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History Odyssey: Early Modern Level 2 Study Guide

The following books must be obtained apart from the History Odyssey Early Modern Level 2 Study Guide. You may use any version, eBook, or print edition of these books. This list includes both the required books and also alternate options (see the note **).

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Main Reference Spine: The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (1999 or newer edition)

Optional Additional Reference Spine: The Story of Mankind * by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (optional) There is a free eBook edition of TSOM available at: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/754.

The History Odyssey Timeline from Pandia Press (or a homemade timeline)

Other Required and Alternate/Additional Books:

I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño. This book and Amos Fortune (see below) have been criticized for perpetuating the "happy slave" trope, but I have not found an adequate replacement for I, Juan Pareja. I suggest doing a research project instead. Research and write and essay or do a project on the impact of the Scientific Revolution (16th and 17th centuries). Developments in science and mathematics during the Scientific Revolution heralded the emergence of new knowledge and thought, and transformed the natural world from one of magic and mystery to one of scientific method and empirical evidence.

Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates

Alternate/Additional: Sugar Changed the World by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos

The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty

Alternate/Additional: 1493 for Young People: From Columbus' Voyage to Globalization by Charles Mann and Rebecca Stefoff. This book offers a greater perspective on how the colonization that came after Columbus' contact with North America changed the whole world.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Alternate/Additional: Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (abridged by Puffin Classics)**

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. There is not an alternative suggested for this book. It can be skipped, if wanted, because of some problematic issues, lacking accuracy and promoting Native American stereotypes.

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Alternate/Additional: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Chains centers around an enslaved teen during the early days of the American Revolution. It stands alone, but is part of a trilogy, if readers would like to continue.

Alternate/Additional: Hamilton and Peggy!: A Revolutionary Friendship by L.M. Elliot. A novel about the friendship between Alexander Hamilton and Peggy Schuler, and may delight fans fo the musical. Please note it does have some light romance.

Alternative/Additional: Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper. The story of an enslaved teen, from her capture in Africa to her life on a plantation. This book is only recommended for older students, as descriptions include mature topics that are difficult to read about. It also features Fort Mose in Florida, the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in the United States.

The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven, Jr.

Alternate/Additional: The Constitution: A Collection of Historically Important Communications of the United States of America from Bendon Publishing. Contains The Constitution of the United States, The Declaration of Independence, The Treaty of Paris (1783), The Gettysburg Address, The Star-Spangled Banner, The Pledge of Allegiance, and the speech "I Have a Dream."

Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham (optional reading)

Alternate/Additional: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Captain’s Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith

Alternate/Additional: Research Project. Most literature on Lewis and Clark is historically inaccurate or incomplete, so Samantha suggests doing some research, especially on Sacajawea.

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

Alternate/Additional: How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story by Tim Tingle. I suggest substitution this book because of problematic issues, lacking accuracy and promoting stereotypes found in the The Sign of the Beaver.

Additional book that could be added to Early Modern Level Two: Mill by David Macauley. A fascinating look at how the Industrial Revolution created a need for the development and construction of mills. This book highlights both building and management.

Here is a link to the Alternate Book List including a suggested schedule for placement in the study guide. https://www.pandiapress.com/wp-content/uploads/EM-2-Alternative-Booklist.pdf

**A note from Samantha Matalone Cook, who has created our alternate/additional book list for History Odyssey: Early Modern Level 2:

As the world changes, so does historiography. The approaches and methods used to tell the story of history are rapidly evolving to reflect a more inclusive, holistic view of world history. There are new resources, materials, and research that, even in just the past few years, have revealed how history as a subject has missed, marginalized, or distorted the past for many people and communities.

As I work on writing a new History Odyssey series, my goal is to present middle and high school students with a history education that embodies an intersectional, balanced, global experience that connects them with concepts and skills while underlining the impact the past has had on current events.

In the meantime, I’ve created a list of some alternative books to use with the current History Odyssey Level Two series that are more aligned with the goals mentioned above but still fit within the framework of the existing curriculum.

