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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Legacy of the Warren Court
Read about the legacy of the Warren Court, including Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Education and Gideon v Wainwright.
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: As You Like It
Discover this comprehensive guide to teaching the interpretation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Autobiography: Maya Angelou
Unit plan that focuses on autobiography and the writings of Maya Angelou, especially her novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." It is from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, and is intended for grades 10-12. Also includes...
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mosaic America: Civil Rights Movement
A lesson unit designed to outline the civil rights movement as seen through the eyes of African Americans, Chicanos, and Native Americans.
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Yale University: Elements of the Short Story
This unit from the Yale University on elements of the short story is designed to develop student comprehension skills, particularly making inferences and generalizing. It also involves students in reading a number of short stories to...
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Athenian Court and American Court System
A curriculum unit that examines Solon's reforms to the laws of Athens, the American court system, and then has students compare the two court systems.
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Race and the Community
Discusses the issues of cultural and racial differences and how these should be addressed in schools. Includes objectives and lesson activities.
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Aztecs: A Pre Columbian History
This site contains several lesson plans, a teacher bibliography, a student reading list, and a large amount of background information on the Aztecs.
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Avalon Project: Cairo Conference
The brief document outlining the resoulutions made at the Cairo Conference at the end of World War II.
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Notes of Rufus King in the Federal Convention of 1787
A transcript of the actual handwritten notes taken by Rufus King (delegate from Massachusetts) at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
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Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Connecticut
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the state of Connecticut with a list of legislators.
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Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the state assembly of Maryland with a list of the legislators.
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Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of North Carolina. Included is a list of the legislators.
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Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of New York.
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Charter of the Organization of American States, 1948
The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.
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Yale Law: Baghdad Pact, February 4, 1955
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School provides the articles of the Baghdad Pact of mutual cooperation between Iraq, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and Iran on February 4, 1955.
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Avalon Project: Fundamental Orders of 1639
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School presents the full text of the Fundamental Orders of 1639, including source.
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Yale University: First Inaugural Address of William Mc Kinley
Provides the actual text of the first inaugural address of William McKinley.
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The Avalon Project: Charter of Carolina March 24, 1663
This is a full-text of the 1663 "Charter of Carolina" in which the settlement of the colony is discussed in detail. Includes discussion of religion, leadership, laws, goods, and the 8 proprietors.
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The Avalon Project: Indochine Final Declaration
Contains the text of the Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on the problem of restoring peace in Indo-China, July 21, 1954.
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The Tonkin Gulf Incident; 1964
A part of the Yale Avalon Project, this page provides the message from President Johnson to Congress the day after the incident and the joint resolution of Congress on August 7, 1964.
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Yale University: Charter of Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was chartered in 1621, this is a primary source site providing a copy of the charter.
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Avalon Project: Dawes Act 1887
Offers the text of the Dawes Act of 1887 which attempted to allot land to Native Americans to aid in their assimilation.
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Nazi Soviet Relations 1939 to 1941
Chronology of major events in Nazi-Soviet relations from 1939 to 1941.