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Cypress-gum swamp: In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 10; As we cruise downstream along our virtual river, we will find places where the river bank is inundated almost all of the time. These habitats support swamp forests dominated by trees adapted to living in flooded soil. The most common type of these forests...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Ohm's Law made easy with a spreadsheet: In this lesson, students will use math word problems to help them input information into a spreadsheet that will use Ohm's law to calculate current and resistance using common household appliance wattages.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Hilda Hamilton.

Underground resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 12; When U.S. forces could not control the tunnel areas effectively with ground troops, they dropped bombs on the area, seriously damaging the tunnel network and surrounding land. At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Communist resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 8; The Soviet-style statue shows a woman standing erect with her right fist raised up toward the sky. A limp baby dangles from her left arm. Three other adults, including one man with a beard, sit fallen over at the woman's feet. The statue represents the innocent...; By Lorraine Aragon.

WBT images: Images from WBT Charlotte in the 1930s. In the top left, WBT announcer Grady Cole smiles from behind a CBS microphone. In the bottom left is an advertisement for Peruna, one of WBT's sponsors. The ad reads: New Pe-ru-na The famous tonic that helps...; Format: image

Stone statue memorial of Communist resistance to Vietnam War at My Lai: A stone statue memorializes Communist resistance to the Vietnam War at Mai Lai. The Soviet-style statue shows a woman standing erect with her right fist raised up toward the sky. A limp baby dangles from her left arm. Three other adults, including one man...; Format: image/photograph

Averasboro Civil War Battlefield: Located on N.C. 82, 3 miles east of the town of Erwin, this battlefield museum has artifacts and information about the Civil War Battle of Averasboro.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Regulators: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.1; In the 1760s residents of the North Carolina Piedmont protested high taxes, illegal fees, and corrupt officials. These protesters, who came to be known as the Regulators, began with civil disobedience and ended in violence at the Battle of Alamance in 1771.; Format: article

Societal attitudes towards women: In this oral history excerpt, Rosamonde Boyd discusses reasons why women have traditionally taken a deferential role to men. In particular she focuses on her view that many women were unwilling to endanger their security. She also touches upon the issue of...; Format: audio

Timeline of resistance, 1763–1774: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.1; Timeline of the events of the American Revolution between 1763 and 1774.

Juarez monument in Alameda park: A winged statue sits atop a semi-circle of stone pillars. A few tourists are walking next to the monument. This monument celebrates the great Mexico President, Benito Juárez. Juárez was the President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872 and oversaw the Mexican resistance...; Format: image/photograph

Revolutionary North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Taxes, trade, and resistance: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.3; Origins of the American Revolution, 1763–1775. Article describes the reasons for British taxes and trade regulations such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, the colonial response, and the escalation of resistance into violence.; Format: article

How is coastal sand formed into barrier islands?: In Small sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 2; Coastal sand is organized into barrier islands when three conditions are met: There is a supply of sand sufficient to form islands; sea level is rising; and there are winds and waves with sufficient energy to move the sand around....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Reporting on Nat Turner: The Raleigh Register, Sept. 15: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.6; Article from a Raleigh newspaper reporting the events of Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Stamp Act crisis in North Carolina: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.4; In 1765, North Carolinians joined their fellow American colonists in protesting the Stamp Act, passed by Parliament that year, which taxed various kinds of public papers. Protesters, arguing that the tax was illegal without the consent of colonial assemblies, marched to the home of the tax collector and forced him to resign.; Format: article

North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield, November 1864–May 1865: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.2; Article describes major events and battles in North Carolina during the last year of the Civil War, including Sherman's Carolinas Campaign.; Format: article

Sherman's march through North Carolina: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.7; After capturing Atlanta in September 1864, Union General William Sherman led his troops on a "March to the Sea" across Georgia, destroying crops, livestock, supplies, and civilian infrastructure that might possibly support the Confederate war effort. He then turned north into the Carolinas, entering North Carolina in March 1865. This "Carolinas Campaign" ended with the surrender of Confederate General Joseph Johnston to Sherman at Bennett Place on April 26.; Format: article

"Can the very spirit of freedom die out?": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.15; Diary of Catherine Anne Devereux Edmondston, May 7, 1865, bemoaning the Confederate surrender. Includes historical commentary.; Format: diary

The capture of Plymouth: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.13; At 4 P.M. on April 17, 1864, an advanced Union patrol on the Washington Road was captured by Confederate cavalry. A company of the 12th N. Y. Cavalry attacked the Confederates, but was repulsed. Soon a large force of Confederate infantry appeared on the Washington...; Format: article

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