Thanks for choosing History Odyssey,

Samantha Matalone Cook, MAT

*The Story of Mankind: Due to the polarizing nature of The Story of Mankind by Hendrick Van Loon, it is optional reading in this level two course. It should be considered a possible resource for gathering information. If students choose not to read TSOM, they might need to seek out other resources on the Internet or at a library in order to complete some of the lessons.

https://www.royal.uk/stuarts

The Worst Jobs in History: The Stuarts. This amusing series of documentaries explores unpleasant jobs throughout history. This focuses on the time of the Stuarts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Pkgw5Bs18&feature=emb_logo

A timeline of the Kings and Queens of Britain, specifically on this page- The Stuarts: https://www.projectbritain.com/monarchy/stuarts.html

Kings and Queens of England: Episode 4: Stuarts. Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR8JUQVbaEg&feature=emb_logo

Crash Course video about the English Civil War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyk3bI_Y68Y&feature=emb_logo

10 Minute English and British History: The English Civil War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Ycp3SiOLw&feature=emb_logo

Horrible Histories English Civil War: Very amusing video about the English Civil War complete with a large song and dance number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJqXsqJmDnk&feature=emb_logo

Good overview of the English Civil Wars: https://www.britannica.com/event/English-Civil-Wars

https://www.history.com/topics/reformation/thirty-years-war

Documentary about the Thirty Years’ War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zamiibdAyfw&feature=emb_logo

Cardinal Richelieu: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/cardinal-richelieu-6772.php

Timeline of French history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history

https://www.history.com/topics/france/louis-xiv

https://totallyhistory.com/louis-xiv/

Explore the Palace of Versailles: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate

Video about Louis XIV (in French with English subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRYs9WOEURg&feature=emb_logo

http://www.louis-xiv.de/index.php?t=start&a=start

Here is the painting of Juan de Pareja by Valázquez: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Pareja_(Velázquez)

Links to paintings by Juan de Pareja: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/juan_de_pareja.html

Here is a video about one of Velázquez’s Portrait of Philip IV being cleaned in 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5wLoirY5ow&feature=emb_logo

https://www.spainthenandnow.com/spanish-history/17th-c-spain-overview-politics

https://www.spanishwars.net/17th-century-decline-of-the-Spanish-empire.html

Interesting article about an exhibit at Madrid’s Instituto Cervantes about Spanish authors, playwrights, and printers in the 17th century: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/madrid-exhibit-highlights-forgotten-women-writers-17th-century-spain-180975725/

Documentary about Philip III (in Spanish with English subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bIdkY_quSo&feature=emb_logo

https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/about-the-museum/timeline/war-spanish-succession/

3 Minute History of the War of the Spanish Succession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvkS3_TenSc&feature=emb_logo

Links to paintings by Velázquez: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/velazquez_diego.html

Links to paintings by Juan de Pareja: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/juan_de_pareja.html

Biographies and paintings by many artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Velázquez, Caravaggio, and Van Dyck: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/

Christopher Wren: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wren_christopher.shtml

Christopher Wren including photos of many of his buildings: https://www.famous-architects.org/christopher-wren/

More about Christopher Wren: https://www.thoughtco.com/sir-christopher-wren-rebuilder-of-london-177429

Baroque Architecture: https://www.thespruce.com/baroque-architecture-4797911

Baroque Art: http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/baroque.htm

Baroque Music: https://www.baroque.org/baroque/whatis

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-the-age-of-reason.html

Link to Chapter 60 in The Story of Mankind, The Age of Science: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/754/754-h/754-h.htm#link2H_4_0062

Lots of extra information about Galileo: http://galileo.rice.edu

When Galileo stood trial for defending science: https://www.history.com/news/galileo-copernicus-earth-sun-heresy-church

Crash Course video about the relationship between the English and Native Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTYOQ05oDOI

The official website for Jamestown has lots of great information: https://historicjamestowne.org

