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Curated OER

The Conficts of the Founders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the often conflicting viewpoints of the framers of the Constitution. One Framer in particular, George Mason, strongly objected to the creation of the Constitution. His objections are explored and the Constitutional...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paper Mache Solar System

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars make a model of the solar system. In this solar system instructional activity, students make paper mache models of the planets to hand in the classroom, measure the distance to each planet scaled with footsteps, and model...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Duel

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Online offers a page on the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey. Includes image.
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eBook
Other

The Online Library of Liberty: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides brief biographical details on Alexander Hamilton with links to electronic versions of books he has authored that can be viewed in their original text.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Alexander Hamilton from the documentary program AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Duel, produced by PBS.
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PPT
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A marvelous look at the life of Alexander Hamilton shown through primary documents in this interactive site.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alexander Hamilton: Lawyer, Writer, and Founding Father

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through a short video and an analysis of two primary sources, students will examine the life of Alexander Hamilton, an important military and political leader.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
One of our original Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton was a controversial figure. This PBS site allows you to watch excerpts from a two-hour long documentary on his life and role in US history. Provides a detailed timeline that gives...
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Hamilton v. Jefferson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. In this inquiry lesson, two letters to George Washington allow students to consider the competing politics...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Alexander Hamilton" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was an American political figure and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney discusses Hamilton's life and accomplishments, specifically his...
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Primary
Claremont Institute

Founding.com: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Several speeches by Alexander Hamilton. a founding father of the American constitution.
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Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Alexander Hamilton is perhaps the most misunderstood and under-appreciated of the Founders. A proponent of a strong national government with an "energetic executive," he is sometimes described as the godfather of modern big government....
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Alexander Hamilton's Men Surprised the Enemy at the Battle of Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Hamilton's leadership in the war's last major land battle would deliver the future Secretary of the Treasury his long-sought glory. Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, known for his famous, fatal duel with Aaron Burr...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Collection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America" provides a behind-the-scenes look at Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton. "Hamilton's America" blends history, footage of Miranda's writing process, and scenes from the...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the early life of Alexander Hamilton and his achievements as an adult during the Revolutionary War and in the Washington administration.
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Handout
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Historic Valley Forge: Major General Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Alexander Hamilton containing information on his military service during the American Revolution as well as his later life in politics.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Alexander Hamilton's Financial Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Young Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury. Read about his ideas for reducing the huge national debt, and see how his views of the nation and national government were so different from Thomas Jefferson's.
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Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary From "Hamilton" Lyrics, Act 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 50 words from Act I lyrics from the Broadway production of Hamilton, a Grammy Award-winning and the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the...
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: You Decide: Jefferson or Hamilton?

For Students 9th - 10th
Read statements by Jefferson and Hamilton on the role of government, the virtue of people, slavery, and the role of cities and decide who had the more enduring vision of America. Your opinion will be added to the tally of others who have...
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Jefferson vs. Hamilton (1789 1800)

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshows, lessons, primary sources, and videos present the United States during the final decade of the 18th century in the United States.
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Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Alexander Hamilton Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent biography of Alexander Hamilton is part of the University of Missouri's "Famous Trials" site. With text links to personal letters and other documents written by Hamilton.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Hamilton vs. Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
The conflict that took shape in the 1790s between the Federalists and the Antifederalists exercised a profound impact on American history. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, who had married into the wealthy Schuyler family,...
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Unit Plan
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Alexander Hamilton represented the growing movement towards a strong national government. Read the beginning stages of the nationalist movement, the conflicting ideas of state...
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Handout
Other

Colonial Hall: Biography of Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed biographical information on one of our founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. He was a signer of the Constitution, a General, and a co-author of The Federalist Papers.

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