Lincoln on Reconstruction | Teaching American History
One hundred and fifty eight years ago, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Last Public Address. This speech was delivered only two days...
Peace is at Hand | Teaching American History
We hear it all the time. Political pundits tell us that Americans are more politically divided than at any time since the Civil...
The Spanish-American War: The Beginning of the American Century?
The 1896 presidential contest pitting Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan against the Republican nominee William McKinley centered on economic issues. Bryan, nominated on...
Lincoln: Bridging the Founding and Our Own Time
A conversation with Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker
Teaching American History has released a new document collection, Abraham Lincoln: Core Documents. A compilation of Lincoln’s most...
Are Treaties Perpetual? United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
For the past four years I have had the privilege to teach a dual enrollment class on American Indian History. While I love...
Echoes from Dealey Plaza | Teaching American History
On this day, 59 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX. The following blog post is an excerpt from MAHG...
Henry Adeoye Teaches Citizenship | Teaching American History
Henry Adeoye, an immigrant to America from Nigeria, teaches American history to eighth graders, most of whom are growing up in families who...
50 Core American Docs: Teaching Political Rhetoric
Today’s blog is our final entry in our miniseries on how teachers use 50 Core American Documents in their classroom. The author...
Lincoln’s Apple of Gold | Teaching American History
The image featured on the cover of TAH’s new document volume, Abraham Lincoln, might puzzle the casual observer. Why a golden apple in...
The First Thanksgiving—Truth or Fiction?
The story of the first Thanksgiving that most of us learned in grade school romanticizes the friendship between the Pilgrims who settled in...