This page of the Jamestown website is about John Rolfe: https://historicjamestowne.org/history/pocahontas/john-rolfe/

Wall Street Journal video about the discovery of some graves of some of the early leaders of the English colony at Jamestown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2KL9XbkaSE&feature=emb_logo

TED-Ed Crash Course When is Thanksgiving? This is a quick overview of English colonists including the pilgrims: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/lOrzfPGq

Collection of videos about Jamestown archaeology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqmiVU58uw&list=RDCMUCVtdK0zt6-tj4FlWOEHfJiw&index=2

The website for the Taj Mahal with lots of information, history, and photos: https://www.tajmahal.gov.in

Akbar, Emperor of Mughal India: https://www.thoughtco.com/akbar-the-great-of-mughal-india-195495

Aurangzeb: https://www.thoughtco.com/aurangzeb-emperor-of-mughal-india-195488

Crash course on the Mughal Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbuM0aJjVgE&feature=emb_logo

East India Company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVLr4Np0jA&feature=emb_logo

Information about East India Company: http://www.footmarkmedia.co.uk/bltp/main.htm

Kingdom of Oyo: https://thinkafrica.net/oyo-empire/

The Kingdom of Dahomey, a major power on the Atlantic coast of modern-day Benin until French conquest: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/pre-colonial-history/the-history-of-the-kingdom-of-dahomey/

The following resources have lots of important information but also, due to the nature of the topic, are disturbing.

The Trans-Atlantic slave trade: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-44544

The middle passage: https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-middle-passage.htm

Life Aboard a Slave Ship (video from History channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmQvofAiZGA&feature=emb_logo

TED Ed video about the Atlantic slave trade: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-atlantic-slave-trade-what-your-textbook-never-told-you-anthony-hazard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72vvfBTQws

Sir Francis Drake: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Sir-Francis-Drake/

Captain Kidd: https://www.thoughtco.com/captain-william-kidd-2136225

Blackbeard (Edward Teach): https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/international-crimes/edward-teach-blackbeard/

Captain Morgan: https://www.thoughtco.com/captain-morgan-greatest-of-the-privateers-2136378

Anne Bonny, pirate: https://www.nps.gov/people/anne-bonny-pirate.htm

http://www.annebonnypirate.com

Mercantilism and Its Effect on Colonial America: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-mercantilism-104590

Mercantilism and how it compares to capitalism. Along with how it is relevant to our world today: https://www.thestreet.com/world/what-is-mercantilism-14776819

Tokugawa leyasu: https://www.history.com/topics/japan/tokugawa-ieyasu

The isolation of Japan: https://insh.world/history/the-sakoku-edict/

Information about the Opium Wars: https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/opium-wars-explain-britain-china-why-cause-legacy/

The Qing Dynasty: https://theqingdynasty.com

Fun, quick overview of the 13 American colonies: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/49m6kVP5

Nice overview of the original 13 colonies: https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/thirteen-colonies

More information about the 13 Colonies: https://thehistoryjunkie.com/13-original-colonies/

Quakers: https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/history-of-quakerism

TED Ed Video about the Salem Witch Trials: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-during-the-salem-witch-trials-brian-a-pavlac

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

This website includes some photos of primary documents, signed testimony and a petition for bail from accused witches: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

Primary sources from the Salem Witch Trials: http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/home.html

https://www.history.com/news/read-the-document-that-condemned-a-woman-to-death-in-the-salem-witch-trials

There is a little bit of language in this video, but it is a good summary about how Russia got so large: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1R_ycU_fS4&feature=emb_logo

The Rise of Russia and Prussia (with a good deal about Peter the Great to keep in mind for your next lesson as well): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBzRaxLdjZE&feature=emb_logo

http://www.saint-petersburg.com/royal-family/peter-the-great/

Video about Peter the Great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tBNr2gjAA0&feature=emb_logo

https://www.sweden.org.za/swedish-empire.html

Video about the Swedish Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTbbTMb5HVA&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBPAz1H-lU&feature=emb_logo

