Teaching with Primary Documents: Causes of the Civil War | Teaching American History
Incorporate primary documents into your teaching to bring American history to life and inspire student engagement and discussion.| Teaching American History
Incorporate primary documents into your teaching to bring American history to life and inspire student engagement and discussion.| Teaching American History
This volume of primary documents on the causes of the Civil War presents the history of the American political order during its most tumultuous and challenging time. More than a century and a half after the crisis came to an end, Americans remain fascinated by it, as they should be. The post Reintroducing Causes of the Civil War appeared first on Teaching American History.| Teaching American History
When budget cuts eliminated her Constitutional Law class, teacher Jacki Pope Brothers thought her students' competitive dreams were over. Instead, what followed became an inspiration that captured national attention and redefined what's possible in education. The post Against Impossible Odds: An Unforgettable Constitutional Competition appeared first on Teaching American History.| Teaching American History
This upcoming school year, in honor of the next summer’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, teachers all over the United States will direct their students’ attention to the history behind these immortal words. They’ll debate the Declaration’s purpose and audience, the intention and word choice of its author, and the extent to which the American republic has fulfilled the Declaration’s vision. We want to help prepare teachers for this deep work by spending the ...| Teaching American History
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Mark your calendars! Our summer sale starts June 2nd! Educators—this is your chance to stock up on volumes for your classroom! We’re offering three ways to save: 50% off select individual volumes $25 library sets Bulk pricing classroom sets The post Bookstore Summer Sale! appeared first on Teaching American History.| Teaching American History
Memorial Day. A three-day weekend that marks the ending of the school year, the beginning of BBQ and pool season, and the unofficial beginning of American summer. However, this federal holiday was created with a different purpose in mind. Intended to be less a celebratory day off and more of a day of remembrance, Memorial Day is a chance for us to honor the sacrifices of our nation’s soldiers and their families. The post In Honor of Memorial Day: A Soldier’s Experience appeared first ...| Teaching American History
175 Years Ago Today: Congress Declares War on Mexico, Invoking Manifest Destiny and Destabilizing the House Divided The post The Mexican-American War: 175 Years Later appeared first on Teaching American History.| Teaching American History
Invited to attend a TAH multiday seminar on the Cold War at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, social studies teacher Cade Lohrding was thrilled. At his rural Kansas school, he has few chances to discuss history with colleagues. He is also too young to have experienced the end of the Cold War, a time, he thinks, when American politics were less polarized than they are today.| Teaching American History
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To the People of the State of New-York.| Teaching American History
The result of our reasoning in the two preceeding numbers is this, that in a confederated government, where the powers are divided between the general and the state government, it is essential to its existence, that the revenues of the country, without which no government can exist, should be divided between them, and so apportioned to each, as to answer their respective exigencies, as far as human wisdom can effect such a division and apportionment.| Teaching American History
A group of college students founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in April 1960 to capitalize on the peaceful sit-ins they had just led to end segregation in restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee.| Teaching American History
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By the time Abraham Lincoln delivered his First Inaugural Address, seven states claimed to have seceded from the Union.| Teaching American History
Discover how educator Ginny Boles improved her teaching of American history while balancing her studies.| Teaching American History
Remember the Lincoln assassination anniversary with insights on his last public address and its historical significance.| Teaching American History
Dive into the civil rights movement and examine how it intersects with the Vietnam War in a important document from the 1960s.| Teaching American History
Source: George W. Carey and James McClellan, eds., The Federalist: The Gideon Edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001)| Teaching American History
Learn about Abraham Lincoln's pivotal role in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and its significance in American history.| Teaching American History
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Explore the lasting legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in this insightful essay by Lucas Morel, Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and Politics.| Teaching American History
Designed especially for teachers and working professionals, Ashland’s Master of Arts degree programs in American history and government combine the quality instruction and flexible online, hybrid, or on-campus curriculum you’ve been searching for. Only Ashland offers a traditional graduate school experience on a schedule that allows you to meet your personal and professional obligations.| Teaching American History
