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Formation of black soldiers after the Spanish-American War: Photograph was titled "Some of our brave colored boys who helped to free Cuba."; Format: image/photograph

Ensign Worth Bagley: In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.5; Worth Bagley of Raleigh, North Carolina, was the only U.S. naval officer killed in the Spanish-American War.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The Rough Riders: Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" drill at Tampa, Florida, during the Spanish-American War, 1898. Advertisements for this 1903 motion picture said "A charge full of cowboy enthusiasm by Troop 'I,' the famous regiment, at Tampa, before its departure for the...; Format: video/video

Ensign Worth Bagley: A portrait of Ensign Worth Bagley of Raleigh (1874–1898), the only U.S. Naval officer to be killed during the Spanish-American War.; Format: image/photograph

Map of Greater America, 1899: Map shows the extent of U.S. territories and possessions after the Spanish-American War.; Format: image/map

American Military Museum of Gastonia: A visit to this museum will help to bring understanding to students who are studying the United State history.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

War Memorial in Troy, NC: This is the War Memorial in Troy, North Carolina, in Montgomery County. The base of the statue explains that the statue honors "Montgomery County Sons who served in the World War," "Montgomery County Sons who served in the Spanish American War," "Montgomery...; Format: image/photograph

Statue of Worth Bagley in Raleigh: This statue of Worth Bagley, the only U.S. Naval officer killed during the Spanish-American War and a native of Raleigh, stands in front of the State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

The Third North Carolina Regiment: In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.4; In the Spanish-American War, North Carolina raised an all-black regiment under black command. The soldiers faced racism and violence from whites both in and out of the military, and white Democrats campaigned against the regiment in 1898.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Capture of trenches at Candaba: “Moving pictures” were brand-new technology in 1898, and films of the Spanish-American War gave most Americans their first “live” look at battle. But this film, of course, was only a reenactment, shot in New Jersey the following year by Thomas Edison’s...; Format: video/video

Granville County Historical Society Museum: Learn about the rich heritage of Granville County through the exhibits at this museum in Oxford, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Spanish had many reasons for Pardo expedition: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.5; What spurred the Spanish to set up a territorial capital on the South Carolina coast in the 1560s and launch Juan Pardo’s expedition into the Southeastern interior? The reasons range from the self-serving (protecting an enormously profitable silver mine) to the spiritual (converting the Indians to Christianity) to the anxious (reducing the capital’s population to lower the demand for food).; Format: article

The Spanish-American War: In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.2; The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power.; Format: article

"The duty of colored citizens to their country": In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.3; Sermon urging African Americans to support the war effort against Spain and to enroll in the U.S. army, thereby making a good statement for themselves and demonstrating their loyalty, even the face of continued suffering.; Format: speech

The Proclamation Line of 1763: In the Treaty of Paris (1763) that ended the Seven Years War, Britain gained all of Canada as well as the territory north of New Orleans, Louisiana, and between the Eastern Great Divide and the Mississippi River. France, which was forced to cede this territory,...; Format: image/map

The French and Indian War: In Colonial North Carolina, page 8.1; The French and Indian War was the North American conflict that was part of a larger imperial conflict between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American revolution.; Format: article

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