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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Robert Morris

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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A&E Television

History.com: The Patriot Financier Who Bankrolled the Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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US National Archives

Nara: Founding Fathers: Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

City Journal: The Man Who Gilded the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating account of the life of Richard Morris Hunt, foremost architect of the Gilded Age of America.
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Digital History

Digital History: Simple Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Pennsylvania and the New Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Rise and Fall of Newburgh Conspiracy

For Students 9th - 10th
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.