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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States who drafted the Declaration of Independence and later became the third US President.
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U.s. History: Signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Hancock 1737 1793

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical entry for John Hancock. Although he seems to be known only for his "flamboyant signature," his dedication to the American Revolution was extremely important.
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Schoolhouse Rock: Fireworks

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to the song, "Fireworks" about the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence for the Continental Congress? When did they write it? What does...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Accessions to the Principal of Independence, 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Thirteen Colonies color-coded to show the accessions to the principal of Independence before July 2, 1776. The map shows when the colonial delegates to the Continental Congress were instructed to vote on the Declaration of...
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Etc: New Settlements & Proposed Comm in the West, 1775 1782

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the new settlements and proposed communities in the Tennessee and Kentucky country between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River, from 1775 to 1782. The map shows the proposed proprietary colony of Transylvania under Judge...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Peyton Randolph House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Peyton Randolph, first President of the Continental Congress.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: President's House

For Students 9th - 10th
John Witherspoon lived in this home for the President of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) between 1768 through 1779. During this time he also served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut: Silas Deane House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Silas Deane, member of the Continental Congress and America's first diplomat.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Liberty Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of William Livingston, member of the first and second Continental Congress, signer of the Constitution, and first elected Governor of New Jersey. Now called Liberty Hall and part of the Kean University.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Boxwood Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress, site of George Washington's luncheon before his inauguration, home of Jonathan Dayton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin managed men, the whilom printer, king's postmaster-general for America, discoverer, London colonial agent, delegate in the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.-E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Thompson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1730-1824) Secretary of the Continental Congress
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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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Arthur St. Clair

For Students 9th - 10th
(1737-1818) President of the Continental Congress (1787) and governor of the Northwest Territory (1788-1802).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Duane

For Students 9th - 10th
James Duane (February 6, 1733-February 1, 1797) was a lawyer, jurist, and Revolutionary leader from New York. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. District Judge, New York state senator, and as Mayor of New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 - August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nation's Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Armstrong

For Students 9th - 10th
John Armstrong was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Jay

For Students 9th - 10th
(1745-1829) President of Continental Congress 1778-1779
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Reed

For Students 9th - 10th
(1741-1785) Pennsylvania statesman who served as president of the Continental Congress 1777-1778. Reed served as president of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, a position equivalent to governor of the commonwealth.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Peyton Randolph

For Students 9th - 10th
(1721-1775) Lawyer and statesman who was appointed first president of the first Continental Congress
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Henry Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 - June 19, 1794) was an American statesman from Virginia best known for proposing the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thaddeus Kosciusko

For Students 9th - 10th
A Polish national hero, general and a leader of that nation's uprising against Russia in 1794. He fought in the American Revolutionary War on the side of Washinton, for which he was awarded by the Continental Congress the rank of Brevet...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Ramsay

For Students 9th - 10th
(1749-1815) Historian and physician who served as a South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Gouverneur Morris

For Students 9th - 10th
(1752-1816) United States diplomat and statesman and the New York delegate to the Continental Congress. US Senator from New York.

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