01: Colonization

01: Colonization

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Fort Mose – Historical Archaeology
Fort Mose – Historical Archaeology
In 1738, the Spanish created a town in Florida for escaped slaves that became the refuge and destination of escaped slaves the British colonies to the North. This is an African American history separate from slavery and oppression
Fort Mose – Historical Archaeology
Dr. Boylston Experiments with Smallpox Inoculation
Dr. Boylston Experiments with Smallpox Inoculation
Anti-vaxxing sentiment has a deep history in the US. Cotton Mather's house was firebombed in the 1720s because he supported the small pox inoculation which he learned about from a slave. Smallpox epidemics were a prominent and ever-present part of colonial life that never appears in the taught narrative canon of US History. Teachers looking for a direct connection for students can assign this shor reading
Dr. Boylston Experiments with Smallpox Inoculation
The day of doom, or, A poetical description of the great and last judgement, with other poems : also, a memoir of the author, authobiography, and sketch of his funeral sermon : Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705 :
The day of doom, or, A poetical description of the great and last judgement, with other poems : also, a memoir of the author, authobiography, and sketch of his funeral sermon : Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705 :
Published in 1662 and popular (some claim more than 1,800 copies sold) this book provides some insight into the fears of Puritan ideology. As much as teachers emphasize the motive of "freedom of religion" that prompted migration to the colonies, there is little insight into just what that religion was. Have students look through the this and just ask questions about it.
The day of doom, or, A poetical description of the great and last judgement, with other poems : also, a memoir of the author, authobiography, and sketch of his funeral sermon : Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705 :
Indenture Records Project - Digitization from the American Philosophic Library & Museum
Indenture Records Project - Digitization from the American Philosophic Library & Museum
Interactive visualizations of data following themes of distance, gender, and time-based on records of 5,000 indentured servants registered in Philadelphia from 1771 through 1773. The presentation of these materials already has questions and a narrative path, it would not take more than a half-hour of a teacher's time to turn this site into a valuable instructional exercise
Indenture Records Project - Digitization from the American Philosophic Library & Museum
Tribe meets white man for the first time - Original Footage (1/5) - YouTube
Tribe meets white man for the first time - Original Footage (1/5) - YouTube

" From Tribal Journeys The Toulambi. A series by Jean-Pierre Dutilleux - segments of a documentary showing the first contact with an isolated tribe. This might provide insight into what the first context between European and Native Americans might haave looked like "

