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Their Full Measure: American Service in the Cold War

Recorded May 20, 2023 Scholar: Professor Sharon Raynor Elizabeth City State University) Master Teacher: Kevin Cline (author of Cold War Challenges and Legacies in Peacetime and Wartime lesson plan) Cemetery Staff: Willamette...

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Their Full Measure: American Service in the Revolutionary War

Recorded June 3, 2023 Scholar: Professor Ricardo A. Herrera (US Army War College) Master Teacher: Rhonda Webb (author of Unsung Heroes: Support Roles in the Revolutionary War lesson plan) Cemetery Staff: Togus & Acadia...

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Chloe Melas - "The Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe"

World History

Chloe Melas, the author of a new introduction for this edition of her grandfather’s work, is a journalist with CNN. Order Luck of the Draw at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through...

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Register Now for Teacher Seminars Beginning June 26

We are excited to begin our 2023 Teacher Seminars program next week. June 21 is your last chance to register for courses that begin on June 26. SEMINAR TOPIC LEAD SCHOLAR LIVE SESSION TIMES (ET) Week of June 26 Colonial North America...

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Richard J. M. Blackett - "Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Life of Struggle"

Literature, Religion and Philosophy, World History

Richard J. M. Blackett is Andrew Jackson Professor of History, Emeritus, at Vanderbilt University. Order Samuel Ringgold Ward at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...

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Summer 2023 Newsletter

Gilder Lehrman Institute Events & News RECENT EVENTS Twelfth Annual Gilder Lehrman Gala The Gilder Lehrman Institute held its twelfth annual Gala on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in New York City. The Gala honored Debbie and Craig...

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Craig L. Symonds - "Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay"

Government and Civics

Craig L. Symonds is a professor emeritus at the US Naval Academy. Order Nimitz at War at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our...

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Recent Course Previews for Prospective Students

Recent Course Lectures Master's Degree in American History The following lectures showcase the breadth and depth of what you will learn in the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History. Applications to the MA in American History are...

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US Naturalization Test Pilot Group

The Gilder Lehrman Institute (GLI) recently received support to build a new suite of resources related to the US Naturalization Test, commonly referred to as the citizenship exam. The suite will consist of a new interactive...

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Chad Williams - "The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War"

Literature

Chad Williams is the Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. Order The Wounded World at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from...

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Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement

NEW YORK, NY (July 14, 2023) -- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton today announced the winners of the third annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement, a cash award supporting college-bound high...

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Announcing the 2023 Ham4Progress Scholarship Winners

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Hamilton are delighted to announce the winners of the third annual Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement, a cash award supporting college-bound high school students from...

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Explore the American History MA through Free Sample Course Lectures

The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History offers an affordable, fully online master’s degree program led by renowned, award-winning historians to Gilder Lehrman Institute–affiliated K–12 educators. Preview the...

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Walter Stahr - "Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival"

Government and Civics

Walter Stahr is a New York Times bestselling author. Order Salmon P. Chase at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs! ...

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George Washington Prize Nominees Announced

Special Author Discussion and Book Signing at Mount Vernon, August 24 Mount Vernon, VA, July 20, 2023—Four books published in 2022 by the nation’s most prominent historians were recently named finalists for the George Washington Prize...

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July 24 and August 31 American History MA Open Houses and More

Interested in learning more about the MA in American History? Sign up for an open house! Each one offers an overview of the MA program, a walkthrough of the application process, and a Q&A session with program administrators,...

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Graduation Ceremony Held for the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

On Saturday, July 15, Gettysburg College celebrated the achievements of graduates of the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History. The Master’s Commencement ceremony was held at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater,...

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Period 1: 1491–1607

Period 1: 1491-1607 On a North American continent controlled by American Indians, contact among the peoples of Europe, the Americas, and West Africa created a new world. Topics may include Native American Societies before European Contact European...

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

#67 Summer 2023

History Now Essay

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

Jonathan W. White

In many ways, the Gettysburg Address reflects the culmination of Abraham Lincoln’s lifelong admiration for the principles of the Declaration of Independence. As a young man in 1838, Lincoln responded to the wave of mob violence...

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

Government and Civics

C. W. Goodyear is an author and historian based in Washington, DC. Order President Garfield at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting...

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

Harold Holzer

Government and Civics, Literature

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” [1] So Abraham Lincoln began the most famous speech of...

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Apply and Register Now for Fall 2023 American History MA Courses

The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History allows K–12 educators, National Park Service rangers, and public history professionals to pursue a master’s degree from anywhere in the world. Registration is now open for...

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Register Now for the Constitution Day Voting Rights Forum on September 15

Join us Friday for the Gilder Lehrman Institute's Voting Rights Forum! Register here to livestream the forum from your home or school on September 15 at 2 pm ET. The Voting Rights Forum will be held at Stuyvesant High School in New...

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

Douglas R. Egerton

Government and Civics

Although it was the speech that redefined the conflict and effectively changed the meaning of the Constitution, Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Gettysburg Address is often misunderstood today when it is not simply ignored, at least in American...

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

Adam I. P. Smith

Government and Civics

At Gettysburg in 1863, Abraham Lincoln made the Declaration of Independence the moment of creation for the American republic from which all else had proceeded. In some mystical sense, the nation had been “conceived” in liberty and...

