HISTORY

Introducing our Spring 2025 Webinar Series, Books that Changed the National Conversation

For the past year, Teaching American History’s webinars have been about the presidential election. Last spring, we broke down the…

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The Bill of Rights | Teaching American History

Bill of Rights day—December 15—commemorates the day in 1791 when the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of…

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Bill of Rights | Teaching American History

There is a strong temptation to consider the story of the U.S. Bill of Rights as part of a larger…

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Free Speech: Core Court Cases, Second Edition

Teaching American History is excited to announce the release of our latest core document volume, the second edition of Free…

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The Many Lives of Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth died on November 26, 1883, aged 86. Yet reports of her death began circulating decades earlier. Abolitionists and…

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Teaching the Constitution in the Context of Human Behavior

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they…

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The Sand Creek Massacre | Teaching American History

When  Deputy Provost Marshall Silas Soule left his home late in the evening of April 23, 1865, to investigate reports…

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How the Electoral College Works—And Why It Exists

Every presidential election year revives questions about our system of voting through the Electoral College. Teachers tell us that students…

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Lessons from a Contested Presidential Election: The Election of 1800

The polls and pundits say this presidential election will be a close one, perhaps decided by a few thousand voters…

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Teaching What Self-Government Requires | Teaching American History

Many students enter high school government classes knowing very little about the way the American constitutional system really works. If…

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