Lesson Plan The Resignation Speech of Richard M. Nixon Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this two-lesson unit.
Basic Page History U | America's First Civil Rights Movement America's First Civil Rights Movement This History U course explores the little-known movement for racial equality in free states from the nation’s founding to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Course Instructor : Professor Kate Masur, Northwestern...
Program/Event College Fellowships in American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in History, American Studies, Africana, Political Science, or...
Program/Event Book Breaks May 5 Every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) Upcoming Book Breaks May May 19 - Steve Inskeep on Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America Abraham Lincoln was a skilled conversationalist. He told jokes, relied on sarcasm,...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Lydia Maria Child on women’s rights, 1843 The best-known work of the poet and novelist Lydia Maria Child may be her poem "Over the River and through the Woods," but she is also remembered for her compelling objections to slavery and her support for underrepresented groups....
Basic Page Period 6: 1865-1898 (AP US History) Period 6: 1865-1898 The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. Topics...
Basic Page Period 9: 1980-Present (AP US History) Period 9: 1980-Present As the United States transitioned to a new century filled with challenges and possibilities, it experienced renewed ideological and cultural debates, sought to redefine its foreign policy, and adapted to economic globalization...
Basic Page Period 8: 1945-1980 (AP US History) Period 8: 1945-1980 After World War II, the United States grappled with prosperity and unfamiliar international responsibilities while struggling to live up to its ideals. Topics may include The Cold War and the Red Scare America as a World Power...
Basic Page Period 7: 1890-1945 (AP US History) Period 7: 1890-1945 An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role. Topics may include Debates over Imperialism...
Basic Page Period 1: 1491–1607 Period 1: 1491-1607 On a North American continent controlled by American Indians, contact among the peoples of Europe, the Americas, and West Africa created a new world. Topics may include Native American Societies before European Contact European...