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Pace University

Global History: Enlightenment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The core ideas of the Enlightenment—reason, knowledge, and freedom—represented a rebellion against the despotic control of absolute monarchs. As part of the study of the movement, class members assume the voice or either a monarch or an...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Enlightenment: Matching #3

For Students 7th - 8th
Who were some of the great thinkers, composers, and authors of the Enlightenment? Here are ten matching questions, where learners link the person to the work created during the time of the Enlightenment. Smith, Linnaeus, Diderot,...
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PPT
Curated OER

From Mercantilism to Adam Smith: The Evolution of the Modern Capitalist System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Useful for history or economics classes, this presentation details the characteristics of mercantilism and its evolution into modern-day capitalism. The slides detail Adam's Smith criticism of mercantilism and how, rather than an...
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PPT
Curated OER

19c European Liberalism

For Teachers 9th - 11th
If you'd like to prompt some great discussions in your history class, this presentation will surely get your class talking. Addressing 19th century liberalism in Europe (including influences from England, France, America, and Ireland),...
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Council for Economic Education

Morality in Markets: The Two Faces of Adam Smith

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Economist Adam Smith supported free enterprise, he but critiqued mercantilism. These two ideas—seemingly contradictory—may be difficult for some young historians to grasp. A reading that explores these ideas guides scholars in unraveling...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

An Introduction to Modern Economics

For Students 10th - 12th
Practice reading comprehension with this informational economics worksheet. Learners read a 2-page explanation of the beginnings of modern economics and how it plays a role in society. This reading discusses natural, human and capital...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Public-Choice Economics

For Students 10th - 12th
Review the principles of public choice economics using this resource. Learners read background information on the theory and theorists. Then they answer five writing prompts in which they are asked to propose a course of action and...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Trade in Colonial America / NAFTA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners learn the how trade impacted the colonial economy. They analyze the the benefits of NAFTA and learn the advantages to both the United States and Mexico.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Economics Study Guide

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this economics worksheet, students answer a variety of fill in and short answer questions, draw a diagram to illustrate the circular flow of economic activity, and write short essays to address prompts.
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Primary
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Wealth of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Primary
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.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Marginal Utility

For Students 11th - 12th
This website discusses the concepts of marginal utility and value, with references made to such economic philosophers as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and David Ricardo.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Labor Theory of Value

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the labor theory of value as described by Karl Marx, Adam Smith, and David Ricardo.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Adam Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a link to the complete text of Adam Smith's nonfiction work The Wealth of Nations. It is one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth and is today a fundamental work in classical...
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Article
Other

The Relevance of Adam Smith [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Two hundred years after "The Wealth of Nations," this writer describes the continuing impact of Adam Smith's theories. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Article
University of Nebraska Omaha

Uno Center for Economic Education: Great Economists and Their Times [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Index of influential economists and leading schools of economic thought, 1750-1950. Includes brief biographical information, a timeline, and summaries of different economic theories of the time.
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Article
McMaster University

Mc Master University: Adam Smith: A Biographical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in 1881, this brief work focuses on the moral philosophy work that Smith did before his fame as an economist.
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Lesson Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Free Markets and Antitrust Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson in economics and democracy in which young scholars 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,...
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Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Smith, Marx, and Keynes

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanning three centuries of history, from the dawn of the industrial age to modern times, three diverse thinkers developed their own landmark theories on commerce, labor, and the global economy. The three economists profiled in this...
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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.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Theory of Laissez Faire [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The economic philosophy of laissez-faire was espoused by Adam Smith in his book, Wealth of Nations. Read about the concepts of this philosophy, how it pertained to American business in the late 19h century, and what the drawbacks to...
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Activity
University of Washington

Complex Dynamics in a Model of Economic Specialization [Pdf]

For Students 11th - 12th
This article provides an in-depth study of how and why there is specialization by workers in an economy, with considerable attention given to the philosophies of Adam Smith.
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Article
McMaster University

Mc Master University: Adam Smith Biographical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from McMaster University has background information on Adam Smith. The article is provided by James Anson Farrer, and the information is very in-depth and lengthy, broken into different chapters. (Published 1881)