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University of Virginia: Jefferson on Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection from the University of Virginia provides quotes and information on Jefferson's writings about Agriculture.
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Historical Narratives of Early Canada: One Kingdom Divisible

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page examines Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Tea Party, First Continental Congress, and the Second Continental Congress in 1775, where Canadians were invited to attend. Learn more about the flow of revolution and loyalty on each...
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Digital History

Digital History: Religion in the Early Republic: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief review of the role of religion in the lives of American founding fathers, and a hint of the changes to come in the 19th century.
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University of Florida

Freedom of Speech: The First Amendment and the u.s. Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive site outlines thoughts on the First Amendment from four founding fathers. Click on their faces to find an index reflecting their thoughts. From a student project at University of Florida.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Patrick Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Patrick Henry, famous patriot and one of the Founding Fathers of America.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Alexander Martin

For Students 9th - 10th
An entry on the life of Alexander Martin, who served briefly in the Continental Army. He was later tried for cowardice, was acquitted but resigned shortly afterward. This did not hurt his political career, however. He was a delegate to...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: George Washington and Civic Virtue (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for gaining knowledge and insight into the founders' ideas of civic virtue - civic knowledge, self-restraint, self-assertion, and self-reliance. Includes an examination of an excerpt from a primary source document: George...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: George Washington

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of George Washington and his importance to the success of the new nation, the United States.
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Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Thomas Jefferson Brief Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography on the third president of the United States. Links to related people/events as well as to books, videos, and other sites related to Jefferson.
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Grolier Online: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 3rd - 8th
A thorough biography of one of the founding fathers of America, Thomas Jefferson.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Alexander Hamilton. One of our founding fathers, a politician, and an economist. Born in 1757 and died 1804.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustration of John Adams who proposed Washington for Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. John Adams was also the second President of the United States and was one of the most influential Found Fathers of the United States.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Patrick Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustration of Patrick Henry a man who served as the post-colonial Governor of Virginia and was also a prominent figure in the American Revolution. He is known as one of the founding fathers of the United States.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
An American statesman, politician, writer, brewer, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the second cousin of John Adams.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
An intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A radical pamphleteer, Paine anticipated and helped foment the American Revolution through his powerful...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a black and white image of Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and a leading scientist who made discoveries related to electricity.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 - October 2, 1803) was a statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion...
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Schoolhouse Rock: The Preamble

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to a song called The Preamble. Need to learn the Preamble and what it means? This catchy tune from the popular 1970s cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock, will help you to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Demosthenes

For Students 9th - 10th
In the oratory of more thn two thousand years Demosthenes stands in the front rank, and will always hold first place among the orators of the ancient world. He was born in 384 B.C. When he was only seven years of age, his father, a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederick the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
Frederick II (The Great, 1740-1786). The young Frederick had been brought up in a rough school. His father's strict training and brutal ways made his life miserable. He could not gratify his waste for study, nor enjoy any liberty of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pyrrhus

For Students 9th - 10th
The King of Epirus, being obliged, on the murder of his father, to seek safety by flight, found a home, parent, and tutor in Flaucus, King of illyria, where he remained for several years, till old enough to maintain his own right, and...
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Alexander Hamilton

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Alexander Hamilton.