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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Oliver Evans

For Students 9th - 10th
A versatile Revolutionary-era inventor looked for ways to improve and automate industry, and created an engine that would power hundreds of new businesses in the young nation.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Rise of American Industry

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
The Industrial Revolution came to America, smuggled in by Samuel Slater, who brought plans for a cotton-spinning mill. See how the growth of industry led to the growth of corporations, the growth of the nation geographically, and the...
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Cayuse Canyon

The Us50: Delaware

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides excellent information regarding Delaware's history, geography, state parks, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Oliver Evans (1755 1819)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Oliver Evans from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.