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Digital History

Digital History: Shifting Political Values

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the changing ideas of the young Democratic Republicans and the three men who, in the 1820s, supported those values. These three men would be important players in the national government for the next 40 years.
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Other

Center for Democracy and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A public interest organization working for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in information technologies. Contains links to information on free speech, data privacy, wiretapping, and cryptography.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Thomas W. Dorr, an Address to the People of Rhode Island, 1834

For Students 9th - 10th
An 1834 speech that calls citizens to rise up against anti-democratic values in Rhode Island including property requirement to vote.
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Columbia University

Treatise on Domestic Economy: The Peculiar Responsibilities of American Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the first chapter of Catharine Beecher's 1841 "Treatise on Domestic Economy, a best-seller of its time, which tries to reconcile women's position in society with Christian and democratic values.
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Bill Carson

The Pilgrims and the Puritans

For Students 9th - 10th
Exactly what is the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans? Find out here in this short article.