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Unit Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Fugitives, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Oral and written narratives of the experiences of the Underground Railroad and documents identifying efforts by northern societies to free slaves during the 1850s.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Battle of Lexington [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary sources make for good reading. Here find accounts by the colonial militia commander, the British commander, and accounts by soldiers themselves that tell of their impressions of what happened at the Battle of Lexington. [PDF]
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Harvard University

The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Chaucer's Ransom

For Students 9th - 10th
List of "Contributions for Ransoms Made by the King," which includes Chaucer's name and price (following his capture in France).