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accommodation: A change in how information is presented, or an alteration in how a test is administered (such as orally or in a different format) or test-taker is permitted to respond. Accommodations are made to take into account various learning and testing differences among students in order to provide equal opportunity to demonstrate knowledge or understanding.

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John Chavis opens a school for white and black students: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.3; Newspaper advertisement (1808) for a school in Raleigh, taught by John Chavis. Chavis taught white students during the day and black students at night. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

The University of North Carolina opens: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.6; The University of North Carolina held its opening ceremony on January 15, 1795, and soon after became the first state university to enroll students.; Format: article

Lord Dunmore's Proclamation: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.5; Proclamation by the Royal Governor of Virginia, 1775, offering freedom to slaves and indentured servants who fought in the king's army against the colonial uprising. Includes historical commentary.; Format: proclamation

Rules for students and teachers: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.2; Fictional description by Calvin Wiley (1819–1887) of the "Old Field School," a typical rural school of the late eighteenth century. The author lists rules that students were expected to obey, with punshments for disobedience. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

The Declaration of Independence: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.11; Text of the Declaration of Independence with historical commentary.; Format: declaration

Venture Smith describes his enslavement: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.5; Excerpt from a late eighteenth-century book by a freed slave in Connecticut. Describes his capture and enslavement at the age of six. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

Plessy v. Ferguson: The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”; Format: court decision/primary source

The Charter of Carolina (1663): In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.4; In the Charter of Carolina, King Charles II of England granted the eight men known as the Lords Proprietors rights to the land that became North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: charter; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

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