Early American History

Day 1-2

Teach us about the Wampanoag Indian tribe before and after European settlement.

Pre-European contact

·      Where did the Wampanoag live?

·      What was the original size of the tribe?

·      How did they produce or find food?

·      What were their traditional homes like?

·      What was a Wampanoag child’s role?

o   http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/who-are-wampanoag

Describe the interactions between the Wampanoag and white settlers.

·      Teach us about the great American hero, Squanto, and how he showed mercy to those he could have hated

o   http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/squanto.htm

o   http://www.biography.com/people/squanto-9491327

o   http://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/squanto.php

·      Teach us about the first Thanksgiving

o   http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/thanksgiving

·      Time passed.  Teach us about King Philip’s War

o   http://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/king_philips_war.php

o   http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/king-philips-war

For the advanced reader.  Not research, just thought provoking:

·      https://brokenmystic.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/the-truth-about-thanksgiving-brainwashing-of-the-american-history-textbook/

                                                               






Day 3-4

Teach us about how profit motivated early entrepreneurs (like fur traders).

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork//laic/episode1/topic1/e1_t1_s4-ft.html

http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade2.html

Teach us about how the French and English (who were enemies) pitted Indian tribes (who were also enemies) against each other and how they, in a desire to make $, “addicted” Native Americans to the white way of life (through trade of guns and alcohol).

·      We will discuss the fur-gun-alcohol trade in class.  Give your best summary of it.

·      Also look at links such as: http://www.iroquoisdemocracy.pdx.edu/html/furtrader.htm

·      http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/history/algonquin.htm#!

             

In class videos:

·      https://www.nfb.ca/film/voyageurs

·      http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/fur-trade