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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: A Century of Law Making for a New Nation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a collection of U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 to 1873.
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Library of Congress

Loc: James Madison (1751 1836)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical sketch of James Madison.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Creating a Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article on the efforts of Charles Pinckney along with others to amend The Articles of Confederation. Includes links to original text of unsuccessful amendments to The Articles of Confederation
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Intolerable Acts

For Students 5th - 8th
Find the response by the British Parliament to the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor. So many laws were enacted that the colonists lumped them together and called them the Intolerable Acts.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Arthur st.clair (1736 1818)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the military career of Arthur St.Clair, including his roles in the American Revolution and against the Indians in the Northwest Territory.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Thomson

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 - August 16, 1824) was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774-1789) throughout its existence.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Henry Knox (1750 1806)

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a brief biography of Henry Knox.