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James Mc Henry
A good biography of James McHenry(1753-1816 CE) a delegate from Maryland to the Constitutional Convention. He also served as an aide to General Washington and later as his Secretary of War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Hamilton
(1755 or 1757 - 1804) Previous Secretary of the Treasury, founder of the Federalist Party, an influential delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, and a leading author in the Federalist Papers.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John James Ingalls
American senator from Kansas and member of the Wyandotte constitutional convention.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
(1746-1825) Revolutionary War veteran and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Charles Cotesworth (\c.c.\") Pinckney"
(1746-1825) Revolutionary War veteran and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Debates on Diversity and the Extended Republic
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Debates on Diversity and the Extended Republic" in 2 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the...
Digital History
Digital History: "Bleeding Kansas" and "Bleeding Sumner"
Read about how the concept of popular sovereignty expressed in the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in political intrigue and murder in Kansas and the caning of a U.S. Senator in the Senate chamber.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Voting Rights
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of voting rights in the United States.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Women's Suffrage
The New York Times presents an interactive, online crossword puzzle on women's suffrage. Upper elementary students can participate with some guidance.
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas Jefferson, 1743 1826
Brief summary from the Library of Congress of Thomas Jefferson's involvement in the Declaration of Independence.
Library of Congress
Loc: Richard Henry Lee
The Library of Congress provides a brief biography of Richard Henry Lee. Select "Return to Essay" to explore his role within the context of America's fight towards independence.
Library of Congress
Loc: Arthur st.clair (1736 1818)
A brief description of the military career of Arthur St.Clair, including his roles in the American Revolution and against the Indians in the Northwest Territory.
Library of Congress
Loc: Incorporating the Western Territory
A discussion of the process the congress went through in determining what would happen to the territory west of the original thirteen states. Read the final provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Library of Congress
Loc: Henry Knox (1750 1806)
This website offers a brief biography of Henry Knox.
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