This site from Bibliomania.com provides the full and complete text to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Includes an introduction to the text, along with a table of contents that allows access to each individual chapter by link.

Lesson in economics and democracy in which learners study and analyze Adam Smith's concept of free market mercantilism and determine how it would apply to government interventions today. Includes text, questions for study, resources for...

By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss the importance of studying economics, explain the relationship between production and division of labor, and evaluate the significance of scarcity.

Located at the southern end of the Matanzas Inlet near St. Augustine, Florida, this national monument is rich in culture and history, but also serves as a protector of the local ecosystem from modern development. National Park Services...

This website contains a wealth of information concerning the life of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the National Monument that was built in his memory, and his discovery of California.

This collection of activities gives students a chance to discover and compare fairy tales from around the world. It provides a wealth of links to resources, printable diagrams, discussion questions and the like.

A series of lectures on the Industrial Revolution, written by one of the most famous economic historians of the nineteenth century.

Take a trip back in time with this exciting lesson plan! Explore the Egyptian pyramids with the wealth of resources presented on this site. Provides links to information, photos, and much more!

In this learning module, students examine the economies of transnational corporations (TNCs) and compare them to those of nation states. Many TNCs are richer than nation states, which undermines the political sovereignty of those...

Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.

A Spanish, an English, and a French account of the enormous challenges in maintaining a colonial presence in North America and of the potential national loss-of pride, wealth, and possibility for expansion-if nations abandoned these...

A lesson plans that requires pupils to calculate income tax rates, interpret data tables and tax tables, critically analyze articles detailing a tax cut plan proposed by the Bush administration, and form opinions about the impact of...

Broad access to up-to-date cultural news about China, from the Chinese publisher of a national English-language daily newspaper. Includes a wealth of information about Chinese history, politics, and the economy along with news and...

This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century. On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke the decades-old...

This teaching unit is based upon a "teacher trek" to the area in 2000 and focuses on essential questions on wealth and poverty. Activities are offered to help students explore the religion and culture of this country. Activities are...

This article lays out criticism of President Roosevelt and his handling of the Great Depression and the New Deal. Read about three men who developed a great following by insisting that the New Deal did not go far enough and not enough...