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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Thomas Paine Cottage

For Students 9th - 10th
Home and gravesite of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
An intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A radical pamphleteer, Paine anticipated and helped foment the American Revolution through his powerful...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
(1737-1809) British political theorist that published the pamphlet Common Sense.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: E Pluribus Unum

For Students 5th - 8th
The fact that the Second Continental Congress convened was evidence that the colonists had had enough from the British Parliament. Read about the ways the colonies finally began to work together and focus on a common plan, resulting in...
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Colonists: What Were They Thinking?

For Students 7th
This tutorial looks at the British political traditions that influenced the American colonists as they gained their independence from Britain and created their own form of government. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: John Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
John Dickinson was called "The Penman of the American Revolution." During the 1760s and 1770s, he authored numerous important essays in defense of American rights, including The Late Regulations Respecting the British Colonies, the...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: A Nation Conceived in Liberty [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th
For this lesson, 11th graders examine the events and political philosophy that laid the foundations of the American government, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They also look at what role religion played in shaping American...

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