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Ed Webb

Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes | UK news | The Guardian - 8 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...troyed-records-colonial-crimes

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  • The documents show that colonial officials were instructed to separate those papers to be left in place after independence – usually known as "Legacy files" – from those that were to be selected for destruction or removal to the UK. In many colonies, these were described as watch files, and stamped with a red letter W.
  • The documents show that colonial officials were instructed to separate those papers to be left in place after independence – usually known as "Legacy files" – from those that were to be selected for destruction or removal to the UK. In many colonies, these were described as watch files, and stamped with a red letter W.
  • As independence grew closer, large caches of files were removed from colonial ministries to governors' offices, where new safes were installed.In Uganda, the process was codenamed Operation Legacy. In Kenya, a vetting process, described as "a thorough purge", was overseen by colonial Special Branch officers.
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  • Clear instructions were issued that no Africans were to be involved: only an individual who was "a servant of the Kenya government who is a British subject of European descent" could participate in the purge.
  • Many of the watch files ended up at Hanslope Park. They came from 37 different former colonies, and filled 200 metres of shelving. But it is becoming clear that much of the most damning material was probably destroyed. Officials in some colonies, such as Kenya, were told that there should be a presumption in favour of disposal of documents rather than removal to the UK – "emphasis is placed upon destruction" – and that no trace of either the documents or their incineration should remain.
  • Lisa M Lane on 23 Apr 12
     
    They say this was one of the major differences between the British and French handling of withdrawal from empire - not only criminal records, but historical and legal documents of many kinds.
Michael Sheehan

Learning Never Stops: Colonial Williamsburg Online - Check Out Their Multimedia Section - 4 views

seekoutlearning.blogspot.com/...iamsburg-online-check-out.html

learning colonial online multimedia section

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  • Michael Sheehan on 07 Mar 13
     
    Colonial Williamsburg's multimedia section offers both educational and entertaining resources.
Michael Sheehan

Learning Never Stops: Colonial Williamsburg's Kid Section - Full of fun games and activ... - 1 views

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learning colonial kid section full fun games activities

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  • Michael Sheehan on 08 Mar 13
     
    Full of fun games and activities about colonial life.
Michael Sheehan

Learning Never Stops: Exploring Colonial Williamsburg Online - A Treasure Trove of History - 1 views

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  • Michael Sheehan on 07 Mar 13
     
    Explore the history section of the Colonial Williamsburg website. Students will find it engaging and interesting.
Judy Robison

Watch colonialism collapse before your eyes in this mesmerizing GIF - Vox - 16 views

www.vox.com/...alism-collapse-gif-imperialism

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  • Judy Robison on 13 May 14
     
    Watch European colonialism rise and fall in seconds in this GIF. Vox has also written an accompanying text:
David Hilton

American Shores - Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850 - 0 views

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  • David Hilton on 08 Aug 09
     
    "The Mid-Atlantic region of North America - stretching from New York south to Virginia - was a pivotal area in the early development of the American colonies and the United States. This website looks at this region and its history through maps created up to 1850." Cool.
  • David Hilton on 08 Aug 09
     
    The Mid-Atlantic region of North America - stretching from New York south to Virginia - was a pivotal area in the early development of the American colonies and the United States. This website looks at this region and its history through maps created up to 1850
Jennifer Carey

Virtual Jamestown - 16 views

www.virtualjamestown.org

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  • Jennifer Carey on 20 Aug 11
     
    Jamestown and the Virginia Experiment The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and "the Virginia experiment." As a work in progress, Virtual Jamestown aims to shape the national dialogue on the occasion of the four hundred-year anniversary observance in 2007 of the founding of the Jamestown colony.
Mr Maher

JOIN, OR DIE: Political and Religious Controversy Over Franklin's Snake Cartoon - Journ... - 0 views

allthingsliberty.com/...oversy-franklins-snake-cartoon

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  • May 9, 1754, Franklin published a political cartoon depicting a rattlesnake with the admonishing title, “JOIN, or DIE.”
  • To Loyalists, the serpent represented Satan, deception, and the spiritual fall of man, proving the treachery of revolutionary thought. To Patriots however, the snake depicted wisdom, vigor, and cohesiveness, especially when the colonies united for a common purpose
  • . Franklin’s cartoon was resurrected as a potent call for colonial unity against Great Britain, ultimately giving momentum to the religious controversy that would soon follow when Loyalists and Patriots began writing their opinions on what the snake symbolized.
  • Mr Maher on 29 Jan 23
     
    An article for history nerds and interested teachers who want to dig deeper into the materials they use in class. Many, many teachers use this cartoon as the basis for a full lesson or include it in the presentation of content. Teachers should read or even just skim through this article to recognize the vast depth of historical inquiry that lies beneath even the most commonplace elements of their instruction.
David Korfhage

The American Colonists Library - Revised and Updated Edition | The Best Schools - 6 views

www.thebestschools.org/...onists-library-primary-sources

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  • David Korfhage on 12 Mar 13
     
    A long and very comprehensive list of primary sources regarding colonial and revolutionary American history--which means it also includes some sources on early modern European history, esp. English history
Ed Webb

Mitt Romney's Search for Simple Answers - NYTimes.com - 5 views

www.nytimes.com/...search-for-simple-answers.html

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  • Ed Webb on 02 Aug 12
     
    Colonialism not mentioned explicitly. Bizarre, given the particular context of Gov Romney's remarks.
David Hilton

Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection - 2 views

www.libs.uga.edu/...maps.html

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  • David Hilton on 24 Jul 09
     
    A collection of rare maps and manuscripts on North American history from the founding of the colonies on the East Coast.
  • David Hilton on 30 Sep 09
     
    Over 800 maps going back 500 years. Quality could be dodgy though - to be honest I didn't check. I've got bookmarkitis. Quality of comments is deteriorating. Need sleep.
David Hilton

The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures - 2 views

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  • David Hilton on 08 Aug 09
     
    A presentation of 68 motion pictures recording images of that American adventure in old-style colonialism, the Spanish-American War. Filmed in the US, Cuba and the Philippines.
anonymous

War of 1812 Canadian Military History - 2 views

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/...025002-2000-e.html

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  • anonymous on 29 Sep 09
     
    From Colony to Country: Canadian Military History
Christina Briola

Famous People Painting "Discussing the Divine Comedy with Dante" - 9 views

cliptank.com/PeopleofInfluencePainting.htm

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  • Christina Briola on 12 Nov 10
     
    Discussing the Divine Comedy with Dante. Wow!!
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  • Jeremy Greene on 16 Nov 10
     
    I have created a very successful lesson/activity around this painting. The details are as follows. This window has this year's assignment. The next reply has the previous years. Advice: WHAP Review Activity: The Twittering Masses Review activity (mostly 1914- and East Asia) Description - I previously set up 103 discussions on turnitin.com for this lesson so they post into that person's discussion board and all replies are kept under the initial post. This year they posted on our classes Ning.com in the discussion forum. Grading is also difficult - Since not every one will have the same amount of replies - people are more likely to write to Hitler than Cui Jian for instance. So, I am grading the posts holistically out of 10 (I often only have 100-200 points in a quarter, so for instance a test might only be worth 40 points). I have students use a heading that states who [character] is tweeting what topic they are focusing on and who they are writing to. I would be interested in feedback or improvements people think they can make on this lesson - should I use Moodle, [Again, I have switched to Ning.com] etc.? Many thanks. And you can add or subtract people as you wish, so we have actually added Marcus Garvey, Jomo Kenyatta, Stephen Biko, and Emiliano Zapata to our role play and taken the painters (of this painting) out of the role play - Write up for students: Go to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1162771/The-Internet-sensation-dinner-party-painting-103-historical-guests--spot.html#comments to see who all these individuals are, in color. The rules: You will imagine that each of the historical actors above has access to twitter, the expanded edition, 140 words as compared to 140 characters, to communicate to the other guests present. You will choose six of them (from my list below - my list is the final list - some people pictured have been replaced) to role-play in the "Twittering Masses." As your historical
  • Jeremy Greene on 16 Nov 10
     
    See previous post for advice. This is how I set it up the first two years without specific WHAP content or themes: The rules: You will imagine that each of the historical actors above has access to twitter, the expanded edition, to communicate to the other guests present. You will choose up to four (at least three) of them to role play in the "Twittering Masses" role play. As your historical person, during the Twittering Masses role play you will write, "tweet," at least four other persons. Two of the people should be in close proximity to you based on the painting above. Another tweet should go to the person you feel closest to (not by proximity) at the party - this could be based on ideology (MLK Jr. and Gandhi), background (Tagore and Gandhi), lifestyle (Gandhi and Mother Theresa), etc. Explain in your tweet why you are writing them. The other tweet should go to the person you see as most opposed, or farthest from you - Gandhi and Hitler or Gandhi and Gates or Gandhi and Churchill - in this tweet you should either try to bridge the gap between your differences or explain why the person is wrong in their beliefs. If you have only three guests - you will need to make 5 initial tweets. You will respond to each initial tweet. Then who knows . . . All tweets should have some connection to WHAP content or themes. You may want to comment on the surroundings or other guests . . .
  • Jeremy Greene on 16 Nov 10
     
    I would love comments as to the posts above. Something similar I do is written up here: http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/7.3/gregg.html
David Hilton

DANS EASY - Electronic Archiving System - 3 views

easy.dans.knaw.nl/dms

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  • David Hilton on 08 Dec 09
     
    The datasets that are offered cover a range of topics relating to Dutch history and are particularly strong in aspects of socio-economic and colonial history. The datasets can be browsed or searched by keyword. Users need to register in order to be able to download datasets.
  • David Hilton on 08 Dec 09
     
    Seems to have English as well as Dutch pages in the collections. Enormous range of topics and types of sources.
Nate Merrill

The Civilizations of Africa - 4 views

www.upress.virginia.edu/...ehret2.html

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  • Nate Merrill on 29 Jul 11
     
    by Christopher Ehret focus on pre-colonial Africa
Bob Maloy

The Geography of Slavery in Virginia: Virginia Runaways, Slave Advertisements, Runaway ... - 9 views

www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos

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  • Bob Maloy on 17 Oct 09
     
    The Geography of Slavery in Virginia is a digital collection of advertisements for runaway and captured slaves and servants in 18th- and 19th-century Virginia newspapers. Building on the rich descriptions of individual slaves and servants in the ads, the project offers a personal, geographical and documentary context for the study of slavery in Virginia, from colonial times to the Civil War.
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