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From 1400 AD until 1700 AD, there was a period of time called “The Golden Age of Exploration”. Many European explorers traveled to the New World on their voyages of discovery. The countries that sent these men to find trade routes to the New World were: England, France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, and Italy. Many of the early explorers were also going to claim lands for these countries and conquer any people living on these lands. Continue reading for the fact file or download the comprehensive worksheet pack which can be utilised within the classroom or home environment.

  • The first explorer to reach North American was Leif Ericson. He was a Norseman and sailed around 1,000 A.D. The Norsemen were people who inhabited Scandinavia during the Middle Ages.
  • Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who traveled to the Far East, to what was known then as Cathay or China. When his book was written it made many men want to explore. His explorations took place between 1271-1295.
  • Probably the best known explorer in the United States is Christopher Columbus. In 1492, Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in search of India. He didn’t find India, but is credited with finding the New World (West Indies). Columbus sailed for Spain.
  • Amerigo Vespucci is important because he was one of the early explorers of the New World, and also because the continents of North and South America were named in his honor. Vespucci knew Columbus and helped him get his ships ready his second and third voyages. Vespucci believed Columbus was wrong in thinking that the world was a smaller size. He was one of the first explorers to come up with the idea that these places he had visited were not part of Asia, as Columbus had thought, but rather were part of a “New World.” He went on at least two, and possibly four, voyages to Central and South America between 1497 and 1504. He sailed for Spain and Portugal.
  • In 1513, Vasco de Balboa, a Spanish explorer, led an expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean.
  • In 1513, another Spanish explorer named Juan Ponce de Leon, explored what is now the state of Florida looking for the “Fountain of Youth”.
  • In 1520-1521, Magellan proved through his explorations that the Earth is round. He established the first route to the East that involved sailing to the west. This passage went around the tip of South America. Magellan sailed for the Spanish king Charles I.
  • Four Spanish explorers also made history when they traveled to the Americas. Between 1519 and 1521, Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. Between 1523 and 1535, Francisco Pizarro conquered Peru in South America. Between 1539 and 1541, Hernando De Soto explored what is today the southwest United States and discovered the Mississippi River. Between 1540 and 1542, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado also spent time exploring the American southwest.
  • The most famous English explorer is probably Sir Francis Drake. Between 1577 and 1580, he made his voyage around the world, defeated the Spanish Armada, and claimed what is now the state of California for England.

Famous Explorer Worksheets

This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use Famous Explorer Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about the time between 1400 AD until 1700 AD which was a period of time called “The Golden Age of Exploration”. Many European explorers traveled to the New World on their voyages of discovery.

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  • Word Discovery
  • They were Here!
  • Word Discovery
  • A-Cross the World
  • Compass or Map?
  • Exploring Explorers
  • Voyager Word Scramble
  • Discovery of America
  • You as an Explorer
  • Playing Favourites
  • Valuing Explorations

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A star is a massive ball of plasma (very hot gas) held together by gravity. It radiates energy because of the nuclear reactions inside it. A constellation is a group of stars, usually in a recognizable shape or pattern. Together, the stars look like a picture.

Star Facts

  • The star that is closest to the Earth is the sun.
  • A Star is a gigantic, glowing ball of plasma.
  • Stars are first formed as clouds of dust and gas.
  • Stars give off a tremendous amount of energy in the form of light and heat.
  • Most stars are between 1 billion and 10 billion years old.
  • Stars that have really strong gravity grow smaller over time and eventually turn into black holes.
  • The hottest stars give off a bluish light while the cooler stars give off a reddish light.
  • Stars seem to twinkle because their light travels through the earth’s atmosphere and the turbulence in the atmosphere affects the way stars are seen.
  • All the stars that make up the Milky Way Galaxy revolve around the center of the galaxy once every 200 million years or so.
  • The oldest star that has been discovered is HE 1523-0901, which is an estimated 13.2 billion years old.

Constellation Facts

  • A constellation is a group of stars that form imaginary outlines.
  • Constellations can also represent patterns that depict animals or gods, and sometimes mythological people and creatures.
  • There are 88 modern constellations.
  • Constellations have changed immensely since their inception.
  • Constellations vary in size and shape and some are more popular than others.
  • Twelve constellations correlate to the twelve astrological signs:
    Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricorn.
  • Constellations are given a point in the celestial coordinate system.
  • The word “constellation” comes from a Latin word meaning “set of stars”.
  • Although constellations seem close together from far away, many of them are actually very far away from each other and their observer.
  • Since stars travel through their own orbits in space, the outlines of constellations can change, too.
  • The earliest pieces of evidence for constellations dates back to 3000 BC where inscribed stones and clay tablets were dug up in Mesopotamia (near modern-day Iraq).
  • The Babylonians were the first civilization to recognize patterns in the sky and use them in predictions. They even created star catalogues.
  • The Greeks adopted the Babylonian system in the 4th century BC.
  • Ancient China was a long tradition of observing the sky and studying the systems of constellations.
  • Constellations can be divided into two regions – the northern and southern sky; these both have different origins, though.
  • Northern hemisphere constellations are deep-rooted in Ancient Greece.
  • Southern Hemisphere constellations are more modern inventions and have become substitutes for some ancient constellations.

