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OpenStax

Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this discussion of Franklin Roosevelt's attention to foreign policy during his several terms in office to "Confronting Germany and Japan" and "Descent into War." Here you will find out about the United States' position of...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Andrew Jackson: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview of the domestic issues facing Andrew Jackson in his presidency, from the "spoils system" to veto of the bank recharter to his Indian removal policy.
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University of Wisconsin

Center on Education & Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the world of work and careers using the Center on Education & Work resources.
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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...
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Life at Jamestown [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of resources for learning about the colony of Jamestown. Includes essays, lesson plans, biographies, the economics of tobacco, information about laws, leadership, and a culminating project where students design a...
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Other

Winthrop Society

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Winthrop Society find information on the early settlers of Massachusetts, the ships that brought them to America, the documents that the colonists lived by, and the Great Migration of Puritans to the New World.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Frontier Fosters Self Reliance

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on the theory that because the King had given the colonists so many freedoms, and he had problems on the home-front, the colonists' will was strengthened. This contributed to the Revolution. There are links to Virginia's First...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Second Bank of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a short description of the Second Bank of the United States. It contains a part of President Andrew Jackson's veto of the renewal bill for the Bank's charter.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: New Nation's Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1787 and still in effect to this day, was in many ways a work of creative genius. As an economic charter, it established that the entire nation -- stretching from Maine to Georgia, from the Atlantic...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Bank Fight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Although the nullification crisis possessed the seeds of civil war, it was not as critical a political issue as a bitter struggle over the continued existence of the nation's central bank, the second Bank of the United States. The first...
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Digital History

Digital History: Strengthening American Finances

For Students 9th - 10th
Monetary woes followed the War of 1812. See how chartering a second Bank of the United States was a plan to get the United States back on a firm financial footing. Find out who opposed the bank.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Canadian Federalism

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline on the structure of Canadian Federalism. The article discusses the history of Canadian federalism, how political power is distributed, and federalism's relationship with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The site...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Avoiding Armageddon: International Role of the United Nations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan for exploring the role of the UN's international peacekeeping and peacemaking abilities. Takes learners through an evaluation of what the UN can and should do, under its charter, to reduce threats and promote stable...
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Other

Indigenous Corporate Training, Canada: Bill C 31; An Indian Act Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
From 1869 until 1985 (116 years), if an Indian woman married a non-Indian man, she and the children of the marriage were denied Indian status. In 1985, the Indian Act was amended by the passage of Bill C-31 to remove discrimination...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: Reaching to Connecticut

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about how the colony of Connecticut grew from an expansion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. See how Thomas Hooker's idea of government resulted in a model of colonial charters, and find out how two very different settlements in...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: February 28: B & O Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights the opening of the B & O Railroad charter and other related events in American history that took place on today's date.
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Britain Express

Britain Express: History: The Victorian Age: Chartism

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Chartist Movement in England from its origins in 1838 with the "People's Charter," to its demise in 1848.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Eisenhower Publicly Threatens Israel With Sanctions

For Students 9th - 10th
In this speech to the American public on February 20, 1957, Eisenhower explains how the Suez War began and the diplomatic events which took place to try and end it. He also explains what the United States is prepared to do to Israel to...
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Other

Justia: Luther v. Borden

For Students 9th - 10th
At the period of the American Revolution, Rhode Island did not, like the other States, adopt a new constitution, but continued the form of government established by the Charter of Charles the Second, making only such alterations, by acts...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided here are the principles and sources of France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a basic charter of human liberty that later led to the French Revolution and the French Constitution.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Age of Jackson

For Students 5th - 8th
An overview of the issues and changes to the political scene in the Age of Jackson. Read about the nullification crisis and Jackson's veto of the national bank charter, and the relocation of Native Americans. Find out about the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Luther v. Borden

For Students 9th - 10th
In the spring of 1842, Rhode Island had two governors and two legislatures. One government was committed to retaining the old colonial charter, which severely limited voting rights, as the state's constitution. The other government, led...
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Fdic)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the FDIC which insures deposit accounts at more than half of all federally and state-chartered banks and thrifts against failure.

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