Read Introduction.

What problems is Sierra Leone facing?

Read Economy.

What are some of the chief products of Sierra Leone?

Click on the photo in the upper left corner to take a tour of Freetown. Then click on Page One. Look at the pictures and read their captions.

To continue the tour, click on the arrow icon at the top of the page.

When you have finished, write a paragraph about what you have seen. What do you think the people of Sierra Leone are like? What does the land look like? How does the daily life of a person in Sierra Leone look different from yours?

Read the Introduction. What was John Quincy Adams’ role in the case?

Read the transcript of the letter written by John Quincy Adams to Roger S. Baldwin. Then click on the picture below Facsimile to see a picture of the original letter.

In a paragraph, answer the following questions: Why do you think John Quincy Adams took the case? Why do you think this case was so important?

For a summary of John Quincy Adams's life and accomplishments, click Quick Facts.

To read details, click Biography.

Click highlighted words or names to read their definitions or biographies.

Click Folk Housing.

Read the introduction and look carefully at the photos.

Study Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Revival, and Moderne in the same way.

Look up unfamiliar words by clicking Glossary.

? Click 20th Century Houses.

Scan the kinds of houses in the images. Click for a closer look. Then click the Back arrow.

Do any of the buildings look like homes you have seen in your region?

Click 19th Century and then Houses. Do any of these homes look familiar?

Continue by clicking 19th Century Houses II. If time permits, view slides of other houses.