History U Offers New Course on the American Revolution for High School Students
Posted by Gilder Lehrman Staff on Monday, 07/11/2022
The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U offers free, graduate-level American history courses with top scholars for high school students.
NEW COURSE!
The American Revolution
with Professor Carol Berkin
This course focuses on the story of the birth and initial growth of the United States of America. Professor Berkin begins with a discussion of how the thirteen colonies moved from relatively content members of the British empire to independent states eager for self-government. Those who take the course will gain insight into many different perspectives on the Revolution, including women, the common soldier, and loyalists. The course ends with a discussion about the successes and failures of the new nation through an examination of the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, and the fight for the ratification of the Constitution.
Read the course outline here and listen to a history teacher introduce the course below.
Carol Berkin is Presidential Professor of History, Emerita, Baruch College and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York. She is editor of History Now, the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s online journal of American history, and author of many groundbreaking books on the history of the Revolutionary era, including First Generations: Women and Revolution in America, A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution, and The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America’s Liberties.
Other History U Courses
- American Immigration History: People, Patterns, and Policy led by Madeline Hsu (University of Texas at Austin)
- Black Women’s History led by Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley College)
- Foundations of American Government led by Denver Brunsman (George Washington University)
Each History U course includes
- Video lectures by an acclaimed historian
- Primary sources and in-depth readings
- Short quizzes to review knowledge
- A certificate of completion for the course
Taking a History U course can enhance college applications, supplement classroom learning, and allow students to explore their own love of history.