5th Grade Weblinks

Chem Comics This site is fun…comic book stories about characters that are based on specific elements. In addition to the story there are some great facts.

Social Studies

American Revolution

Ben Franklin's life Biography of Benjamin Franklin's life

Boston Tea Party An essay on the Boston Tea Party

Declaration of Independence Complete account of the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence Bens guide to government is a website that tells the history of the declaration

Declaration of Independence Liberty’s kids is a website that gives you historical information on the declaration
Boston Massacre Facts and Questions about the massacre,

Boston Massacre Liberty Kids, the who, what and where of this event

Boston Tea Party This site gives you multiple sites about the Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party Information about the tea party in easy to read language

Lexington and Concord Multiple sites to look at that are kid friendly

Battle of Lexington and Concord Information about the battle

Stamp Act Multiple sites to help you find information on the stamp act,

Stamp Act A PBS site that includes information and a short video about the protests that took place

Battle of Trenton This site contains many sites with information on the Battle of Trenton

Battle of Yorktown The who, what, when and where of this battle

French and Indian War Multiple sites about the war are listed

13 Colonies

13 Colonies

Colonial Kids

New England Colonies

Kids Info New England Colonies.

13 Colonies Chart

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Kids Info Southern Colonies

Colonial Currency

Colonial Occupations

Government

PBS Democracy Project

Ben's Guide to the US government Games and information about our government

Congress for Kids This page outlines the roles that Congress plays in our government

State of New Hampshire Information about the state's government

Types of Government

Westward Expansion

Go West A national geographic website that lets you see what it was like to travel during Lewis and Clark's adventure

Growth of a Nation Illustrates the growth of a nation after the 13 original colonies

Lewis and Clark Reasons behind the trip, maps of the trail and how it help the country

Women of the West Descriptions of famous women

Civil War

The 10 Costliest Battles of the Civil War Data on deaths, cost of each battle and who won

The Civil War for Kids Pictures, famous battles and leaders of the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln Biography of Abraham Lincoln's life and his speeches

Harriet Tubman Activities, poems and time lines of Harriet Tubman's life

American Civil War Pictures and information about the Civil War

Civil War Biographies and battles of the Civil War

Civil War Timeline Detailed time line of events that took place during the Civil War

Ulysses S. Grant Detailed account of his life during the Civil War

Robert E. Lee Detailed account of his life during the Civil War

Battle of Bull Run Facts and maps of the battle

Harriet Beecher Stowe Information about her life

Sherman's March Pictures and an informative timeline about the march

Nat Turner A PBS biography of Nat's life

Battle of Shiloh Information about the battle and the leaders of the battle