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We are using A History of Us by Joy Hakim to study US History. I am gathering free resources to go along with the books, and will be adding to this list of free US History resources as we work through each chapter. Please pick & choose what you like – don’t feel like you need to do all of these activities!
*Note: We are starting with book 2 because we covered the subjects in book 1 in a previous study. I fell behind in adding links to this post. I am picking back up in our current chapter and will try to fill in the missing chapters as I get time.
Free US History eBooks
Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies
General
- lapbook- Colonial Times A-Z
- printables- 13 Colonies
Ch. 1: A Sign in the Sky
- watch- Galileo in a Nutshell
- color- Galileo Galilei
- worksheet- Galileo’s Vision
- Galileo notebook pages: 1, 2, 3
Ch. 2: Across the Ocean
- read- Captain Christopher Newport
- read- English Ships
- worksheet- Christopher Newport
- comic- Was Christopher Newport a Pirate?
Ch. 3: The First Virginians
- read- The Powhatan Indian World
- do- Explore the Powhatan Village
- color- Powhatan
- activity- Living with the Land
Ch. 4: English Settlers Come to Stay
- do- Explore the Jamestown Fort
- print- Jamestown Fort diagram
- activity- Life at Jamestown: Analyzing Words
- activity- The Virginia Company of London
Ch. 5: John Smith
- read- John Smith’s Maps
- print- John Smith’s Map
- do- play Powhatan Princess
- color- Captain John Smith
Ch 6: The Starving Time
- activity- The Jamestown “Starving Time”
Ch 7: A Lord, A Hurricane, A Wedding
- read- A Visit with Pocahontas’ Greta (x12) Granddaughter
- lapbook- Pocahontas
Ch 8: A Share in America
- read: Supplies the Colonists Took to America
- activity: Cultures at Jamestown
(Chapters 9 – 35: see note above)
Ch 36: Carolina: Dissenters and Pirates
Ch 37 Royal Colonies and No-Blood Revolution
- notebook- Royal Governors & Loyal Captains
Ch 38
- read- Aboard a Sllave Ship
- print- Triangular Trade Map