Star and Constellation Worksheets

This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use star and constellation worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the science of stars, what they are made of, how they form constellations, and more.

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  • Stars & Constellation Facts
  • Opinion Paragraph
  • True or False?
  • Design a Constellation
  • Name the Constellation
  • Fill-in-the-Blanks
  • Constellations Wordsearch
  • Stars in Arabic
  • Stars Crossword
  • The Zodiac
  • Constellation Quiz

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The leopard is a carnivorous (meat-eating) mammal. They belong to the Felidae family. Not only are leopards adaptable hunters, the climates in which they are found vary greatly. Whether it’s the mountains of Afghanistan or the jungles of India, the leopard is one of the most widespread of the big cats. In captivity, the leopard can live as long as 21 years. Keep reading for more facts and information on the leopard or alternatively download our comprehensive worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

  • The leopard is a graceful, powerful and cunning big cat closely related to lions, jaguars and tigers. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of Africa. Their main habitat is in the bush or in forests.
  • The leopard is the most successful of all the big cats. It is also very comfortable climbing trees. The leopard is so strong it can haul the largest animal its killed into a tree to keep it away from scavengers.
  • Leopards can also hunt from trees, where their spotted coats allow them to blend with the leaves and branches until they spring with a deadly pounce. These nocturnal predators also stalk antelope, deer, and pigs by stealthy movements in the tall grass.
  • The leopard lives alone and hunts mostly at night.
  • Most leopards have a coat that is a tawny gold color with dark spots. However, the snow leopard is pure white and the panther, another type of leopard, is black. The spots, or rosettes, are circular in East African leopards but square in southern African leopards.
  • Most leopards are about 28 inches at the shoulder and can weigh up to 200 pounds. Most leopards weigh in between 140 to 175 pounds with the male being larger and stronger than the female.
  • Leopards slink close to the ground when stalking their prey. It can move through an entire herd of antelope without disturbing them merely by flipping its white tail over its back which is a sign that it is not hunting.
  • When a leopard stalks prey, it keeps a low profile and slinks close to the ground. Leopards are also strong swimmers and very much at home in the water, where they sometimes eat fish or crabs. As they grow, cubs learn to hunt small animals.
  • The leopard eats, fish, antelope, reptiles, birds, rodents, hares, hyraxes, warthogs, antelopes, monkeys and baboons.
  • Like other big cats, belonging to the panthera family, leopards cannot purr. They are able to roar.
  • Leopards have a good sense of smell and they mark their territory with urine. They also leave claw marks on trees. This behavior warns other animals to stay away.
  • A litter can include two to three cubs. The cubs are born with a gray coat with very light spots. The female cares for her cubs and stays with them until they are old and strong enough to go with her. The mother cat keeps her cubs hidden for about 8 weeks. Cubs live with their mothers for about two years.
  • Leopards have long been preyed upon by man. Their soft, dense, beautiful fur has been used for ceremonial robes and coats.

Leopard Worksheets

This bundle contains 10 ready-to-use Leopard Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more The leopard which is a carnivorous (meat-eating) mammal. They belong to the Felidae family. Not only are leopards adaptable hunters, the climates in which they are found vary greatly.

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  • Leopard Facts
  • Quick Quiz
    Cats in the Wild
  • Big and Wild
  • Something in Common
  • Leopards Around the World
  • Panthera Pardus Spelaea
  • Feline Power
  • Speak Leopard
  • Leopard Art
  • Leopard Word Creator

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a sovereign state in Europe. At one time, the United Kingdom ruled over many colonies all over the world. They were, and continue to be, a strong power.

Quick Facts:

  • Capital: London
  • Population: 65,562,314 people
  • Total area: 244,820 sq. km
  • Currency: British Pound (£)
  • Languages spoken: English,
  • Welsh and Gaelic (Scottish form)
  • Government: Constitutional Monarchy
  • The United Kingdom is surrounded by various bodies of water, including the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Celtic Sea. It has the 12th longest coastline in the world.
  • Between Ireland and Great Britain lies the Irish Sea.
  • The United Kingdom is the 4th most densely populated country in the European Union.
  • The monarch of the U.K is Queen Elizabeth II. She has been in power since February 6, 1952.
  • Major cities in the U.K include Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast, and Edinburgh.
  • The United Kingdom is a developed country with the 5th largest economy in the world (based on GDP).
  • It was the world’s first industrialized country as a result of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • The United Kingdom is a member of the UN Security Council, the EU (although a vote determined that people want to leave the EU, and plans are now in place to follow through with the exit), the European Economic Community (EEC), the Commonwealth of Nations, the G7, G20, NATO, the WTO, and many others.
  • The U.K remains a strong power in terms of its economy, cultural influence, political system, quality of life, and its scientific influence.
  • The U.K ranks 16th in the world according to the Human Development Index.

