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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Quest for Freedom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the atrocities of slavery. They examine the issues raised by the legacy of slavery in Brazil by reading and discussing "Brazil's Former Slave Havens Slowly Pressing for Rights." They create a slave identity based on...
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Digital History

Digital History: Paying the National Debt [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, as he tried to find a way to pay off the national debt. See how his ideas were opposed by James Madison, and why the issue was not just economic, but political. [pdf]
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Crash

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the extensive and very approachable series, Freedom: A History of US, based on the books by Joy Hakim, read about the stock market crash in 1929 and its ramifications.
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Digital History

Digital History: Prosperity: Fact or Myth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the reasons for the booming economy in the United States in the 1920s. Can the seeds for the Great Depression be seen in the fruit of the economy? [pdf]