Some information about Oliver Twist while you read: https://www.thoughtco.com/oliver-twist-review-740959

https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/literature/oliver-twist/

Summary and also the full text of Oliver Twist: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oliver/

https://www.historycrunch.com/agricultural-revolution.html#/

https://www.thoughtco.com/agricultural-revolution-1991931

Thomas William Coke: https://wikimili.com/en/Thomas_Coke,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester_(seventh_creation)

Charles Townshend: https://www.historycrunch.com/charles-townshend.html#/

General overviews of the Industrial Revolution: https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution

https://www.thoughtco.com/guide-to-the-industrial-revolution-1221914

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/acceleration/bhp-acceleration/a/the-industrial-revolution

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/industrial-revolution-and-technology/

Workhouses: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Victorian-Workhouse/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjK7PWmRRyg&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYln_S2PVYA&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztXHMg_bdoc&feature=emb_logo

Jacobite Timeline: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Jacobite-Revolts-Chronology/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-scottish-independence-180973928/

Summary and Full Text of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/kidnapped/

Free audio book version of Kidnapped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRsrDTpU0YY&feature=emb_logo

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/reference/examples/examples-of-theme-in-literature.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzYfkezHp3k&feature=emb_logo

Frederick the Great: https://www.history.com/topics/germany/frederick-ii-prussia

Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria: https://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/mariatheres.html

https://www.habsburger.net/en/persons/habsburg-emperor/maria-theresa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vfhK1jM2dQ&feature=emb_logo

https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war

https://americanhistory.si.edu/american-revolution/seven-years-war

Timeline of the Seven Years’ War: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Timeline-of-the-Seven-Years-War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0qbzNHmfW0&feature=emb_logo

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/the-american-revolution/a/seven-years-war-lesson-summary

William Pitt, the Elder: https://u-s-history.com/pages/h1182.html

https://www.revolutionary-war.net/the-french-and-indian-war/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnoFj2cMRLY&feature=emb_logo

Voltaire: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-voltaire

https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-voltaire-4691229

Denis Diderot: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/diderot/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2E67NR4RBk&feature=emb_logo

Adam Smith: https://www.biography.com/scholar/adam-smith

https://www.adamsmith.org/about-adam-smith/

Immanuel Kant: https://www.biography.com/scholar/immanuel-kant

https://thegreatthinkers.org/kant/introduction/

Thomas Paine: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/thomas-paine

Information and the full text of Common Sense: https://www.ushistory.org/paine/

Samuel Johnson: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/samuel-johnson

Jean-Jacques Rousseau: https://iep.utm.edu/rousseau/

https://www.thoughtco.com/catherine-the-great-p2-3528624

Virtual tour of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg: https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/panorama?lng=en

Thomas Paine: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/thomas-paine

Information and the full text of Common Sense: https://www.ushistory.org/paine/

https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/american-revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eytc9ZaNWyc&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUiSBXQHCw&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiSymRrKI4&feature=emb_logo

Overview of the American Revolutionary War: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/overview-american-revolutionary-war

Smithsonian National Museum of American History, American Revolution exhibition: https://americanhistory.si.edu/american-revolution

Lots of information about George Washington and virtual tours of his home, Mt Vernon: https://www.mountvernon.org

Thomas Jefferson and his home, Monticello: https://www.monticello.org

The Townshend Acts: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts

Benjamin Franklin: https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin-faq

John Adams: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-adams/

Also, if you can find it, the mini series John Adams from HBO is great: https://www.hbo.com/john-adams

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-adams

https://www.history.com/topics/first-ladies/abigail-adams

http://www.abigailadamsbirthplace.com/letters/

John Hancock: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-hancock

Captain Preston, John Adams, The Boston Massacre: https://www.thoughtco.com/john-adams-captain-preston-boston-massacre-103943