History Of The United Kingdom:

  • The first people to arrive in the United Kingdom were the Picts. By the eighth century B.C, the Celts arrived from Europe. The Picts were pushed towards Scotland when this happened.
  • By 43 A.D the Romans invaded and ruled the United Kingdom for almost 400 years. The Saxons were next to move into Britain by the sixth century A.D. These were German peoples, and they gave the people their name – the “Anglo-Saxons”
  • The Saxons remained there until the Viking, Danish, and Norman invaders came through in the 900s. They stayed until the 1400s.
  • A short time later, a nobleman named Henry Tudor claimed the English crown and became the monarch. This happened in 1485.
  • On May 1st, 1707, the United Kingdom of Great Britain came into being, and united the separate kingdoms of England and Scotland.
  • During the 18th century, Britain was involved in the Atlantic slave trade, and it is estimated that British shops transported over 2 million slaves from Africa to the West Indies. This stopped in 1807 when the trade was banned.
  • By the 1800s, Britain had become one of the most powerful nations in the world, due to the success of the previous slave trade, and the colonial expansion that resulted in huge overseas empires.
  • By the 1850’s, Britain was regarded as the “workshop of the world” due to its empire expanding to include India, Africa, and many other places around the world. They dominated trade and, in effect, controlled the economies of several regions.
  • At the turn of the 20th century, Britain experienced some setbacks – the high cost of World War I meant that Britain could not afford to run the various colonies it held worldwide, and had to grant them
    independence.
  • The United Kingdom fought in World War I and World War II. After World War II, Britain was one of the “Big Four” powers, along with the Soviet Union, the U.S, and China.
  • Over the next three decades, most colonies that once belonged to the British Empire gained their independence, many of whom later became members of the
    Commonwealth of Nations.

Geography Of The United Kingdom:

  • The United Kingdom are a group of island located northwest of mainland Europe.
  • They are separated from France by the English Channel.
  • England accounts for just over half of the total area of the U.K.
  • The majority of the north and west of the U.K is covered in mountain ranges separated by deep valleys. In contrast, the south of England is mostly comprised of rolling hills.
  • There are a wide variety of landscapes and a range of habitats for animals and plants to thrive. This includes rugged mountains, several lakes, tall cliffs, marshes, beaches, and woodlands.

People & Culture Of The United Kingdom:

  • Popular sports in the U.K include soccer, rugby, cricket, boxing, and golf. The majority of people in the U.K identify as Christian.
  • Healthcare and education are devolved matters, with each country running their own systems.
  • The culture of the U.K is a result of the influences from its many colonies over the years.
  • Famous people from the U.K include:
    – William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Adele, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, William Blake, Jane Austen, and the Spice Girls.

United Kingdom Worksheets

This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use United Kingdom Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, which is a sovereign state in Europe. At one time, the United Kingdom ruled over many colonies all over the world.

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  • United Kingdom Facts.
  • Pub Quiz Questions.
  • Labeling the United Kingdom.
  • City Comparison.
  • The Great Fire of London.
  • Holiday in the U.K.
  • United Kingdom Wordsearch.
  • Letter to Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Day out in London.
  • True or False?
  • United Kingdom Crossword.

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Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States (1877-1881) who won against Samuel J. Tilden during the most controversial presidential election in U.S. history. He recalled the troops manning the South, which ended the Reconstruction.

Early Life:

  • Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio. He was one of four children of Rutherford Hayes and Sophia Birchard. His maternal uncle, Sardis Birchard, became his surrogate father after the death of his father ten weeks before he was born.
  • Young Rutherford attended the Norwalk Seminary in 1836. He also entered a preparatory school in Connecticut before attending the Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. By 1842, he graduated valedictorian. On December 30, 1852, Rutherford married Lucy Webb, with whom he had five children.
  • Hayes joined the Union Army during the Civil War. The victory at Cedar Creek was his last campaign and on June 8, 1865, he left the army as a major general. He was urged by the Republican Party to run for a seat at the U.S. House of Representatives. Hayes was then elected and served Congress from 1865 to 1867.
  • From 1868 to 1875, Hayes served as the Governor of Ohio. As a governor, he supported the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment and significantly contributed to the establishment of the Ohio State University.
  • In 1876, he was chosen as the presidential nominee by the Republican Party. The election that year was said to be the most contentious and controversial U.S. election in history. Rutherford Hayes lost the popular vote but trailed the electoral vote with questionable votes from the three states. In the end, the electoral commission awarded him the 20 disputed electoral votes.
  • Another controversy was the Compromise of 1877. It was a verbal agreement between the Republicans and Democrats of removing the armies guarding the former Confederate states of Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana if Hayes won over the Democrat
    Samuel J. Tilden.

