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Other

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Limited Partnership Information

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete checklist of the requirements for forming a partnership in the state of Massachusetts.
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Separate but Not Equal

For Students 9th - 10th
Telling pictures of elementary schools for Blacks and Whites during the 50s and 60s. Discusses the situation in Prince Edward County that led to the Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County court case.
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Handout
Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia Online: Bahamas

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete profile of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas including highlights on its geography, climate, people, modern history, economy, communications, and military. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
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Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: The Economic History of the Commonwealth of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides links to articles concerning economic issues in Australia.
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Website
Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Transcendentalism: Ideas and Thought

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about American Transcendentalism, and biographies of people who followed this philosophy.
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Power Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Good use of linking to provide definitions of power along with examples and probing questions. Created by Robert H. Gowdy, physics instructor at VCU.
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Other

Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Caleb Strong (1745 1819)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Caleb Strong, a delegate from Massachusetts to the Constitutional Convention, focusing on his role as Governor of Massachusetts in the early 19th century.
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Kentucky Resolution of 1799

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the Kentucky Resolution of 1799, in which the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky declares its opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Puerto Rico at Dawn of the Modern Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a collection that portrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories drawn from the Library of Congress.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Rita Dove

For Students 9th - 10th
Academy of Achievement biography of Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate of the United States and now Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: 2010 Census: For Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play these fun learning games to uncover facts about the United States you might have never known or download a great story/coloring book for students to learn more about the U.S. Census. Educational resources are also available for U.S....
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Curated OER

Cbc.ca: Hard Times Striking Back

For Students 6th - 8th
During the Great Depression in Canada, the country and its people saw social unrest increase and the emergence of new political parties take place.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief site that gives information about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Canada.
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Estonia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Estonia. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...
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Other

Eea: Air Monitoring

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the current air quality in Massachusettes, and learn more about air pollution, air quality forecast, and governmental guidelines on air.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the youth of Queen Elizabeth II, her accession to the throne, and subsequent coronation through this photographic essay from the Google Cultural Institute.
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Handout
Geographyiq

Geography Iq: The Bahamas

For Students 9th - 10th
All you ever wanted to know about the Bahamas can be found here. Organized by quick fact charts or more detailed commentary, information includes geography, government, economy, climate, and more.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Statute of Westminster 1931

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia resource on the Statute of Westminster, 1931. The resource includes information on the Commonwealth countries involved, equality provisions, and the implications to the throne.
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Handout
Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia Online: Dominica

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a very useful guide to the Commonwealth of Dominica including highlights on its geography, climate, people, modern history, economy, communications, and military. Click on the maps to enlarge them.
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Website
Other

Deborah Sampson: Official Heroine of Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
On May 23, 1983 Governor Michael J. Dukakis signed a proclamation which declared that Deborah Samson was the Official Heroine of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Find out why.
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Texas A&M University

American Transcendentalism Web: Walden Study Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Virginia Commonwealth University site contains study notes that explain the text to each chapter of Thoreau's "Walden."
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Handout
AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Russia: Government and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1Up Info page provides several paragraphs of information on the politics and government of Russia. Includes information on the type of government and political parties of the country, plus the divisions of the government, foreign...
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Other

Transcript of the Balfour Declaration, 1926 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the Balfour Declaration of 1926 that pronounced that all the dominions of Britain, including Britain itself, were all of equal status. A precursor to the Statute of Westminster.
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Article
Virginia Commonwealth University

Vcu: American Romanticism (Archived Content)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, from Ann Woodlief's Introduction to American Romanticism (or the American Renaissance) defines the Romantic movement in American literature and discusses its major themes.

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