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French colonization and Vietnam wars: Photographs and text tell the story of Vietnam under French colonial rule, its experience during twentieth-century wars with France and the United States, and its recent liberalization.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

French Indochina: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 1; The current national borders of Southeast Asia were not established until after World War II. What is now northern Vietnam was ruled by China for more than a thousand years, between the second century BCE and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Colonial North Carolina: Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Reading guide: A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina: These questions will help to guide students' reading of "A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina" and encourage them to think critically about the text.; Format: worksheet/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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

Understanding the Columbian Exchange: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 5.1; This lesson will help students think about the effects of the Columbian Exchange, particularly the exchange of disease as it affected the psychology of the Europeans and Native populations in the early settlement of the Americas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Historic range of the longleaf pine: Prior to European colonization, longleaf pine forest dominated most of North Carolina's coastal plain and southern Piedmont. (Present-day cities and county boundaries are included for reference.); Format: image/map

Teaching suggestions: A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina: These teaching suggestions will help you discuss "A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina" with your class and will provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their understanding of the reading. The questions and activities will encourage students to think critically about the text and to develop historical empathy.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Map of Mexico in 1519, the Aztec Empire (Culhua Mexica), and the Maya holdings.: This map represents Mexican state boundaries, the Aztec Empire and Maya holdings at map's creation in 1519. Individual provinces within the Empire of the Culhua Mexica are superimposed on the Mexican state (or territory) boundaries. The 38 provinces of the...; Format: image/photograph

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: This museum is dedicated to the preservation of maritime history and shipwrecks of North Carolina's Outer Banks.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Carolina colony: Comparing three perspectives: In this lesson, students compare three different primary sources written by early colonists, and consider the reasons the colonists had for moving to Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Educator's guide: The arrival of Swiss immigrants: Teaching suggestions to help your students synthesize the information in the article "The Arrival of Swiss Immigrants."; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Molly's Pilgrim Activity: Using the book by Barbara Cohen, students will respond to the social and historical significance of this portrayal of the Thanksgiving holiday. Students will also participate in constructing a Venn diagram and completing a cloze activity.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Susan Milholland, Kathy Vaden, and Rita Wilson.

Merrie olde England?: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.2; Many residents of Elizabethan England did not enjoy the abundance that accompanied Queen Elizabeth’s reign. The dawn of the age of exploration gripped people’s imaginations and caused many to dream of travel, and the New World offered the promise of a fresh start without the problems of the old country.; Format: article; By Charles Carlton.

Anticipation guide: "A Little Kingdom in Carolina": A learner's guide to the article "A Little Kingdom in Carolina," this activity will help student comprehension.; Format: worksheet/learner's guide (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Reading guide: A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina (1663): These questions will help to guide students' reading of "A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina" and encourage them to think critically about the text.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Lumbee English: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.1; Introduction Linguist Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University says, “The Lumbee English dialect bears the imprint of the early colonization by the English, Highland Scots, and Scots-Irish. Moreover, Lumbee American Indians’...; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

Navigating the inlets and havens: In this lesson plan, students read and analyze a primary source document written in the early 1700s that describes the inlets of the North Carolina coast. The students adopt the perspective of a contemporary ship's captain and discuss the importance of the information in the document.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

"The present state of North Carolina": Making decisions: In this lesson, students read an excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 book A New Voyage to Carolina and use a graphic organizer to decide whether they would have emigrated to Carolina as a result of reading Lawson's book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Avast ye mateys - Learning about Blackbeard the Pirate: Using both print and internet sources, students will explore a collection of information associated with pirates and Blackbeard, in conjunction with their studies of North Carolina History. Students will explore and read a variety of books from the library and will access a controlled collection of websites regarding Blackbeard the Pirate within to complete a Scavenger Hunt. Scavenger Hunt can be completed as a group in the computer lab, or independently on classroom computers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Social Studies); By Kathy Beck.

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