http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:54:41 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 13:54:41 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91375 An interactive site that has students browse reproductions of records and documents pertaining to two similar towns in Pennsylvania and Virginia just before and during the Civil War to determine for themselves how the issues of the day and events of everyday life. affected ordinary people http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87799 This site includes a complete collection of historical documents and images related to a famous murder case in British Columbia. When three Black men are murdered in the space of 18 months around 1868 on bucolic Salt Spring Island, alarm bells go off. Who is killing the Blacks of Salt Spring? A year later an aboriginal man was charged, tried and hanged in short order for one of the murders, that of William Robinson. But did he really do it? Visitors can look at the collection of archival materials and develop their critical thinking skills by analyzing the evidence provided. Students are encouraged to come up with their own interpretations of primary documents, rather than relying on other peoples analyses. Educators have access to a Teachers' Guide and experts interpretations of the mystery. The site is available in English and French. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91376 Based on a case of a tragic assassination of character in an 18th century New England town, this interactive site seeks to teach students how historians must piece fragmentray evidence together to reconstruct past events. It has them browse diaries, newspapers, and town records to decide for themselves what happened and with what justification. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80777 This site provides an analysis of the French Canadian/Indian raid on Deerfield in 1704 and its causes and impact on the participants and victims. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80415 Jamestown Rediscovery is a site designed for the upcoming 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown (1607-2007). The site offers uers the opportunity to learn about recent and continuing archaeological work at Colonial Jamestown. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80413 The Conquistadors is a Legacy series narrated by Michael Woods. The site is divided into four parts: Mexico and the Aztecs, Peru and the Inca, Amazonia, and North America. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=278225 This site includes a complete collection of historical documents and images, and one animation, related to the story of a black slave called Marie Angelique. When Montreal caught fire in April 1734, suspicion fell on Marie Angelique, accused of setting the fire to cover an escape with her white lover, a salt smuggler exiled from France. But if that was her motive, why did she stay to help her mistress save her possessions instead of fleeing? True she confessed but only after torture. Her punishment was to be hanged and then burnt. But did she really start the fire? What does her story tell us about slavery, torture and fire in early Canada? Site users are encouraged to come up with their own interpretations of primary documents, rather than relying on other peoples analyses. Educators have access to a Teachers' Guide and experts interpretations of the mystery. The site is available in English and French. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=278238 This site includes a complete collection of historical documents and images related to a famous case of child abuse in Quebec. Aurore Gagon died on February 12, 1920 in a quiet village. The young girl, only ten years old, had been beaten, whipped and burned. Who could have done this? How, in such a small village where everyone knew everyone else's business, could such a thing not be noticed? Not until they were faced with a corpse. And why does this tragic case still haunt the collective memory of the Québécois? Visitors can look at the collection of archival materials and develop their critical thinking skills by analyzing the evidence provided. Students are encouraged to come up with their own interpretations of primary documents, rather than relying on other peoples analyses. Educators have access to a Teachers' Guide and experts interpretations of the mystery. The site is available in English and French. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78309 The Hancock Shaker Village, located in western Massachusetts, was an active Shaker community from 1783-1960. The village is now a Massachusetts state historic site. The web site provides a detailed tour of the Hancock Shaker community, offers information about the Shaker faith, and has an excellent set of web links to additional Shaker communities in the United States. Information is provided for suggested classroom uses of the site material. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78310 Lowell, Massachusetts was the site of the first textile mills constructed in the United States in the first half of the 19th century. The site offers a tour of the history and the mills using original sources and photographs to tell the story of the girls and women who worked the mills. The site is affiliated with the Tsongas Industrial History Center and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell Graduate School of Education. Learning assignments are offerd for grades 8-12 and can be used for survey courses in United States History at the college level. A reference list is provided for additional reading.