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Full Online Text of "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Open this page for links to the full text of Henry George's "Progress and Poverty", which became popular during the American Progressive Era.
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D Archives: Alice Stone Blackwell, Objections Answered

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.
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US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Constitution: Amendments 11 27

For Students 9th - 10th
Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Constitutional Convention of 1787

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, learners will consider "The Constitutional Convention of 1787" in 3 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Chapter V: The Empress Dowager as a Reformer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a chapter from the book, "Court Life in China: The Capital - Its Officials and People" by Isaac Taylor Headland. It contains the interesting viewpoint of the Empress Dowager Cixi's opinions and actions regarding reform.
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Excerpt From "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this excerpt, published by the Henry George Institute, of George's "Progress and Poverty". Includes author's photo & other clip art.
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Website
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a lecture about Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana. The first part of the lecture is about his life and triumphs.
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Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, reformer of the Soviet Union. Includes information regarding Gorbachev's ascension to power with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and his role in reducing the Cold War...
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Historyteacher.net: Reform Movements: Quiz (1)

For Students 9th - 10th
This 12-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers facts dealing with the Reform Movement in the ealy 1800s.