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Pbs Liberty!: Daily Life in the Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on an object in the picture to learn more about its use and role in the colonies during the 18th century. Some things to learn about include, livestock, labor, and travel.
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PBS

Pbs: Liberty!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides background information on the Revolutionary War, along with a photo essay and game.
Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: John Stuart Mill and Individual Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson for high school students on the philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Through reading, writing, and small group activity, students explore Mill's ideas on democracy, women's rights, and what constitutes a just government, then apply...
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Aclu: Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Equality in Education

For Students 9th - 10th
At this resource, you can find out what rights the US Constitution guarantees you in regards to obtaining equal educational opportunities.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Three Symbols of the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Three main symbols of the United States are provided in this informational text: The Liberty Bell, the American flag, and The White House. " Early readers can use the visual cues to help them comprehend...
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Read Works

Read Works: Don't Know Much About Liberty

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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American revolution.org: Sins of the Fathers: Religion and Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An academic essay describing the ways in which "religion is an active if not a determinative" cause for the American Revolution. The essay describes three influential areas: (1) religion and liberty, (2) religion and community, and (3)...
Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the Korean War. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
Primary
Other

Gilc: Cryptography and Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Global Internet Liberty Campaign reports on a 1998 survey conducted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center which asked world nations about their encryption policies. The survey got results from over 75 nations,...
Website
Other

Vigsnes Copper Museum: The Statue of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an intersting discussion of the source for the copper for the statue of liberty and the evidence to support it.
Primary
Other

Liberty Letters: Behind the Story: Adventures in Jamestown

For Students 9th - 10th
An eyewitness account of William Strachey's experiences in the wreck of The Sea Venture.
Primary
Other

Liberty Letters: Behind the Story: Secrets of Civil War Spies

For Students 9th - 10th
Harriet Tubman's eyewitness accounts as a Union spy during the Civil War.
Primary
Other

Liberty Letters: Behind the Story: Attack at Pearl Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Two Eyewitness accounts of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Emergence of New Ideas About Personal Liberties

For Students 9th - 10th
American colonists expected to have "English rights" as supported by the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. See how these rights were applied in the trial of John Peter Zenger, whose acquittal reflected the right of freedom of...
Primary
Other

Liberty Online: A Summary View of the Rights of British America

For Students 9th - 10th
Written before the Declaration of Independence, this lengthy essay by Thomas Jefferson argued that the British Government was treating America unfairly. This site contains full text and footnotes within text hyperlinked to panel at...
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Other

Sweet Liberty: Roots of Cooperative Federalism

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth article on the roots of cooperative federalism, written by Dan Meador.

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