Guided Readings Guided Readings: Conflict over Ratifying the Constitution Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 View these Guided Readings as a printable PDF.
Guided Readings Guided Readings: Federalists and Jeffersonians Economics, Government and Civics, World History Reading 1 Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen people, whose breasts He has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. —Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia ...
Guided Readings Guided Readings: Impact of the Revolution on Women and African Americans Government and Civics 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Reading 1 I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Black Patriots of the American Revolution Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Originally broadcast on October 29, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection explores unique documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection that record the service of Black soldiers in the...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Constitution Day! Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Originally broadcast on September 17, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection celebrated Constitution Day with rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection: The US Constitution!...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: George Washington and Slavery 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ For the August 7, 2020, session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection , the Gilder Lehrman curators were joined by Darnell Abraham from Hamilton , Jeanette Providence, an educator at Grant Union High...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Election of 1800 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Originally broadcast on July 10, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection explores Alexander Hamilton’s letter to Representative Harrison Otis voicing his support for Thomas Jefferson over...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Schuyler Sisters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Originally broadcast on June 12, 2020, in this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection curators discussed documents relating to history’s favorite sisters: Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy. Paige...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Two Generals: George Washington and Robert E. Lee Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Originally broadcast on April 17, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection explores a letter from George Washington about becoming the first President of the United States in 1789 and...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: America’s First First Lady: Martha Washington In this session, Victoria Ann Scovens from Hamilton and Rosanne Lichatin, 2005 National History Teacher of the Year, join our curators to discuss two letters written by America’s first First Lady, Martha Washington. Written during...