Tribe meets white man for the first time - Original Footage (1/5) - YouTube
Map of Discoveries | Historic Jamestowne
Map of Discoveries | Historic Jamestowne
Give students ten minutes to click through this site to see how Jamestown is still an active archaeological site. We are still learning more about Jamestown
Map of Discoveries | Historic Jamestowne
Scientific Reports | Historic Jamestowne
Scientific Reports | Historic Jamestowne
21st century goes far beyond paper primary and secondary source documents and even beyond artifacts. Current research combines the latest research biology and entomology
Scientific Reports | Historic Jamestowne
Legislating Reproduction and Racial Difference in Virginia - Women & the American Story
Legislating Reproduction and Racial Difference in Virginia - Women & the American Story
Shepherding students through colonial slave laws with a source that provides the side-by-side text and explanation in plain language shows them how to decipher the text while also showing them the pervasiveness of the system. This source comes with discussion questions - easy to use in a pinch by just posting the link, or as part of a more developed lesson sequence
Legislating Reproduction and Racial Difference in Virginia - Women & the American Story
Inventory of Robert Carter's Estate, November 1733
Inventory of Robert Carter's Estate, November 1733
What did one of the richest men in British North American own? This answers that question. Students can be asked what they would think about looking through the personal inventory of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk? Here they get to do just that. This provides insight into the material culture of the wealthy colonists but a truly detailed look into slavery. Just click on the locations and look at the names and ages of the persons he enslaved.
Inventory of Robert Carter's Estate, November 1733
Christmas Celebration Outlawed
Christmas Celebration Outlawed
"a law was passed by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony requiring a five-shilling fine from anyone caught "observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way." "
Christmas Celebration Outlawed
Inventing Black and White | Facing History and Ourselves
Inventing Black and White | Facing History and Ourselves
This reading and question set describes Bacon's rebellion as a revolt actuated by both white and black settlers, provoking a response by the colony to distinguish between white and black in the laws. Is this accurate? How can we account for the Virginia laws distinguishing between black and white in the 1640s?
Inventing Black and White | Facing History and Ourselves
The First Decades of the Massachusetts Bay; or Idleness, Wolves, and a Man Who Shall No Longer Be Called Mister - Commonplace - The Journal of early American Life
The First Decades of the Massachusetts Bay; or Idleness, Wolves, and a Man Who Shall No Longer Be Called Mister - Commonplace - The Journal of early American Life
Short essay for teachers to show that their teaching may be reflective of only one or two segments of society, ignoring the vast expanse of human experience at the time. It makes a strong argument for using the Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay to better understand the period
The First Decades of the Massachusetts Bay; or Idleness, Wolves, and a Man Who Shall No Longer Be Called Mister - Commonplace - The Journal of early American Life
Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature : Massachusetts (Colony) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature : Massachusetts (Colony) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
These are court records of the colony of Massachusetts Bay from 1628 through 1641, the raw material of the past. Having students search "whiped", "indian", "slave" or any other terms can reveal a lot about Massachusetts's society in the 1600s ignored by the narrative canon
Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature : Massachusetts (Colony) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
2021 Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife: Living with Disabilities in New England, 1630-1930 — Historic Deerfield
2021 Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife: Living with Disabilities in New England, 1630-1930 — Historic Deerfield
Initiatives to broaden the historical lens used to teach students the past, the LGBTQ+ mandate also challenges teachers to find material to do so. The speakers and papers in this 2021 conference sponsored by Historic Deerfield shows that this field is well-trod by historians Case in point - what evidence do we have of how New Englanders in the 16th and 17th century dealt with disabilities?
2021 Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife: Living with Disabilities in New England, 1630-1930 — Historic Deerfield
Boston 1775: Dublin Seminar on Disabilities, 25-26 June
Boston 1775: Dublin Seminar on Disabilities, 25-26 June
This shows how there is so much more history available than teachers will ever recognize. A panel discussion on "Living with Disabilities" in New England from 1630 through 1930. This means not only is there one person who can speak to the history of people with disabilities in New England in the 17th century - but an entire panel!
Boston 1775: Dublin Seminar on Disabilities, 25-26 June
Phips Bounty Proclamation — Upstander Project
Phips Bounty Proclamation — Upstander Project
"he Phips Proclamation promised a bounty to be paid by the colonial government for every Penobscot Indian captured and brought to Boston. Bounty hunters were paid 50 pounds for living captive Penobscot males 12 years and older, 40 pounds for the scalps of dead Penobscot males age 12 and over, 25 pounds for the scalps of women, and 20 pounds for the scalps of children under the age of 12. The average annual salary of a teacher during this period was between 60 – 120 pounds."
Phips Bounty Proclamation — Upstander Project
Freedom Narratives
Freedom Narratives
The Project uses an online digital repository of autobiographical testimonies and biographical data of Atlantic Africans to analyze patterns in the slave trade of West Africa, specifically in terms of where individuals came from, why they were enslaved, and what happened to them. Freedom Narratives focuses on people born in Africa and hence in most cases had been born free rather than on those who were born into slavery in the Americas or elsewhere.
Freedom Narratives
Pride and Prejudice: Honoring historic LGBTQIA+ voices
Pride and Prejudice: Honoring historic LGBTQIA+ voices
This show how there are many lives of the past that haven't been a significant part of historical scholarship until recently. It's significant also that organizations like Williamsburg are engaged in this work
Pride and Prejudice: Honoring historic LGBTQIA+ voices