Native Americans: Befriending, Resisting and Enduring
Professor Jace Weaver‘s recently published core document volume, Native Americans, traces 400 years of the uneasy relationship between the indigenous inhabitants and later...
Wilson’s Failure? The Treaty of Versailles
“The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month…” Is there a U.S. History teacher who hasn’t recited this phrase while discussing World War...
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...
World War II: An Educator Resource
Our popular document collection on World War II, edited by Jennifer D. Keene, has been published in a second, corrected edition. After using the...
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...
New Professional Development Opportunities | Teaching American History
The Teaching American History team had a great time at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Conference in Philadelphia this year!...
Common Sense: The Book of the Year (in 1776)
It’s a pattern familiar to most Americans. Various media sources publish “best books of the year” each December, accompanied by a preview of...
Gordon Lloyd (1942–2023) | Teaching American History
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...
Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First Black Senator
Hiram Rhodes Revels
On February 25, 1870, the first African American ever elected to the office of Senator was sworn in. Hiram Rhodes Revels...
Reacting to Pearl Harbor | Teaching American History
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, today we share a document from Dec. 7th, 1941 with you....
