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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
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Abstract: includes documents from the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention and ratification debates, and the first two federal congresses. These documents record American history in the words of those who built our government.
Antebellum North Carolina
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Abstract: In this lesson students will examine pictures and documents relating to the Hayes Plantation (Edenton, NC). Students will also use various maps of North Carolina to help them analyze how James Cathcart Johnston (owner of Hayes Plantation) used, modified and adapted to the physical environment of Edenton. ... More »
Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers
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Abstract: provides fliers and other documents related to the demonstration in Memphis on March 28, 1968. On that day, students near the end of the march broke windows of businesses. Looting ensued. The march was halted. King was deeply distressed by the violence. He and fellow leaders negotiated a commitment to ... More »
Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
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Abstract: presents historical facts surrounding the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence. The website includes a chronology of events, background information about the drafts, and images and information about the objects exhibited at the Library of Congress.
Documents Related to Churchill and FDR
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Abstract: examines the friendship and working relations that developed between U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill beginning in 1940. Their relationship was crucial in the establishment of a unified effort to deal with the Axis powers.
Our Documents
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Abstract: features 100 milestone documents in U.S. history. Each week, the website highlights 3 documents. Speeches, treaties, Supreme Court cases, patent designs, and Constitutional amendments are among the 100 documents that changed the course of history and helped shape our national character. Images of documents ... More »
Our Documents: Tools for Educators
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Abstract: is designed to help teachers use in the classroom 100 of the most important documents in our nation's history. The 100 milestone documents appear on a timeline, along with descriptions telling why they're important. Key themes are discussed?rights and responsibilities, individuals and society, state ... More »
Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans
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Abstract: features instructional materials to help students analyze historical documents and events such as the U.S. Constitution, the launching of the U.S. Navy, and the fight for equal rights during the Civil War.
The Don Henry Story: The Documents
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Abstract: offers teaching activities using primary documents (tied to academic standards) on a student who became a leader in campus organizations, volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War with the Lincoln Brigade, and died on a battlefield in Aragon in September 1937.