Captain Preston’s account of the Boston Massacre (also includes several other primary sources from the American Revolution): http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/captain-prestons-account-of-the-boston-massacre-march-5-1770.php

Lord Fredrick North: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/lord-north

Paul Revere: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/paul-revere

General Gage: https://www.thoughtco.com/general-thomas-gage-2360620

Benedict Arnold: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benedict-arnold

American Bill of Rights (https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights/what-does-it-say

Bill of Rights: https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/bill-of-rights

TED ED video about the Bill of Rights: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-3-minute-guide-to-the-bill-of-rights-belinda-stutzman

Why the Bill of Rights was not originally in the US Constitution: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-wasn-t-the-bill-of-rights-originally-in-the-us-constitution-james-coll

This is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-15.html

And other information about Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/

Nat Turner: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/nat-turner

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-nat-turners-rebellion

William Wiberforce: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wilberforce_william.shtml

Thomas Clarkson: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/clarkson_thomas.shtml

http://web.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/speccoll/quakersandslavery/commentary/people/clarkson.php

Slavery in America: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery

TED Ed video about the causes of the French Revolution: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-caused-the-french-revolution-tom-mullaney

Crash Course about the French Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fJl_ZX91l0&feature=emb_logo

Documentary about the French Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0tafP8HOok&feature=emb_logo

Marie Antoinette: https://www.history.com/topics/france/marie-antoinette

https://www.thoughtco.com/marie-antoinette-biography-3530303

Louis XVI: https://www.thoughtco.com/king-louis-xvi-of-france-4119769

Robespierre: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/robespierre_maximilien.shtml

Napoleon: https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon

https://www.thoughtco.com/napoleon-bonaparte-biography-1221106

Information on the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars: https://www.thoughtco.com/french-revolutionary-and-napoleonic-wars-2361116

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-napoleon-bonaparte-alex-gendler

http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/

The PBS miniseries Napoleon is recommended if you are able to find it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoléon_(miniseries)

Napoleonic Code: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-napoleonic-code-code-napoleon-1221918

https://ar-tour.com/guides/vienna-20-and-more-points/congress-of-vienna.aspx

Map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna, 1815: https://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/7500/7539/7539.htm

https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-simon-bolivar-2136407

https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-jose-de-san-martin-2136388

https://www.preceden.com/timelines/46464-european-nationalism-timeline

The Maori: https://www.newzealand.com/us/maori-culture/

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-are-the-maori-people.html

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/treaty/the-treaty-in-brief

Abel Tasman: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/abel-tasman-5801.php

William Dampier: https://ocean.si.edu/human-connections/exploration/william-dampier-pirate-who-collected-plants

Captain James Cook: https://www.thoughtco.com/captain-james-cook-1433427

Louisiana Purchase: https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/louisiana-purchase

War of 1812: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/war-1812

https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812/war-of-1812

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMXqg2PKJZU&feature=emb_logo

The Alamo: https://thealamo.org

The Mexican-American War: https://www.thoughtco.com/mexican-american-war-101-2361053

Trail of Tears: https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-trail-of-tears-1773597

Andrew Jackson: https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson

https://www.thoughtco.com/andrew-jackson-7th-president-united-states-104317

Sam Houston: https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/sam-houston

Santa Anna: https://www.thoughtco.com/antonio-lopez-de-santa-anna-biography-2136663

Davy Crockett: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-davy-crockett

Treaty of Paris (1783): https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris

Texas Annexation: http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/texas-annexation.htm

Oregon Territory: https://www.reference.com/history/oregon-territory-acquired-be1a4114b148cf86

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-u-s-acquires-spanish-florida

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo

Territorial acquisitions of the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

Sacajawea: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sacagawea

The Ken Burns film, Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery is also very good if you are able to access it: https://kenburns.com/films/lewis-clark/

TED Ed video about Sacajawea: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-true-story-of-sacajawea-karen-mensing

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Europe

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin

Asia

Africa

Slavery

Pirates

Scientific Revolution

Industrial Revolution

The Enlightenment