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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas: Nodena Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Located on Nodena Plantation; type site for an important Late Mississippian cultural component, the Nodena phase; date from about 1400-1700 AD; first excavations in 1897.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Carter's Grove

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgian country house and plantation near Williamsburg, recently closed and sold to a private owner.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Scotchtown (Patrick Henry House)

For Students 9th - 10th
Plantation house of unusual size that was childhood home of Dolley Madison and later a home of Patrick Henry.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Elsing Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgian plantation house built by Carter Braxton.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Eyre Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
A private plantation in the hands of the Eyre family since 1668.
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Monticello Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides excellent 3-D views of Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello. Explore the plantation, take a tour of the main house, and discover what Jefferson's life was like living there.
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Africans in America: Virginia Looks Toward Africa for Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
This website explains why Virginia needed laborers, why it led to the use of African labor and how it was justified by Christians. Hyperlinks to related topics on the site.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salutary Neglect

For Students 9th - 10th
Salutary neglect was a long-standing British policy in the thirteen colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send...
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Arnold Palmer, a Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A through biography of golfer Arnold Palmer with highlights of his golf career and business ventures.
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Monticello: Sally Hemings and Her Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Monticello's biography of Sally Hemings. Provides a link to a description of the Hemings-Jefferson controversy.

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