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The Barbary War has often been overlooked in the study of American history, but there were significant precedents established by the decision made to take America into it’s...

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This lesson plan helps students make connections between Thomas Jefferson’s handling of the Barbary Pirates and contemporary presidential actions toward unconventional enemies of the United States, including Jimmy...

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Students will compare the foreign policy of both Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson by completing a comparison chart. The chart requires students to recall background context, find examples...

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In this July 4 naturalization ceremony speech at Monticello, author Frank McCourt shares his love for America and its diversity. This love for America drove him to move...

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This article in a Maryland newspaper was reprinted from an English source. It acknowledges the fact that by the mid-eighteenth century, many English people had become aware of...

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This 1719 map provides a comprehensive overview of the world as it was understood in the early eighteenth century. Although the map accurately depicts the continents of Africa...

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In the foreground, an East Indiaman, a large ship that carried trade goods between Asia, Britain, and the colonies, hovers in the ocean. In the distance, ships from...

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This 1769 document is an agreement in which the residents of Charleston agreed to boycott all goods imported from England. In protest against British policies, residents agreed to...

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This document was issued by the First Continental Congress. In response to Parliament’s passage of the Coercive Acts, 12 of the 13 colonies sent delegates to a meeting...

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This South Carolina planter reacted to Jefferson’s view that “the minds of our citizens may be ripening for a complete emancipation.” In the Carolina low country, slaves vastly...