Lesson Plan The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Literature v. History Art, Government and Civics, Literature, World History 3, 4, 5 Click to download this three-lesson unit.
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Honoring America’s First Woman Veteran: The Revolutionary War Service of Margaret Corbin Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Celebrate Veterans Day and learn about the Revolutionary War service of Margaret “Molly” Corbin! On November 2, 2023, our curators discussed Corbin’s life and legacy with Dr. Holly Mayer of Duquesne University. Margaret “Molly”...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Treaty of Paris Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ More than 240 years ago, the United States became independent from England when the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War. On September 7, 2023, our curators discussed and examined key parts of the treaty with Dr....
Video: Book Breaks Glory Liu- "Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism" Government and Civics Glory Liu is the assistant director for the Center for Economy and Society and assistant research professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Order Adam Smith’s America at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive...
Video: Book Breaks Kariann Yokota - "Unbecoming British: How Revolutionary America Became a Postcolonial Nation" Kariann Yokota is an associate professor of history at the University of Colorado, Denver. Order Unbecoming British at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided....
Video: Book Breaks Steven A. Steinbach and Maeva Marcus - "With Liberty and Justice for All? The Constitution in the Classroom" Geography, Government and Civics, Literature Steven A. Steinbach teaches US history and government at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC and Maeva Marcus is a professor of law at George Washington University. Order With Liberty and Justice for All? at the Gilder...
Lesson Plan The Boston Massacre (Grades 4–6) Art, Government and Civics, World History 4, 5, 6 View the engraving The Bloody Massacre in King Street in the Gilder Lehrman Collection by clicking here . Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based teaching resources. These units...
Video: Book Breaks Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr - "Give Me Liberty! An American History" Literature Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lisa McGirr is a Charles Warren Professor of American...
Video: Book Breaks Denver Brunsman - "The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World" Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History Denver Brunsman is an associate professor of history at The George Washington University. Order The Evil Necessity at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided....
Video: Book Breaks David Armitage - "The Declaration of Independence: A Global History" Order The Declaration of Independence at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs! ...