History Resources

Period 1: 1491–1607

The Influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Civil War and Reconstruction Era

"All Should Have an Equal Chance": Abraham Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence

Essay

Jonathan W. White

C. W. Goodyear - "President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier"

Government and Civics

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

Essay

Harold Holzer

Government and Civics, Literature

Federal, State, and Tribal Governance

Lesson Plan

"Revered By All": The Declaration of Independence in the Reconstruction Era

Essay

Douglas R. Egerton

Government and Civics

The Declaration of Independence as Mission Statement in the Age of Lincoln

Essay

Adam I. P. Smith

Government and Civics

Self-Evident Truths: Black Americans and the Declaration of Independence

Essay

Leigh Fought

From the Editor

Essay

Carol Berkin