Presidency

  • On March 5, 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes took his oath as the 19th President of the United States at the East Portico, U.S. Capitol. After a month in office, he withdraw the federal troops stationed in Louisiana and South Carolina, which ended the Reconstruction in the South.
  • That same year, the Great Railroad Strike challenged his new presidency. Thousands of railroad workers from several states protested the reduction of wages. Hayes sent troops to control the violence.
  • By June 1877, President Hayes forbid federal employees to participate in any political activities through his Executive Order. The Bland-Allison Act of 1878 was vetoed by Hayes, which required the Treasury to buy silver for its circulation in dollars. Congress overruled his veto, however.
  • On January 30, 1878, the U.S. – Samoan Treaty was ratified by the U.S. Senate. It allowed the U.S. to build a naval and coaling station in Samoa. In return, Samoa will be protected by the U.S. Hayes arbitrated the dispute between Argentina and Paraguay by awarding the Gran Chaco territory to the latter.
  • He vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1879. Hayes believed that they should negotiate with China first before reducing the flow of Chinese immigrants, which was allowed under the Burlingame Treaty of 1868.
  • The Specie Repayment Resumption Act of 1875 took place during Hayes’ term. The U.S. Treasury was obliged to redeem dollars for gold.
  • In April 1879, he vetoed the Army Appropriations Bill three times. Before signing it into law, Hayes assured that troops would not be forbidden from guarding the polls during election. The guard was called as the “rider”. In the same year, he discovered irregularities at the New York Custom House. He found that the office was overstaffed with political appointees of New York Senator Roscoe Conkling. As a result, he reform the appointments of the civil service jobs and replaced some of the employees with his own appointments.
  • The Pendleton Act of 1883 addressed the issue of appointing federal employees to civil service jobs through the newly created U.S. Civil Service Commission. Hayes wanted the the merit system instead of favored people.
  • In 1879, President Hayes signed the Act to Relieve Certain Legal Disabilities of Women, which gave way to the first woman attorney who argued a case at the U.S. Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood pioneered the career of women in courts.
  • During his last years in office, Hayes pushed for the reform of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, giving them most of the authority in policing their territories. He also sought the assimilation of Indians into white culture, education, and training through the American Indian Policy.

Post-Presidency & Death:

  • After pledging for only one term, Hayes retired to his home at the Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio, with his family. By 1887, he was appointed as one of the Board of Trustees of the the Ohio State University.
  • He advocated free public education for poor white and black children in the South, using government taxes. Hayes also chaired the Lake Mohonk Conference on the Negro Question in 1890.
  • By 1886, he delivered a speech assessing inequality on how the few rich people could control great wealth, while the numerous poor had very few opportunities.
  • His wife died in June, 1889. Hayes followed on January 17, 1893 from to heart disease. His last words were, “I know I’m going where Lucy is.”
  • A funeral procession was given to him by then-President Grover Cleveland, and Ohio Governor and army comrade, William McKinley.
  • His body was initially interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Fremont before transferring to the Spiegel Grove State Park with his wife.
  • In 1916, the first Presidential Library was opened in his honor.

Rutherford B. Hayes Worksheets

This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use Rutherford B. Hayes Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about Rutherford B. Hayes who was the 19th President of the United States (1877-1881) who won against Samuel J. Tilden during the most controversial presidential election in U.S. history.

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  • Rutherford B. Hayes Facts
  • His Fraudulency
  • Mapping the End of Reconstruction
  • Political Ally
  • Cabinet Members
  • The 1876 Presidential Election
  • Hayes and Acts
  • All About R.B.H
  • Women and the President
  • The Hayes Administration
  • Cartoon Analysis

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Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke (which is like a prince) of Austria and, from 1896 until his death, he was next in line to be the emperor of the former country called Austria-Hungary. He was killed in the city Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. Because of this, Austria declared war against Serbia, which started the first World War. See the fact file below for more information and facts about the Archduke Franz Ferdinand or download the comprehensive 11 page study pack which includes a number of worksheets suitable for the classroom or home environment.

Franz Ferdinand was a very important man in history and his story is closely related to WW1 and the events that led to the First World War conflict.

