. The Map Archive This map collection is indexed chronologically and by continent. Some Map History and Trivia This little gem is a world map compiled around 700 to 500 BC by the ancient Babylonians: Babylonian World Map British Museum London See more details about this ancient map provided by the British Museum. And here is Herodotus' Map of the World. MAP OF THE WORLD — HERODOTUS Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Comparing drawings from several lunar eclipses, Aristotle observed that Earth cast always a circular shadow on the moon, no matter the moon's trajectory. By 150 BC, the philosopher Crates had fashioned a globe, and others followed. Martin Behaim's 1492 Globe is the Oldest One in Existence More from the More History
Ours…to fight for « Past is Present Paul Revere, "A Warm Place--Hell" (1765) It is probably not news to readers of this blog that The New York Times recently, and favorably, reviewed the American Antiquarian Society’s Grolier Club exhibition “In Pursuit of a Vision.” But readers familiar with the two societies neither will be surprised that the AAS has exhibited at the Grolier Club in the past (in 1967 with “A Society’s Chief Joys”) and contributed items from its own collections to many exhibitions held at and sponsored by the Grolier club, including: “Children’s Books” (1929) “Books, Prints, and Manuscripts by and relating to Dibdin” (1935-1936) “Engravings by Paul Revere” (1936, with an address by Clarence Brigham on March 19) “Prints and Drawings by Hans Holbein” (1937) “History of Navigation” (1938) “Frankliniana” (1939) “American Calligraphy” (1944) “Unique Books, Pamphlets, and Broadsides” (1944) “One Hundred Influential Books, 1640-1900″ (1946) “Caricatures Relating to America, 1760-1815″ (1946-1947)
Past is Present Boston 1775 Historical Literacy Project General Resources Lesson Plan Template Download the Lesson Plan Template in Microsoft Word Format. Also available as a PDF. Lesson Review Rubric Download the Updated Lesson Review Rubric in Microsoft Word Format. Also available as a PDF. Delaware Standards Standards Document Clarification Documents Benchmark Charts Benchmark Terms Literacy Bill Lewis – Responsibility of Making Meaning Bill Lewis – Jeopardy Powerpoint Bill Lewis – CSQT Handout Bill Lewis – Understanding Text Structure Peggy Dillner – Selection Criteria Teaching Strategies Photo Story Resources Copyright Information for Educators Readings and Links from the Workshops COHORT A - Teachers of Pre-Reconstruction American History Colonial America Instructional Resources | Lessons The American Revolution Readings | Instructional Resources | Lessons The New Nation (Summer 2006)Readings | Instructional Resources | Lessons Jeffersonian America Instructional Resources | Lessons Age of Jackson Instructional Resources | Lessons
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