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Show Tracks Created by Karen Sherrill
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Talk about a Revolution. . .
Annotations by Karen Sherrill
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Track #122920
Format: Resource list
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This Track explores the various philosophical and political influences on the writers of the Revolutionary period. Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine, Crevecoeur, etc.
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The Colonial Puritan Period
Annotations by Karen Sherrill
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Track #28652
Format: Extended learning
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<br>The Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony both inspire and puzzle us. They were a hardy, determined group, fired with a faith seldom seen today. Yet, despite their godliness and their goodliness, they are paradoxes we can never quite solve. On the one hand, we revere the picture of the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving; on the other hand, we shudder at the sound of hysterical neighbors screaming, "Witch! Witch!" and the image of goodly Puritans hanging from a tree branch. To try to reconstruct the times and lives of these people from whom we inherited so much, we can go to official court records which they carefully kept, and we can go to artists of later periods who researched the Puritans and reconstructed aspects of their lives. This track hopefully gives you a start on your own journey of discovery about the New England Puritans.<br><br> KEYWORDS: american history, colonial america, puritans, top track
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Background of THE GREAT GATSBY
Annotations by Karen Sherrill
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Track #28656
Format: Extended learning
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This track will provide information on the historical background, the author, and the novel, THE GREAT GATSBY.
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The Crucible: Linking the Salem Witchcraft Trials and McCarthyism
Annotations by Karen Sherrill
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Track #788
Format: Resource list
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<BR>This site explores the links between the Salem Witchcraft trials and Sen. Joseph McCarthy's trials of the 1950's.<BR><BR>KEYWORDS: american history, salem, fifties, McCarthy, McCarthism, top track
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