  • Franz Ferdinand was an Austrian archduke and a Hungarian and Bohemian prince. He was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne from 1896 until his death in 1914.
  • He was born in Graz, Austrian Empire on 18 December 1863. Franz’ father Karl Ludwig was first in line for the throne, but when he died of typhoid fever in 1896 Franz Ferdinand became the next in line.
  • Franz Ferdinand joined the army at a young age and rose up the ranks quickly. He was very frequently promoted in short succession. He was given the rank of lieutenant at age 14, became a captain at 22, was a colonel at 27 and was promoted to major general at 31.
  • Franz enjoyed hunting deer, kangaroo and emu and enjoyed to travel.  He hunted emu and kangaroo in Australia in 1893 and travelled to many places including Nouméa, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Sarawak, Hong Kong, and Japan. He also took a return trip to Austria by sailing on the RMS Empress of China from Yokohama to Vancouver.
  • He married Sophie Chotek, a Countess, in July, 1900. The archduke met the Sophie Chotek at a ball in Prague in 1894 and they married six years later at Reichstadt (now Zákupy) in Bohemia. She had no claim to the throne in the event of his death and she was forced to sit away from him at public events and in the royal car.
  • Franz Ferdinand had ambitious plans for the Austrian Empire.  He wanted to federalize Austria-Hungary and have 16 member states with separate governments – similar to the United States of America today. He also wanted to ensure that the ethnic Slavs had a voice in these state governments.
  • The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo on Sunday, 28 June 1914, at approximately 10:45 am. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was planned and executed by a secret Serbian military society called The Black Hand. They were both shot by a 19 year old Bosnian-Serb called Gavrilo Princip.
  • The car Franz and Sophie Chotek were killed in is kept at the Vienna Military History Museum. The car was a 1911 Gräf & Stift Bois de Boulogne phaeton automobile.
  • The Archduke had only just survived an assassination attempt a few hours prior to his death. The couple had the top down so the crowds could see them and a man by the name of Nedeljko Čabrinović threw a grenade at their car. However, the bomb detonated behind them, hurting the occupants in the following car.
  • The bullet that killed Franz Ferdinand is in a museum in a castle in the Czech Republic. It is sometimes described as the “bullet that started World War I”.
  • The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was one of the immediate triggers that started World War 1 on July 28, 1914. After his assassination, the Austria-Hungary Empire declared war on Serbia, which start the chain of events that became WW1.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Worksheets

This bundle includes 11 ready-to-use Archduke Franz Ferdinand worksheets that are perfect for students to learn about Franz Ferdinand who was an Archduke (which is like a prince) of Austria and, from 1896 until his death, he was next in line to be the emperor of the former country called Austria-Hungary 1826. His death ultimately started the First world war.

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  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand Facts
  • The Archduke
  • Police Report
  • The Black Hand
  • The Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • Modified TRUE or FALSE
  • World War I Fast Facts
  • Word Search
  • Who’s Who?
  • Time Machine
  • Headline

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John Tyler was the 10th President of the United States (1841-1845) and was the first vice president to replace the incumbent president (William Henry Harrison) due to death. For more information on John Tyler read the fact file below or download our comprehensive worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

Early Life:

  • John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia, to John Tyler, Sr. and Mary Armistead. His father, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson, was a former governor of Virginia from 1808  to 1811.
  • Young John entered the preparatory level of the College of William and Mary at the age of 12, and then the collegiate level at the age of 15. By 1807, John had graduated from college and in the same year, he studied law with his father. He was admitted to the bar two years later and practiced law in Richmond for  short while afterwards.
  • On March 29, 1813, John married Letitia Christian with whom he had eight children. Julia Gardiner became his second wife on June 26, 1844 and they had seven children together.
  • At the age of 21, John became a part of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1816, he was elected to the U.S House of Representatives where he was a member until 1821. As a slave and plantation owner, John opposed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 as he believed that it would divide the slave population.
  • He was re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1823 and remained until 1825. It was during his governorship in Virginia in 1826 that Thomas Jefferson died. In 1827, he resigned as the governor when he was elected to the U.S Senate, where he stayed until 1835. He later on joined the Whig Party of Clay, Calhoun, and Webster after leaving the Democratic-Republican Party.
  • In 1840, after his vice presidential defeat in 1836, John won the position, along with William Henry Harrison as the president. It was a huge victory for the Whig Party, as they dominated both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  • President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia 32 days after taking office, thus giving Tyler the remaining term of the deceased president.

John Tyler’s Presidency

  • On April 6, 1841, John Tyler took his oath as the 10th President of the United States at Brown’s Hotel in Washington D.C. He took his oath in a hotel room after he insisted on serving the remaining term of the incumbent. The Constitution did not clearly state the clause on succession in case of incapacity or death of the President. It was resolved when Chief Justice Roger Taney and the Congress permitted the oath of office.
  • The Whig Party expelled Tyler as a member, after he vetoed a bill resurrecting the Bank of the United States, and his pro-Whig Cabinet members resigned.
  • In 1842, the Congress passed the raising of tariffs on imported goods after Tyler used his veto power. The angered Whigs in the U.S House of Representatives introduced the impeachment resolution on July 10, 1842, but it was later rejected in January of the following year.
  • In 1842, President Tyler ended the Seminole War, which resulted in  the admission of Florida as the 27th state on March 3, 1845.
  • The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 by Secretary of State Daniel Webster, set the boundaries between the United States territory, Maine and British-controlled Canada.
  • In 1844, the Treaty of Wanghia was negotiated by Tyler’s diplomats and it established commercial and consular relations with China.
  • It was during John Tyler’s term that the annexation of Hawaii started, as he imposed the Monroe Doctrine, thus inhibiting British rule over the island.
  • Tyler created his own Democratic-Republican Party, which was composed of his supporters. His pro-annexation stance on Texas became their rallying cry, with their slogan being “Tyler and Texas”. After facing opposition from the Congress, Tyler signed the law for the annexation of Texas on March 1, 1845. Texas was a former colony of Mexico who permitted the system of slavery.
  • On Tyler’s last full day in office, the Congress overruled the president’s veto, marking the first time that the Congress took such an action.

