Background Essays for
The Nile of New England:
A Study of the History of a Connecticut River Valley Town Over Three Centuries
Unit 1 - The Colonial Period 1680 - 1720
Lesson 1 - Overview of World Events During
the Deerfield Colonial Period
Settlements
in the New Land
Lesson 3 - English Settlement
Notes
by Susan McGowan about The Social and Cultural Landscape of
17th Century New England by David Grayson Allen
Lesson 4 - The Work of an Historian / Research
17th Century Colonist John Pynchon of Springfield, Massachusetts
Primary
and Secondary Sources
Lesson 5 - The Story of How Deerfield Came
To Be
The Dedham
Grant
The 1671
Map Fragment
Deerfield
As a Frontier Settlement
Lesson 6 - A Visit To Deerfield, Learning About
the Layout of This Colonial Village
Settlement
and Occupation of Deerfield
Lesson 7 - Conflict in the Frontier Town of
Deerfield
The Deerfield
Raid
Lesson 8 - The Genre of Captivity Literature
Captivity
Literature
Lesson 9 - A Research Project: A Discussion
of the Recreating and Populating of a Colonial Village
The English
Settlers in Deerfield
Lesson 10 - A Second Visit to Deerfield
The
Wells-Thorn House
The Common and the Meeting
House
Death and Dying in the
18th and 19th Centuries
Lesson 11 - New England Colonials: John Stebbins
and Ebenezer Wells (1691-1758)
Creating
a Geneology
Unit 2 - The Federal Period 1780 - 1820
Lesson 1 - Deerfield Matures and Finds Its
Identity: Placing Deerfield in a National Context
1704-1790 -- Growth and
Struggle
Lesson 2 - Refinement in Deerfield: The River
Gods
The Age
of Refinement
Lesson 3 - Using Primary Documents: "Agreeable
to His Genius"
Agreeable to His Genius
Lesson 4 - Martha Ballard (1785-1812): An Essential
Woman in Her Community
Women's Roles during the
Federal Era
Lesson 5 - The Middling Class in Deerfield:
Two People on Albany Road: A Case study
The Middling Sort
Lesson 6 - Revolution in Deerfield: Political
Turmoil
American Revolution in the Connecticut River Valley
Lesson 7 - Daniel Shays and the Constitution
Rebellious Farmers
Lesson 8 - Deerfield Matures: Deerfield's Changing
Economy
Deerfield Matures
About Account Books
Lesson 9 - Education and the Founding of the
Academies
Education in 18th century
Deerfield: An Overview
Lesson 10 - Family Life in the Federal Period
Women's Roles Begin to
Change
Student Background Essay: Lifeways,
1770 - 1850
Lesson 11 - Refinement in Deerfield as Exemplified
in the Visual Image of the Town
Neo-Classicism and Refinement
Lesson 12 - Death and the Deerfield Graveyard
Death and Community
Lesson 13 - Deerfield Visit: Reading a House/Place:
Ebenezer Hinsdale Williams House
The Home of Ebenezer Williams
Lesson 14 - Meeting House
Development of the Meeting
House
Unit 3 - The Progressive Period 1880 - 1920
Lesson 1 - A Snapshot of the Connecticut River Valley - 1880
A Glimpse at Deerfield in the Connecticut River Valley
Lesson 2 - National Trends Create Regional Change: Agriculture Gives Way to Industry
Industrial Change and Effect
Lesson 3 - Immigration in the Connecticut River Valley
Through the City, To these Fields: Eastern European Immigration to Franklin
County, Massachusetts
Lesson 4 - Deerfield Debates its Future: Education
Education as a Constructive Tool for a Modern Political Society
Lesson 5 - Debating the Future of Deerfield: The Colonial Revival
Reasons for the Revival
Lesson 6 - Deerfield Debates its Future: What Constitutes Progress?
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Lesson 7 - Victorian Philosophies in the Connecticut River Valley: The Connection between Mind, Body,
and Spirit
Nurturing Physical and Spiritual Health at the Turn of the 20th century
Lesson 8 - Putting It All Together: Creating an Artifact
Details of Change
Tea: A Brief History
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