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History Tools: Wm. Ellery Channing, Excerpts From Unitarian Christianity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical writing by William Ellery Channing critiquing Calvinism and espousing the Unitarian Christianity Movement. Paragraph numbers have been added and some spelling has been modernized.
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History Tools: Benjamin Franklin on Religion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1771, 1774, 1788 in which Franklin discusses his thoughts and beliefs on nature and religion. Paragraph numbers have been added.
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History Tools: Thomas Jefferson Articulates the Agrarian Ideology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from Notes on the State of Virginia written by Thomas Jefferson, 1784. In this section, entitled, "Manufactures" Jefferson argues the U.S. should focus on an agrarian economy rather than manufacturing. Paragraph breaks and...
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History Tools: Thomas Jefferson's Indian Policy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material on the message from Thomas Jefferson secretly delivered to Congress on his strategy to acquire Native American land and expand the western frontier. Paragraph numbers have been added.
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History Tools: Spirit of Discontent: Young Woman Reflects on Factory Work [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Historical primary source story from the Lowell Offering, 1841, which offers reflections on the pros and cons of factory work, ultimately supporting the work and the growth of industry. With modernized spelling and added page numbers.

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