Post-Presidency and Death

  • In February, 1861, Tyler became the sponsor and chairman of the Virginia Peace Convention. Its purpose was to look for ways to prevent the separation of the northern and southern states (later known as the Civil War). Tyler’s suggestion was secession, but President Abraham Lincoln opposed it. Tyler became a delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress and the Confederate House of Representatives, but became ill before the sessions started.
  • He spent most of his retirement years on his plantation ‘Sherwood Forest’ in Charles City County, Virginia. Tyler had his last child at the age of 70.
  • On January 18, 1862, Tyler died from a possible stroke in Richmond. His body was interred in the Hollywood Cemetery in Virginia, parallel to former President James Monroe’s tomb. The city of Tyler in Texas was named after him.

John Tyler Worksheets

This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use John Tyler Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about John Tyler who was the 10th President of the United States (1841-1845) and was the first vice president to replace the incumbent president (William Henry Harrison) due to death.

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  • John Tyler Facts
  • “His Accidency”
  • Virginian Presidents
  • Tyler and Texas
  • Political Timeline
  • The Branches of Government
  • The Civil War
  • Foreign Policy Word Search
  • The Tyler Administration
  • Veto Power
  • Past and Present

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Around 3000 BCE, the Bronze Age succeeded the Neolithic Age as the last phase of the tripartite division of early human history. It was characterized by the widespread use of metal tools.

  • The Bronze Age was subdivided into three major archetypal divisions, namely; Early, Middle, and Late Bronze Age. Its development around the world varies. Parts of Asia and the Middle East had the first system of metallurgy, until its diffusion to Europe through trading and conquest.
  • Metals were extracted from ores, melted with the use of fire, and cast to the desired shape of tools. During the Early Bronze Age, smelting technology used metals such as copper that were later combined with tin to produce the harder alloy, bronze.
  • Civilizations in Mesopotamia, China, and Egypt flourished during this age. These complex societies were distinguished through their system of writing. The Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics discovered denote records of debt, harvest, and daily life. Formation of centralised government was guided by codified laws written on tablets. Intensive farming, irrigation, and use of the metal plough further enhanced agriculture. Social stratification, based on wealth, power, and nobility, was also evident through the goods found on burial sites. Warfare used metal weapons, armour, chariots, and advanced strategies.
  • Trading relations expanded from Asia to Europe during the Bronze Age, spreading the system of mining, smelting, and casting.
  • Aside from metal tools and weapons, inventions such as the potter’s wheel by the Sumerians, rope by the Egyptians, and kites by the Chinese also innovated people’s lives, along with new knowledge in mathematics and astronomy.
  • Ornaments and the sophisticated designs on tools defined the artistry and social class of the owner.
  • During the Late Bronze Age, the Mycenaeans arrived in Greece and further developed its metal trading relations with other kingdoms. The roundhouse in Britain and cloth weaving also developed during this age.
  • By the first millennium, iron was discovered, and this slowly ended the Age of Bronze.

Bronze Age Worksheets

This bundle contains 11 ready-to-use Bronze Age Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about the Bronze Age which succeeded the Neolithic Age as the last phase of the tripartite division of early human history. It was characterized by the widespread use of metal tools.

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  • Bronze Age Facts
  • Early Human History
  • Rise of Civilizations
  • Anything Metal
  • Inventions and Innovations
  • Bronze Age People
  • Metal Tools
  • Bronze Age in Egypt
  • Astronomy 101
  • Social Pyramid
  • Appreciating Archaeology

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The California Gold Rush ran from 1848 to 1855 in Sierra Nevada and North Carolina. Over 300,000 people rushed to the area to pan for gold. It had such an impact that settlements and roads had to be built and it resulted in California becoming its own State. See the fact file below for more information on the California Gold Rush:

