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Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: The Tea Party

For Students 9th - 12th
Investigate the Tea Party Movement through this political cartoon analysis handout! Background information gives scholars the necessary context to access the cartoon, and includes the historical derivation of the Tea Party name. Three...
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Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: Teed Off: The Tea Party, Then and Now

For Students 9th - 10th
BackStory episode about the Tea Party movement and its relationship to the American populist movement of the past. The transcript is provided, no audio.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Tea Party Activists Protest Taxes, Big Government

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tea Party movement was organized in February 2009, in protest to Obama's stimulus package. This article discusses the movement's link to the original Boston Tea Party, personalities identified with the the movement and their aims....
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Curated OER

Infoplease: History of the Tea Party Movement

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It is somewhat difficult to find an unbiased website on the modern Tea Party movement as the very mention of the words invoke strong feelings for both supporter and critic alike. Infoplease provides information on the birth, the message,...