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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Jacksonian Democracy?

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Jacksonian democracy.
Lesson Plan
University of Maryland

Howard County Public School System: Foundations of American Government [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How was the foundation of today's representative democracy established in early colonial America? Students will be able to source three documents and corroborate evidence to draw conclusions about the development of democratic ideas and...
eBook
Teaching American History

Teaching American History: From Bullets to Ballots Chapter 3

For Students 9th - 10th
An Anxious Confidence, The Anxieties of a New Republic, Chapter 3 of From Bullets to Ballots by John Zvesper explores the energy throughout the new nation as the democracy evolved.
Handout
Other

Center for Asian American Media: Chronology of the Pro Democracy Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed timeline starts with events in the early part of the 20th century and then covers the year 1989 during which the massive protests in Tiananmen Square took place.
Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Beginnings of the Movement: All Men Are Created Equal

For Students 9th - 10th
Women had very few rights in the early days of American democracy, and the right to vote "remained in the hands of wealthy white land-owners." Explore the early stirrings of the women's rights and suffrage movement in Texas. Check out...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of...