Uncovering the Lost Stories of Frontier Settlement

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Where do you find the unexamined documentary history of the Great Plains during the time of settlement and early statehood? In the archives...

Larry Dorenkamp Opens a New Door

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Larry Dorenkamp uses aphorisms to communicate life lessons to students in his 8th grade American history course at North Hills Middle School, near...

The Central Intelligence Act of 1949

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The views in this post are those of the author and do not represent the policy or position of the National Defense University,...

Are Treaties Perpetual? United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians 

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For the past four years I have had the privilege to teach a dual enrollment class on American Indian History. While I love...

The 14th Amendment: A “Mini-Constitution”

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As pivotal a constitutional event as it was,  the Thirteenth Amendment’s abolition of slavery initially accomplished less than its supporters had hoped — substantially...

Understanding the Great Depression: An Interview with Professor John Moser

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Today we feature an interview with Professor John Moser, author of The Great Depression and The New Deal, a concise history of this...

Prepping for Summer MAHG Classes

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Did you know? Teaching American History partners with Ashland University to offer weeklong summer graduate courses that combine quality instruction with the opportunity...

Multi-Day Seminar Examines the Failure of Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow in the...

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At a recent TAH multiday seminar on “The Failure of Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow,” teachers from around the country gathered...

Christopher Columbus’s Fourth Voyage | Teaching American History

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“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”  It’s a simple rhyme, taught to thousands of young children when most history instruction focused on names...

Gordon Lloyd (1942–2023) | Teaching American History

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Word has reached us of the death of our long-time colleague and friend, Gordon Lloyd. Gordon was born in England, raised in Trinidad, and...

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