  • The California Gold Rush started at a place called Sutter’s Mill near Coloma, El Dorado County, California. At the time this area was known as Sierra Nevada because California was not yet a recognized State.
  • The first person to find gold in California was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848.
  • James W. Marshall was a carpenter and found a piece of shiny metal (gold) in a water mill on the American River at Sutter’s Mill.
  • The owner of the mill, John Sutter, wanted to keep the gold discovery a secret in case it ruined his agricultural plans. However, rumors quickly spread and soon the New York Herald newspaper was reporting the discovery of gold.
  • The area where the gold was discovered became known as the Gold Country and the Mother Lode Country.
  • A local San Francisco merchant, Samuel Brannan, was amongst the first to set up a shop selling supplies for gold prospecting. He is famous for carrying a vial of gold through San Francisco shouting “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!”
  • Soon after the newspaper reports, hundreds of immigrants from around the world flocked to California in search of gold. These people were known as the ‘forty-niners’ as most of them arrived in 1849.
  • Men, women and children from all cultures panned for gold next to each other.
  • Some people collected thousands of dollars’ worth of gold each day, collecting 6 years’ worth of wages in just 6 months.
  • Between 1848 and 1850 the population of San Francisco increased from 1,000 to 25,000 people as so many people wanted to settle near the gold.
  • The majority of the forty-niners arrived by sea. Many of the journeys were months long and very treacherous. Many immigrants died from shipwreck, cholera or typhoid fever.
  • It’s estimated that around 90,000 people arrived in California in 1849.
  • The Gold Rush was the largest mass migration in US history.
  • People came to California from all around the world, including Latin America, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Africa, China and the Caribbean.
  • Thousands of ships arrived in San Francisco’s harbor and were left abandoned as their owners went searching for gold.
  • After the initial discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill, people began moving towards Northern California where nuggets of gold had been found along the Siskiyou Trail. As people travelled North, new settlements appeared, only to disappear and become Gold Rush Ghost Towns as people moved on.
  • So many towns and settlements were created during the Gold Rush that a state constitution was written and representatives were sent to Washington D.C to negotiate California becoming a State.
  • Most of the accessible gold was removed by 1850, leaving only the gold that needed to be mined for.
  • The Gold Rush had a significant impact on the local people and the environment: hunting and agriculture became near impossible and chemicals created by prospecting killed fish and habitats.
  • Since the Gold Rush, California has become known as the Golden State and many people have moved to the area in search of the California Dream.

California Gold Rush Worksheets

This bundle includes 11 ready-to-use California Gold Rush Worksheet that are perfect for students to learn about the Gold Rush which ran from 1848 to 1855 in Sierra Nevada and North Carolina. Over 300,000 people rushed to the area to pan for gold. It had such an impact that settlements and roads had to be built and it resulted in California becoming its own State.

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  • California Gold Rush Facts
  • California Gold Rush Trail Map
  • California Gold Rush Word Search
  • Analyze It
  • Mr. Shufelt’s letter
  • Eyewitness: Colonel Richard Barnes Mason
  • Picture Analysis I
  • Picture Analysis II
  • Work of a Miner
  • Positive and Negative Effects
  • The California Dream

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A camel is an even-toed ungulate, which has a characteristic hump, or humps, on its back. They were domesticated over 3,500 years ago and have been used for transportation ever since. See the fact file below for more information about camels.

  • Camels are even-toed ungulates that have one or two humps. The one-humped camel, or dromedary camel, is found in the Arabian deserts of the Middle East and North Africa, while the two-humped camel, or Bactrian camel, is native to the Gobi Desert in China and the Bactrian steppes of Mongolia.
  • When camels walk, they move both legs on one side of their body and then the other. Their feet are also soft, flat and wide. Both of these features help prevent them from sinking into the sand.
  • Camels have a double row of very long eyelashes to protect the eye from blowing sand. They also have a nictitating membrane, which is a third eyelid for extra protection from sand and dust.
  • They have hairs in the opening of the ear to help stop blowing sand from blowing into them.
  • Camels can also close their nostrils.
  • Humans have used camels for their wool, milk, meat, leather, and even dung, which can be used for fuel. Camel milk is an important food source for nomadic desert tribes. A camel can provide a large amount of meat for these people, and the camel’s hump is considered a delicacy in these cultures.
  • A female camel gives birth to a single calf after a gestation period of 12 – 14 months. When the calf is born it weighs between 50 and 80 pounds, depending on the species, and is very light in color. It takes the calf several hours before it can stand up and walk.
  • Camels are powerful runners and can reach a top speed of 40 miles per hour in a short bursts, which is as fast as a horse. They can run for longer distances at 25 miles per hour.
  • The lifespan of a camel is around 30 to 35 years old.
  • Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Camelidae, Genus and species: Camelus dromedarius, Camelus bactrianus, Camelus ferus
  • The camel is related to the alpaca, llama, guanaco and vicuna.
  • Camels also live in Australia. They are not indigenous, however, and are feral. These camels originated from dromedary camels that were imported to provide transportation in the harsh deserts of the Australian desert. They are considered a pest because they eat the natural vegetation.
  • Camels can grow to be 7 feet tall at the hump. The hump itself can be 30 inches high.
  • Camels reach maturity at around 2,5 years old and begin breeding at 7 to 8 years old.
  • Camels are considered to be gentle creatures, but they can bite or kick when annoyed. When excited, camels huff and spit.

Camel Worksheets

This bundle includes 12 ready-to-use Camel worksheets that are perfect for students to learn about Camels which are an even-toed ungulate which has the characteristic hump, or humps, on its back. They were domesticated over 3,500 years ago and have been used for transportation ever since.

