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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Michigan State Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can explore a state fact sheet on Michigan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Michigan

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has a colorful display of information about Michigan. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.
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Article
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: Revolution and State Constitution Making

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-length essay on the formation of new state constitutions by the 13 newly independent states.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Granada Relocation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A great primary source document (1943) from the War Relocation Authority describing the Japanese internment camp located at Amache, Colorado. Details are provided on the camp, conditions of the Japanese Americans, how they governed...
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: Ottoman Rule in the Balkans

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive text, from a series of college lectures, offers insights on what it was like to live under Ottoman rule. Military, religious, and dynastic principles are discussed, along with their implications and practices.
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Activity
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Introduction to Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn what synthesis is, why you might write a synthesis essay, and techniques for developing several types of synthesis essays. While this site is written for a college writing course, it is both useful and accessible for high school...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Map of Afghanistan 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed 2001 political map of Afghanistan including the edges of surrounding countries.
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Website
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: American Radicalism

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: American Indian Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A document on native people's movements can be downloaded here. It contains a National Alliance for Red Power (NARP) newsletter from June/July 1969, that was published in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is followed by materials from...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Asian America

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source documents and books that detail the racial discrimination Chinese and Japanese immigrants faced in the U.S. during America's involvement in the Second World War. One report from 1877 looks at Chinese...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: i.w.w.

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents related to the Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union that grew out of the effects of industrialization on the workforce. All materials can be downloaded.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Students for a Democratic Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the Students For a Democratic Society movement, a student protest group in the 1960s. All materials can be downloaded.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Birth Control

For Students 9th - 10th
Five books by Margaret Sanger, a well-known sex educator, nurse and proponent of birth control. These books were published between 1917 and 1923.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Black Panthers

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents related to the Black Panthers movement, a radical group that originated as a response to unchecked police brutality against blacks in the U.S. All materials can be downloaded.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Hollywood Ten

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents related to the Hollywood Ten, a group of writers, directors, and producers who were blacklisted for purported un-American activities and ties to Communism. All materials can be downloaded.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Ku Klux Klan

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the beliefs, practices, and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the early decades of the 20th century. Included are some materials on women in the KKK. All materials can be downloaded.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Rosenberg Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents related to the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union, by passing on the secret of how to construct the atomic bomb. They were convicted and...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Sacco Vanzetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the Sacco-Vanzetti Case.Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were admitted anarchists who were tried and convicted of killing two men during an armed robbery. The materials include court...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Scottsboro Boys

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the trial of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African American teens who were tried for the crime of rape in Alabama in 1931. It was widely seen as a gross miscarriage of justice and went to trial...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: The Masses

For Students 9th - 10th
The Masses was a socialist magazine begun in 1911. Under the direction of Max Eastman, the magazine became an advocate of racial equality and women's rights and promoted many writers and artists. It was well known for its political art,...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Museum: African Connections

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an online exhibit with a wealth of information on many aspects of African art. Find examples of masks, sculptures, fiber arts, and much more. Browse through the exhibit using the toolbar on the left.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Feeding America Collection: Lizzie Black Kander

For Students 9th - 10th
Lizzie Black Kander was a well known figure in Milwaukee in the early part of the twentieth century. She helped Jewish immigrants settle in the area and learn how to gain acceptance, published cookbooks and promoted the 'domestic arts'...
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Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University: Michigan State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides several maps of Michigan.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: Michigan

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a detailed look at the state of Michigan! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...

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