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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Limited Test Ban Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Department of State provides a comprehensive overview of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, followed by the full text of the treaty as signed in 1963.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Dame and Her Donkeys Five From Leadenhall Press, Limited

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Dame and Her Donkeys Five from Leadenhall Press, Limited (1888). This is an illustrated story told in verse from the Leadenhall Press Series of Forgotten Books...
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Suspending Marketing Limitations on Sugar

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech from 09/11/1939 on lifting the marketing quotas on sugar production in the United States due to the outbreak of war in Europe.
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US Department of State

Us Department of State: Archive: Salt Ii Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) signed at Vienna on June 18, 1979.
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W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: English Bill of Rights (Extracts): Chapter 23

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read thirteen extracts from the English Bill of Rights covering limitation of the royal authority, empowering Parliament to levy taxes, and establishing legislative representation.
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Curated OER

History Matters: An Un American Bill: A Congressman Denounces Immigration Quotas

For Students 9th - 10th
The rise of anti-immigration feeling after World War I resulted in legislation limiting the number of immigrants from various areas of of the world. Read the speech by a Congressman decrying the immigration quotas by giving examples of...
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Marshall Cases: Cohens v. Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Supreme Court decision, Cohens v. Virginia, which was limited states' rights.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Keating Owen Child Labor Act of 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
This online resource provides the complete text and image of the original document of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 along with comprehensive document information. This act "limited the working hours of children and forbade the...
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This Nation

This nation.com: Executive Order 13132 of August 4, 1999

For Students 9th - 10th
This Executive Order signed by President Bill Clinton on 8/4/99 is an order that describes the balance between state and federal governments, as warranted by the Framers of the Constitution and federalism.
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US National Archives

Nara: Treasures of Congress: Wade Davis Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) site contains a picture of the original Wade-Davis Bill as well as discussion on the effects it would have had if it had been adopted.
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Yale University

The Avalon Project: The English Bill of Rights 1689

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronic version of the original English Bill of Rights, written in 1689, which influenced the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, and laid the basis for American Democracy and common law.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Euromissiles Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of documents exploring the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: United States Constitution: Article Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Article II from the U.S. Constitution, as well as detailed annotations that explain the reasoning and subsequent impact of each clause and section of the Article. Content explores everything from the nature and scope of...
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Other

No Impact Man

For Students 9th - 10th
The No Impact Man is a blog hosted by a man who has decided to virtually eliminate his effect on the environment. This means limited waste, using renewable forms of energy, and ultimately changing the way his family lives. Could you...
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Second Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Twenty-second Amendment and explanatory annotations.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Second Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution, of the Twenty-Second Amendment. Also provided are annotations of the amendment and a footnote at the bottom of the page.
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Other

Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: State of the Union Address 1979

For Students 9th - 10th
President Carter, in his 1979 State of the Union Address, comments on SALT II and the arms race.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Constitution of the u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution of the United States is provided by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University of Law.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Kennesaw Mountain: History and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A site from the National Park Service that provides limited information on the Kennesaw Mountain Civil War battle.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Founders Quotes

For Students 9th - 10th
Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood. -...
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Yale University

British War Bluebook: Herr Hitler's Proclamations of September 3, 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a speech given by Herr Hitler on September 3, 1939 to the German people and the German Army as an appeal to the German people to support the war effort. The document includes links to further information and related subjects.

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