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Early Americas Digital Archive: Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Anne Bradstreet's poem "Versus upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th 1666" published in 1867.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and N. Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina" by William Byrd II.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Journey to the Land of Eden: In the Year 1733

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Journey to the Land of Eden: in the Year 1733" by William Byrd II.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Progress to the Mines: In the Year 1732

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Progress to the Mines: in the Year 1732" by William Byrd II.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Narrative of the Expedition of Coronado

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Narrative of the expedition of Coronado" by Pedro de Castaneda.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Founding of Quebec

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Samuel de Champlain's essay "The Foundation of Quebec, 1608" published in Old South Leaflets, Volume IV.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Columbus, Letter From the Fourth Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his fourth voyage.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
The journal written by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Columbus, Letter to Santangel

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of a letter written by Christopher Columbus to Santangel describing the results of his first voyage.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Second Letter of Hernando Cortes to Charles V

For Students 9th - 10th
A letter written by Hernando Cortex to King Charles V from Mexico on October 30, 1520.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Personal Narrative

For Students 9th - 10th
An autobiographical personal narrative written by Jonathan Edwards who lived from 1703-1758.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

For Students 9th - 10th
An autobiographical personal narrative written by the African Olaudah Equiano Gustavus Vassa who lived from 1745-1797.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: The Autobiography of Dona Catalina De Erauso

For Students 9th - 10th
An autobiography of Catalina de Erauso (1592-1650) translated from Spanish to English by Dan Harvey Pedrick.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay by Benjamin Franklin describing the Native Americans of North America and explaining how "savages" is not an appropriate name.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Information to Those Who Would Remove to America

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the essay "Information to Those Who Would Remove to America" by Benjamin Franklin.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: On the Death of Dr. Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "On the Death of Dr. Benjamin Franklin" by Philip Freneau.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: On a Honey Bee

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "On a Honey Bee" by Philip Freneau.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Indian Burying Ground

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "Indian Burying Ground" by Philip Freneau.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: On Retirement

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "On Retirement" by Philip Freneau.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: A Poem, on the Rising Glory of America

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Philip Freneau's poem "On the Rising Glory of America."
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Wild Honey Suckle

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "Wild Honey Suckle" by Philip Freneau.
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University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Florida of the Inca

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronic text of Florida of the Inca by Garcilaso de la Vega.
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Early Americas Digital Archive: Sugar Cane: A Poem

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "Sugar-Cane: A Poem in Four Books" by James Grainger.