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James Mc Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
(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

For Students 9th - 10th
(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

For Students 9th - 10th
American senator from Kansas and member of the Wyandotte constitutional convention.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

For Students 9th - 10th
(1746-1825) Revolutionary War veteran and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Charles Cotesworth (\c.c.\") Pinckney"

For Students 9th - 10th
(1746-1825) Revolutionary War veteran and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
(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

For Students 9th - 10th
(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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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Debates on Diversity and the Extended Republic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Digital History

Digital History: "Bleeding Kansas" and "Bleeding Sumner"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Voting Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of voting rights in the United States.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times presents an interactive, online crossword puzzle on women's suffrage. Upper elementary students can participate with some guidance.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Thomas Jefferson, 1743 1826

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief summary from the Library of Congress of Thomas Jefferson's involvement in the Declaration of Independence.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Richard Henry Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Arthur st.clair (1736 1818)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Incorporating the Western Territory

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Henry Knox (1750 1806)

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a brief biography of Henry Knox.