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Community College Learning Guide Civic Mission of the Nation This guide supports service learning in political science and government courses, particularly at community colleges. Armed with information about the history of key political institutions...

The United States Bill of Rights By Rosemarie Zagarri The Bill of Rights—the term used to refer to the first ten amendments to the US Constitution—represents the most familiar part of the Constitution and is often perceived...

On Civil Dialogue By Keidrick Roy The idea of “civil dialogue” can lead to heated debates. What does it mean to be “civil”? What counts as “dialogue”? Who gets to decide? To address these questions, I propose a definition of...

Federalism By Kermit Roosevelt Federalism is probably the most distinctive feature of the American constitutional system. Eighteenth-century political thinkers generally believed that ultimate power had to be given to one...

The Jury System By Anna Law The American jury system in which citizens participate in the criminal justice system is an essential element of democracy. Democracy entails the rule of the many and not the rule of the few....

Rule of Law By Ajay K. Mehrotra Emblazoned above the United States Supreme Court building is the famous phrase “Equal Justice Under the Law.” These words capture the essential meaning of the phrase “Rule of Law,” which...

Three Branches of Government By Geraldo Cadava The US Constitution was ratified by the individual states in 1787 and 1788. After ratification, the Confederation Congress determined that the Constitution would go into effect...

Voting Rights By Liette Gidlow Who has the right to vote in the United States? And when and why has the answer to that question changed over time? Americans have long been captivated by stories that describe the United...

American Colonies: A Continental History Led by : Prof. Alan Taylor (University of Virginia) Course Number : AMHI 605 Semesters : Spring 2022, Spring 2024 Image: Matthew Seutter, Recens Edita totius Novi Belgii [New Netherland-New York] , Augsburg,...

The American Revolution Led by : Prof. Denver Brunsman (George Washington University) Course Number : AMHI 621 Semesters : Fall 2016, Spring 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Spring 2024 Image: The British Surrendering Their Arms to Gen: Washington...

American Environmental History Led by : Prof. Catherine McNeur (Portland State University) Course Number : AMHI 616 Semesters : Spring 2024 Image: John Montrésor, A Plan of the City of New-York & Its Environs... , London, 1775 (The Gilder...

Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads Led by : Prof. Barbara Perry (University of Virginia) Course Number : AMHI 609 Semesters : Fall 2022, Spring 2024 Image: Front view of the White House, ca. 1860 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC05111...

Jim Crow and Its Challengers Led by : Prof. Nikki Brown (University of Kentucky) Course Number : AMHI 677 Semesters : Spring 2024 Image: Address of Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama,...

Immigrants and Immigration in the Age of Lincoln Led by : Prof. Harold Holzer (Hunter College, CUNY) Course Number : AMHI 679 Semesters : Spring 2024 Image: Engraving of Abraham Lincoln, circa 1892 (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC07102.05) ...

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Period 2: 1607-1754 Europeans and American Indians maneuvered and fought for dominance, control, and security in North America, and distinctive colonial and native societies emerged. Topics may include: How Different European Colonies Developed and...

Period 3: 1754-1800 British imperial attempts to reassert control over its colonies and the colonial reaction to these attempts produced a new American republic, along with struggles over the new nation’s social, political, and economic identity....

Period 4: 1800-1848 The new republic struggled to define and extend democratic ideals in the face of rapid economic, territorial, and demographic changes. Topics may include: The Rise of Political Parties American Foreign Policy Innovations in...

Period 5: 1848-1877 As the nation expanded and its population grew, regional tensions, especially over slavery, led to a civil war—the course and aftermath of which transformed American society. Topics may include Manifest Destiny The Mexican...

Period 6: 1865-1898 The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. Topics...