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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Hancock

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Hancock, patriot and leader of the Sons of Liberty. The signature of John Hancock was the first to be added to the Declaration of Independence.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Captain John Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Captain John Smith, English explorer and a founder of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Mason

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Mason, the founder of the New Hampshire Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States who drafted the Declaration of Independence and later became the third US President.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Adams, a Founding Father of the United States who was a representative to the Continental Congress and later became the second US President.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: James Oglethorpe

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who explored New Mexico and the Great Plains of Kansas.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Peter Stuyvesant

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Peter Stuyvesant who was involved in the early colonization of America and the Dutch New York Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Paul Revere

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Paul Revere, a political activist and patriot who had roles in the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Puritans

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview provides a description of Puritan beliefs and religion.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: The Articles of Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article summarizes the Articles of Confederation, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it led to the Constitution.
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Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 5 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and detailed facts on Article 5 of the US Constitution that deals with how to amend the Constitution.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of George Washington, first US President and leader of the Continental Army.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Benjamin Franklin, an inventor, scientist, and Founding Father who helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Rolfe and Pocahontas

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Rolfe, husband of Pocahontas who had the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mayflower Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting information about the Mayflower Voyage to the New World and the living conditions of the passengers.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Southern Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and facts about the Southern Colonies of Colonial America including geography, natural resources, religion, climate, trade, and history timeline.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mayflower Compact

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed facts and an overview of the purpose and signing of the Mayflower Compact.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Plymouth Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides detailed facts and an overview of the establishment and famous people of the Plymouth Colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Sons of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Sons of Liberty, a secret, underground organization that was founded in Boston by Samuel Adams and John Hancock in July 1765 in opposition to the Stamp Act.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Founding Fathers

For Students 9th - 10th
Article focuses on the seven Founding Fathers and their involvement in creating the United States of America.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Boston Tea Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the 1773 Boston Tea Party details the events, cause, and effect.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mercantilism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an overview of mercantilism in Colonial America.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Triangular Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on triangular trade in Colonial America explores routes (England to Africa to the Americas and back to England), the exchange of goods, and Slave Trade. A chart shows the goods traded by the Thirteen Colonies.