by Kate Webber | Nov 3, 2023
Does technology change the way people work in Maine? Summary: In this lesson, you will look at primary sources from different time periods to investigate how technology has impacted industry. Share whatever information from this introduction you feel will help...
by Kate Webber | Jul 3, 2023
Themes & Sources (for teacher use): Europeans and Wabanaki people exchanged technology and culture. Source 1: Penobscot Powder Horn Source 2: Silver Cuff There is a difficult and complicated history between Wabanaki people and colonists. Source 3: Prices of Goods...
by Kate Webber | Jul 3, 2023
Themes & Sources (for teacher use): Enslaved people lived and worked in Maine. Source 1: Runaway Advertisements Source 2: Portrait of Sir William Pepperell Source 3: Leg and Wrist Shackles Maine’s economy depended on slavery. Source 4: Diagram of the slave decks...
by Kate Webber | Jul 2, 2023
Themes & Sources (for teacher use): Maine voters 200 years ago got to decide the future of the state—and whether it would even be a state. Source 1: Votes to Separate by County Source 2: Ballot Box Once Maine became a state, Mainers got to decide how the new...
by Kate Webber | Jul 2, 2023
Themes & Sources (for teacher use): Maine voters 200 years ago got to decide the future of the state—and whether it would even be a state. Source 1: Votes to Separate by County Source 2: Ballot Box Once Maine became a state, Mainers got to decide how the new...
