University Digital Library -- Collection Overview “My first antiquarian book was purchased in London in the summer of 1959. I had just graduated from Princeton as an American history major, and I was absentmindedly scanning a bookseller’s dusty window. I noticed a small book, a 1792 edition of Tom Paine’s Rights of Man. After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Thomas Paine Video - American Revolution History What is a TV provider? A TV service provider is the company you pay for your television service. It could be a cable company, a satellite company or a telecommunications company. Why am I being asked to sign in with a TV provider to watch certain video content? TV service providers play a key role in delivering our content. It's through the support of pay TV service providers this we're able to bring on-demand content to subscribers at no additional cost.
- True Story by Bob Sprankle 0 Comments April 28, 2012 By: Bob Sprankle Apr 27 Written by: 4/27/2012 4:33 PM ShareThis Five hundred years ago, Gutenberg presses did not immediately enable people to overthrow monarchies, drive the Protestant Reformation, and invent science as a collective enterprise. Rheingold, Howard; Weeks, Anthony (2012-02-24). A few months ago, my friend took her car to the dealership to get an oil change. My friend is a teacher and so she appreciated the free WiFi as she was able to work on grading her report cards as she waited on the oil change. The good folks who changed her oil, also took a look at her battery. "How much?" Answer: $249.99 --- including labor and disposal of the old one. She thought $249.99 sounded a bit high as she remembered her husband recently buying one for less than $100 and she knew how to install the battery herself. A few minutes later, the service man returned and said that he could give her the battery for $199 (install and disposal of old battery still included).
360 Degree Aerial Panorama | 3D Virtual Tours Around the World | Photos of the Most Interesting Places on the Earth | AirPano.com The Constitution - Primary Source Set Teacher’s Guide Start here for historical context, teaching suggestions, links to online resources, and more: Constitution Teacher's Guide (PDF, 1.31 MB) To help your students analyze these primary sources, get a graphic organizer and guides: Analysis Tool and Guides Primary Sources Click the thumbnail for the original item, the caption for information on the item, or download a PDF or MP3. The resources in this primary source set are intended for classroom use. To download audio and video players go to American Memory: How to View To view PDFs
American Revolution: First Continental Congress As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Students - For your limitless creativity and innovation, which inspires us all. Teachers - For your passion in guiding students on their quest. Partners - For your unwavering support and evangelism. Parents - For supporting the use of technology not only as an instrument of learning, but as a means of creating knowledge. We encourage everyone to continue to “Think, Create and Collaborate,” unleashing the power of technology to teach, share, and inspire. Best wishes, The Oracle Education Foundation Faultline A Slinky makes a handy model of earthquake waves. See for yourself which waves may send you rocking and rolling, and which ones may bounce you out of your chair. Before this activity, you may want to read about waves in the earth. You can also see illustrations of the motion of P and S waves and the motion of Rayleigh and Love waves. What do I need? Assembly Stretch the Slinky 6 feet (2 meters) or more between your partner and yourself. What do I do? The vibrating parts of the Slinky move back and forth in the same direction as the wave is traveling. 2. This time, sections of the Slinky move up and down, perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling. You can also shake the Slinky from side to side. S waves and P waves are known as body waves. 3. This circular-motion wave models an earthquake wave called a Rayleigh wave. 4. What's going on? P waves push and pull the underground rocks, causing structures on the surface to move back and forth.
Coming of the American Revolution: Sugar Act In 1760, twenty-two-year-old monarch George III ascended the throne of England. The war with France that had stretched on for years and encircled the globe finally ends in 1763. Colonists are proud of their role in defeating the French, but England is faced with a vast territory to safeguard and a soaring debt to service. The French have been banished from the mainland continent of North America, but another threat persists. In 1763, in order to avoid confrontations with Indian nations, the English ministry issues a proclamation forbidding settlement to the west of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1764, George Grenville, First Lord of the Treasury, proposes to strengthen the mother country's hold on its American investment. The colonies have already been mired in a post-war depression. In Boston, town meeting (the local government) carefully considers the Sugar Act and the impending Stamp Act. The colonies are poised for the drama's next act.
The Thomas Jefferson Papers - 1743 to 1827 Timeline - (American Memory from the Library of Congress) April 13 (April 2, Old Style).* Thomas Jefferson is born at Shadwell plantation in Goochland (later Albemarle) County, Virginia, to Peter Jefferson, a planter and surveyor, and Jane Randolph, daughter of a prominent Virginia family. *April 2 by the Old (Julian) Calendar, April 13 by the New (Gregorian) Calendar. The New Calendar was adopted by Great Britain and its colonies in 1752. Jefferson begins attending a local school run by a Scotsman, Reverend William Douglas. Peter Jefferson dies. Jefferson attends the school of the Reverend James Maury in Fredericksville Parish, twelve miles from Shadwell. Jefferson attends the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. Jefferson begins law studies with George Wythe, his former teacher at the College of William and Mary and now his mentor in the legal profession. Jefferson comes of age, inheriting 2,750 acres from his father's estate. Top Jefferson passes his bar examination and returns to Shadwell. Spring-Summer. May. February 1. January 1.
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