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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Wealth of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Book 1, Chapters 1-11 from Adam Smith's The Wealth Of Nations dealing with the division of labor.
Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Adam Smith (1723 1790)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Adam Smith from an on-line college textbook. Links to parts of the text of Wealth of Nations.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Wealth and Culture in the South

For Students 11th - 12th
Read this section of a chapter on "The Antebellum South" to assess the distribution of wealth and learn about the southern culture of honor.
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Other

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Government Throughout the Years

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information on the evolution of the Choctaw Nation's government from pre-removal to post-removal to having its own tribal Constitution. Copies of the numerous treaties the Choctaw made with the European settlers' government...
Website
National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information on the vitamins and minerals that the human body requires. Click on any nutrient to access a page of resources, then click on the 'Consumer' resource. Discusses what the nutrient does, how much...
Handout
National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: First Lady Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy a wealth of information about the life and careers of the remarkable Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to a concise biography, the site also includes lesson plans which reference Roosevelt and a timeline of events which took place in...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Earth First, 1960's

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent resource provided by Digital History contains a wealth of information on the environmental movement of the 1960s in America, as well as the rest of the century.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Freedom's Story: The Civil Rights Movement: 1968 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent essay from the National Humanities Center that explores the civil rights movement after the groundbreaking legislation in the 1960s. It looks at how the civil rights movement has transitioned in the last part of the 20th and...
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Other

Nccp: Who Are America's Poor Children? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basic facts regarding children in American who are living at poverty levels or below. The numbers of children in poverty appear to be increasing to almost 13 million. The sheet identifies which ethnic groups have the most...
Article
Other

Netting America: Economic Relations Between England and Her Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
The economy of the English Colonies was tied to the homeland economy, which was based on the principle of mercantilism. The belief that a nations' wealth was determined on the power of its independent, fully self-sufficient economy...
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Kenny Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Kenny Washington, one of the first African American college gridiron football stars on the West Coast and one of two black players to reintegrate the National...