This download includes the following worksheets:

  • Introduction
  • Facts about CAMELS

Activities

  • Height Measurement
  • Identification (Camel countries)
  • Writing (Protecting Wild Bactrian Camels)
  • Word Find
  • The Dromedary Camel
  • The Bactrian Camel
  • The Cama
  • Activities
  • Coloring
  • Labelling the parts of a Camel
  • Camel Ancestry
  • Discovering your own ancestry

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Thomas John Barnardo, known as Dr Barnardo, was the founder of many homes for poor children and started the charity Barnardo’s. From the time of his first home in 1870 until his death in 1905, Dr Barnardo helped nearly 100,000 children. See the fact file below for more information about Dr Barnardo.

Dr Thomas John Barnardo was one of the most significant and important people in the Victoria era and he is well known to this day for the work he did with Victorian children to rescue them, train them and give them better lives.

Facts About Dr Barnardo

  • Dr Barnardo was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 4 July 1845. He died on 19 September 1905 at the age of 60.
  • He was the founder and director of Barnardo’s charity, which started as a home for poor children. From the date the first home was founded in 1870 until his death in 1905, Dr Barnardo helped nearly 100,000 children through good care and education.
  • He wanted to become a Protestant medical missionary to China. When he was 16, moved to London to begin his studies at the London Hospital.
  • Barnardo was shocked at the conditions many homeless children were living in in Victorian London. This was at a time where children worked in factories and did other dangerous jobs like chimney sweeping.
  • Life for the poor was especially hard as the belief at the time was that poverty was self-inflicted. Poor people were also classified into deserving and undeserving of charity.
  • Driven by his strong Christian conviction to help poor children, the course of his life changed and he became a pioneer of social work.
  • He opened his first Ragged School in the East End of London in 1867. Guided by Christian values and principles, these were charities gave free education to poor children in the Victorian era. Around 300,000 children went through the London ragged schools between 1844 and 1881.
    • There is a Ragged School Museum in the East End of London in a building that was used by Dr Barnardo. The museum shows how a ragged school would have looked in Victorian times.
    • It was a young boy at the Mission, Jim Jarvis, that convinced Dr Barnardo to help poor children. The boy took him around the East End and showed him children sleeping on roofs and in gutters.
    • Dr Barnardo opened his first home for boys in 1870. It was located in Stepney Causeway and they trained boys in carpentry, metalwork and shoemaking. These were skills that the boys could use to secure an apprenticeship and work.

    Barnardo used to limit the number of boys who could use the Shelter. One evening, an 11-year old ball called John Somers, who had the nickname ‘Carrots’, was turned away because the shelter was full. Carrots was found dead two days later and from that day forward Dr Barnardo vowed he would never turn around child away and a sign was hung that said “No Destitute Child Ever Refused Admission”.

  • Barnardo’s was fully established with a ragged school, a home, an employment agency, and a mission church before Dr Barnardo was 30. He had also bought more than 12 east London properties and bought a children’s magazine as well.
  • In 1873 Thomas Barnardo married Syrie Louise Elmslie. They were given a 15 year lease for Mossford Lodge in Barkingside as a wedding present.
  • Barnardo opened The Girls’ Village Home at Mossford Lodge. It was a 60 acre site and within 3 years, Dr Barnardo had purchased the lease and owned the land. By 1900 there were 65 cottages at the home, as well as a school, a hospital and a church with three village greens.
  • Thomas and Syrie had seven children. Their daughter Marjorie was born with Down’s Syndrome. Dr Barnardo was devoted to Marjorie and his experience caring for her influenced the Barnardo’s approach to helping disabled children. The charity accepted children with physical or learning disabilities and had specialist homes for children with disabilities.
  • Dr Barnardo opened many homes during his lifetime. When Thomas Barnardo died in 1905, the charity had opened 96 homes caring for more than 8,500 children.
  • The Barnardo’s charity is still going strong today – nearly 150 years after Barnardo opened the first boys home. For more information about Dr Barnardo and the Barnardo’s charity you can visit their website.

Dr Barnardo Worksheets

This bundle includes 7 ready-to-use Dr Barnardo worksheets that are perfect for students to learn about the founder of many homes for poor children and started the charity Barnardo’s. From the time of his first home in 1870 until his death in 1905, Dr Barnardo helped nearly 100,000 children. See the fact file below for more information about Dr Barnardo.

Throughout the extensive worksheet pack there are multiple lesson resources and quizzes for students to practice their knowledge which can be used within the classroom or homeschooling environment.

Included Dr Barnardo worksheets:

Vocabulary Check
Students are challenged check their understanding of terms from the Victorian times.

Dr Barnardo Word Search
Students will tackle this Dr Barnardo quiz in the form of a word search which students will complete using the knowledge gained from previous activities and quizzes.

Home Coloring Task
Students are tasked with coloring the Victorian home.

Pop Quiz!
Make a timeline of Dr. Barnardo’s journey of helping the children during the Victorian Era

Dr Barnardo Way Home Maze
Help this boy find his way to Dr. Barnardo’s home.

Reflection Task 1:
Writing reflection task.

Reflection Task 2:
Students are challenged to study the imagery and reflect through their writing.

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