History Resources

Lincoln and Jacksonian Democracy

Video

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Lincoln’s Religion

Essay

Richard Carwardine

Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Invention of the Fourth of July

Essay

David Waldstreicher

Government and Civics, World History

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

From the President

Essay

James G. Basker

From The Editor

Essay

Carol Berkinc

The Union Is Dissolved!, 1860

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

“Columbia’s Noblest Sons”: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, 1865

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Art

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Abraham Lincoln's "Apple of Gold": The Declaration of Independence

Essay

Harold Holzer

Government and Civics, Literature

An African American protests the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850

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Economics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Why the Union Won

Video

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+