5th Grade Homework Help
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| Narragansett Tribes |
These tribes all resided in areas of Rhode Island at the time of the first European settlement around 1635. In 1636, Roger Williams acquired land use rights to Providence from the Narragansett Sachems. The colonists quickly came into contact with both the Narragansett and Niantic Sachems, most notably Ninigret. |
| Wampanoag Tribe |
On November 9th in the year 1620, when 102 weary pilgrims from Plymouth, England first stepped foot on what would later be called American soil, it was the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe that welcomed them to the New World in the sprit of peace and brotherhood. It was this ancient and noble tribe that taught the Pilgrims to survive and flourish in their new home, playing host to them at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. |
| Pequot Tribe |
At the time of their first contact with Europeans, southeastern Connecticut from the Nehantic River eastward to the border of Rhode Island. Both the Pequot and the Mohegan were originally a single tribe which migrated to eastern Connecticut from the upper Hudson River Valley in New York, probably the vicinity of Lake Champlain, sometime around 1500. |
| Mohegan |
Originally a part of the Pequot, the Mohegan came from the upper Hudson River Valley in New York near Lake Champlain. Sometime around 1500, both tribes left this area and moved to the Thames River Valley in southeastern Connecticut. The Mohegan called their homeland Moheganeak and occupied the upper and western portions of the Thames Valley, while the Pequot lived closer to the coast. |
| What did Native Americans' wear? |
This site will help you with the Native American costume. This is a map with pictures of native clothes from all of the tribes in the region that is now called New England |
| Abenaki Tribe |
Site of the Abenaki that leads to several other tribes Great information and kid freindly |
| Web site of the Plymouth Plantation |
The history of Plymouth Colony begins in 1620 with the landing of the Mayflower at Cape Cod and ends with the absorption of Plymouth into Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692. This timeline lists key events in the colony’s history. Arranged chronologically, it covers the expansion of the colony and major points of interaction with the Native Peoples. |
| The History of Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Take a Virtual Tour of the Plymouth Colony |
| Life in the Colonial Times |
Colonial America was the time in American history when Europeans first set up permanent settlements on the North American continent. It started in 1607 when the first English settlers landed at Jamestown, Virginia. It ended with the Revolutionary War when the settlements were no longer colonies but part of a new nation. Throughout this period, people left their homes in the Old World (Europe) to settle in the New World (the Americas). American settlers started to build houses, start farms, and settle in to their new homes. Soon there were 13 colonies in all. |
| PBS Jazz Kids! |
Great site to learn more about Jazz and some of the most famous Jazz artists. |
