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Primary
Claremont Institute

Founding.com: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Several speeches about government written by James Wilson are found here.
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Website
US National Archives

Nara: Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides biographies of all 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: James Wilson (1742 1798)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article presenting two somewhat contrasting biographies of James Wilson, who was a lawyer, member of the Second Continental Congress and later became a Supreme Court Justice.
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eBook
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A good biography of this delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention. Provides details about his life during the American Revolution and afterwards.
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Primary
Other

Law Lectures of James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of a three-volume edition of Wilson's law lectures, originally published in 1804. In addition to being a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Wilson was the first professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania...
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Handout
US National Archives

Nara: Founding Fathers: Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives biographical details on the eight delegates from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention: George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Benjamin Franklin, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, and James Wilson.
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Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
James Wilson lived what one might call a double life. His formidable intellect, passion for politics, and willingness to fight for his beliefs made him one of the most influential leaders of his time. On the other hand, his penchant for...
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Unit Plan
Other

Left Justified: Founding Fathers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical accounts of fifty men who played a wide variety of roles in bringing about America's break with Great Britain, and in the creation of the documents and plans that created the new nation, like the Declaration of Independence,...
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Handout
Soylent Communications

Notable Names Database: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but detailed biography of this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. Wilson later served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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Curated OER

James Wilson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of James Wilson.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Pennsylvania
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
An agriculturalist, born in Ayrshire, Schotland, Aug. 16, 1835.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 - August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nation's Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and...