Lesson Plan The History of the Supreme Court, 1787 to 1937 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this five-lesson unit.
Video War between Neighbors: The Coming of the Civil War Government and Civics 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Edward L. Ayers is Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia where he is also the Hugh P. Kelly Professor of History. Here he looks at the Civil War’s impact on the lives of people in...
Video The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words Government and Civics, Literature 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video How Did the American Abolition Movement Begin? Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video What did Jefferson think about American freedom? Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family Story of Slavery and Freedom Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ James G. Basker (Barnard College, Columbia University) discusses his latest book, American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation (The Library of America, 2012). Basker, who is also the president of the Gilder...
Video Lincoln at Cooper Union Government and Civics 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Author Harold Holzer discusses his book, Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President.