Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim: Robert Morris
This biographical sketch of Robert Morris covers both his early life and how his early interests grew into his work in minimalist sculpture. Included are photos of three of his artworks with explanations of each.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Robert Morris
Known as the "Financier of the Revolution," Robert Morris played a critical role in winning and securing American independence. As chairman of the Continental Congress's Finance Committee between 1775 and 1778, Morris traded flour and...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Robert Morris
A good biography of Robert Morris who, besides being involved in the American Revolution, also served as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Robert Morris 1734 1806
Morris was born at or near Liverpool, England, in 1734. When he reached 13 years of age, he emigrated to Maryland to join his father, a tobacco exporter at Oxford, Md. After brief schooling at Philadelphia, the youth obtained employment...
A&E Television
History.com: The Patriot Financier Who Bankrolled the Revolutionary War
A brash, self-made millionaire helped fund the fight for independence, but after the war, he ended up in debtor's prison. Without Robert Morris, the American Revolution may have been crushed under a mountain of debt and disarray. The...
Curated OER
Robert Morris (Financier of the American Revolution)
An image of Robert Morris (Financier of the American Revolution).
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Robert Morris Statue
Robert Morris Statue (Philadelphia)
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Robert Morris (Financier of the American Revolution)
An image of Robert Morris (Financier of the American Revolution).
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Pennsylvania
Gives biographical details on the eight delegates from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention: George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Benjamin Franklin, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, and James Wilson.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Morris
(1734-1806) Morris was an American merchant and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Morris was known as the "Financier of the Revolution,"...
Other
City Journal: The Man Who Gilded the Gilded Age
A fascinating account of the life of Richard Morris Hunt, foremost architect of the Gilded Age of America.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Morris
Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Pennsylvania
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides biographies of all 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Other
Left Justified: Founding Fathers
Biographical accounts of fifty men who played a wide variety of roles in bringing about America's break with Great Britain, and in the creation of the documents and plans that created the new nation, like the Declaration of Independence,...
Digital History
Digital History: Simple Justice
Follow the civil rights quest for integrated schools from the beginning in 1849 through the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education and the struggle that ensued for decades following in the most reluctant...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Pennsylvania and the New Nation
Discover the events and people that led to Pennsylvania becoming part of a new nation in this detailed, historical account. Included are links to video, maps, and pictorial images of the era.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Articles of Confederation
During the Revolutionary War, it was necessary to put together some sort of central government, primarily to raise and pay an army. Read about the rules finally passed by Congress in 1777, called the Articles of Confederation. See what...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Rise and Fall of Newburgh Conspiracy
This is a discussion of the economic reasons for the 1783 Newburgh Conspiracy, a plot by some of the officers in the Continental Army. The site summarizes the events of the conspiracy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Performance Art?
What is performance art? Is it theatre? Can it be dance? Where does the "art" part come in? This article seeks to answer these questions by tracing the origins of performance art.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Minimalism
A brief description of Minimalism, including a list of famous Minimalist artists. There are links to Minimalist artists and exhibitions of their works, often with commentaries or reviews.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Bryant and the Minor Poets, Bibliography
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry provides a complete bibliography of William Cullen Bryant and related minor poets among his contemporaries.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Portraits of Texas Governors
Explore the lives of Texas' governors. This site organizes the governors into six eras: Early Statehood (1846-1861); War, Ruin, and Reconstruction (1861-1874); The Wild West (1874-1887); Texas Rising (1887-1915); The Politics of...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Color as Field: American Painting, 1950 1975
Slideshow that highlights paintings exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum done by artists whose works are classified as color field painting.