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Social Studies - Welcome to MrsCoggin.com!
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Welcome to MrsCoggin.com! Class Clips - Geography. See You See Me - Landscapes. Two Cities - Contrasting Localities. Civil War for Kids. Kids Zone Civil War. Civil War for 5th Graders. Kids Guide to Civil War. Facts About Native Americans. Learn About Native Americans. Alabama Moments in History. Alabama Moments in History. Alabama Moments in History. Stars Fell on Alabama (Video). Martin Luther King, Jr. How Laws are Made. US Government for Kids. Kids in the House. US Patent and Trademark Office.
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Cherokee
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Fire in the Mountains. By Donald E. Sheppard and Mr. Jeremiah Wolfe,. Native American, Eastern Band of Cherokee. Illustrated by Cheryl Lucente. In the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. Clans moved down the shorelines with the animals and gathered wild fruits and vegetables along the way. Fire was carried from place to place. Sea shells were used for knives, tools and utensils. Colorful feathers and gems were strung with animal hide and worn for identity. Dugout canoes were used to trade among nations.
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Cabeza de Vaca's Trails in North America
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Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to describe North America from Florida through Arizona. For eight years from 1528 on. His 1542 works are the oldest history we have of that area. He set the stage for the Conquest of Native America. This site explains his journey based on his translated narration. That translation, ANNOTATED. In 5 parts here, is a large part of this presentation. DeVaca influenced two conquistadors by claiming " it was the richest land in the world. And Vasquez de Coronado.
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What Most Teachers Did't Know about American Conquest...
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What Most Teachers Didn't Know. In 1936, Congress formed a Commission to locate American Conquest trails. Dr. John R. Swanton of Harvard chaired it. Nine months later the Commission - six citizens from six Southern States - presented a report describing Conquest trails through their states. Published in 1939, " The Final Report. Of the United States DeSoto Expedition Commission" still stands. NOT where the Official Commission. Complete Version of Article. A Note for Teachers. 16th Century Native Images.
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The Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
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Cached From www.PBS.org. PRESS FOR ANNOTATED VERSION OF THIS NARRITIVE. Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca. Translated by Fanny Bandelier (1905). League Units of Land Measure. From the said harbor of Santiago. To all the others this seemed to be the best, except to the notary, who said that before leaving the ships they should be put into a harbor well known, safe and in a settled country, after which we might go inland and do as we liked. The Governor clung to his own idea and to the suggestions of the others.
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Site Map: Native American Conquest
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Written by Donald E. Sheppard. Spain explored America before the Pilgrims landed. And described places we live upon today. Detailed Writings, Maps and Pictures:. FLA ALA and MS. Cabeza de Vaca, Hernando de Soto and Francisco Coronado explored deep into North America starting in 1528. This Site places their trails, highways today, to villages which became our cities. Just type a place name in the Site Search Bar below to find it herein. Conquest Trails in Brief. Soon after, Hernando de Soto. Where Natives...
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Hernando de Soto's Lunar Activity, First Ever Publication
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Compiled by Donald E. Sheppard. Calculations and Lunar Circumstance Tables provided by. Dennis L. Mammana in 1994, Resident Astronomer,. Natural Science Center, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. THIS WAS THE FIRST LUNAR INTELLIGENCE EVER USED. IN THE STUDY OF HERNANDO DE SOTO'S CONQUEST! WHY ARE MOON PHASES CRITICAL? Harvest and Hunter's Moons. Sun and Moon Eclipses. MOON PHASE DATE EVENT DURING CONQUEST. NEW MOON MAY 18, 1539 DESOTO SAILS FROM HAVANA. FULL MOON JUNE 1, 1539 DESOTO LANDS IN FLORIDA. FULL MOON ...
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Hernando De Soto's Trail through South Carolina
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Written by Donald E. Sheppard. Drawings by Cheryl Lucente. Hernando de Soto entered South Carolina. On April 17th, 1540, by fording the Savannah River's branches (river pictured below) 20 miles below Augusta at today's Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear Waste site. He (DeSoto) took corn (from Patofa. Near Waynesboro, Georgia) for four days and marched for six days (into South Carolina, described below) along a path which gradually grew narrower until it was lost. He marched in the direction where the youth.