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Digital History: Transforming American Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Changes in American law promoted economic growth. See how private companies were protected from penalties and liabilities, and were given special privileges because they contributed to the public good.
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Oyez Project: Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Supreme Court case deals with whether a state government can seize a private university and make it a public one. Contains an abstract of the case and a list of how the justices at that time voted on the case.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kansas: Fort Larned

For Students 9th - 10th
From 1860 until 1878, this was the most important fort guarding the northern portion of the Santa Fe Trail. Abandoned, the fort became private property and the center of a large ranching operation. It has been restored to the 1860s...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ny: Boston Post Road Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
Three mansions and grounds, including the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House and Jay Property, Lounsberry and Whitby Castle, a private cemetery, and a nature preserve running from Boston Post Road down to the Long Island Sound, an area...

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