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67 | The Influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Civil War and Reconstruction Era Summer 2023

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

Leigh Fought

In 1776, as the ink on the Declaration of Independence dried, the Rev. Lemuel Haynes pointed out that Black Americans like himself lived under “much greater oppression than that which Englishmen seem so much to spurn at. I mean an...

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67 | The Influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Civil War and Reconstruction Era Summer 2023

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From the Editor

Carol Berkin

The Declaration of Independence continues to be a central focus of attention both in our historical literature and in the defining of our national identity. In this issue of History Now, five distinguished scholars examine the impact...

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Gilder Lehrman Institute Celebrates 20 Years of the National History Teacher of the Year; State History Teachers of the Year Named

New York, NY, August 1, 2023— The Gilder Lehrman Institute is delighted to announce the 2023 State History Teachers of the Year. Inaugurated in 2004 and now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, the History Teacher of the Year award...

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State History Teachers of the Year Named in NHTOY 20th Anniversary Year

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is delighted to announce the 2023 State History Teachers of the Year. Inaugurated in 2004 and now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, the History Teacher of the Year award highlights the crucial...

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Matthew F. Delmont - "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad"

Government and Civics

Matthew F. Delmont is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College. Order Half American at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided...

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Inside the Vault: Twentieth-Century Voting Rights

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On August 3, 2023, our curators were joined by Dr. Barbara Perry, Gerald L. Baliles Professor and director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, to discuss materials related to twentieth-century...

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Hamilton Education Program | EduHam Tote Bags

Show your support for the Hamilton Education Program with our new tote bag! Available in limited quantities, our EduHam tote bags are available in two colors: Black Tote Bag 14" W x 16" H 9" handle drop 20" web canvas handles...

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Natalia Molina - "A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community"

World History

Natalia Molina is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Order A Place at the Nayarit at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...

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Commemorate Constitution Day with a Distinguished Panel of Experts at the Voting Rights Forum on Friday, September 15

New York, NY, August 21, 2023—Teachers and students are encouraged to livestream the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s Voting Rights Forum, held September 15 at 2 p.m. ET at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. The...

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Meet the 2023 George Washington Prize Finalists

Four books published in 2022 by the nation’s most prominent historians were recently named finalists for the George Washington Prize. The annual award recognizes the past year’s best works on the nation’s founding era, especially...

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Jonathan Eig - "King, A Life"

Government and Civics

Jonathan Eig is a best-selling author. Order King, A Life at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs! ...

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Warfare in Early America: 1585–1840

Warfare in Early America: 1585–1840 Led by: Prof. Timothy Shannon (Gettysburg College) Course Number: AMHI 606 Semesters: Fall 2023 Image: Eighteenth-century military drawing of a soldier in uniform, ca. 1770–1780 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute,...

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The Lives of the Enslaved

The Lives of the Enslaved Led by: Prof. Daina Ramey Berry (University of California, Santa Barbara) Course Number: AMHI 672 Semesters: Fall 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019 Image: Timothy O’Sullivan, "Five generations on Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort,...

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The American Enlightenment: Intellectual History to 1787

The American Enlightenment: Intellectual History to 1787 Led by: Prof. Caroline Winterer (Stanford University) Course Number: AMHI 619 Semesters: Fall 2023, Fall 2020 Image: Mezzotint by Edward Savage based on David Martin's late 18th-century...

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LGBTQ+ History of the US: 1800 to the Present

LGBTQ+ History of the US: 1800 to the Present Led by: Prof. Stephen Vider (University of Connecticut) Course Number: AMHI 668 Semesters: Fall 2023 Image: Flyer detailing Harvey Milk’s campaign platforms for supervisor, 1977 (The Gilder Lehrman...

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The Kennedy Era

The Kennedy Era Led by: Prof. Barbara Perry (University of Virginia) Course Number: AMHI 662 Semesters: Fall 2023, Summer 2020, Spring 2019 Image: Letter from Senator John F. Kennedy about the minimum voting age, 1957 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute,...

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Finalists for the Tenth Annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize Announced

Award Program to Take Place Monday, December 4, 2023 New York, NY, August 29, 2023 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the New-York Historical Society announced today that three finalists for the tenth annual Gilder...

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Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Announce 2023 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists

For Immediate Release: August 29, 2023 New Haven, Conn.— Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today has announced the finalists for the twenty-fifth annual Frederick Douglass Book...

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Meet the 2023 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists

Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History have announced the finalists for the twenty-fifth annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize....

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Announcing the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Finalists

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is delighted to announce the ten finalists for the National History Teacher of the Year Award for 2023: Matthew Fulford of East High School in Denver, Colorado Karen Boyea of Greenwich High School in...

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John Wood Sweet- "The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America"

Government and Civics

John Wood Sweet, a historian of early America, is the former director of the University of North Carolina’s interdisciplinary Program in Sexuality Studies. Order The Sewing Girl’s Tale at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an...

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Inside the Vault: The Treaty of Paris

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

More than 240 years ago, the United States became independent from England when the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War. On September 7, 2023, our curators discussed and examined key parts of the treaty with Dr....

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Voting Rights

Voting Rights Teaching Civics through History In this unit, students will develop knowledgeable and well-reasoned points of view on the history of voting rights in the United States. Image Source: “The First Vote” in Harper’s Weekly , November 16,...

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Jean Pfaelzer- "California, a Slave State"

Government and Civics

Jean Pfaelzer is a public historian, commentator, and professor of American studies at the University of Delaware. Order California, a Slave State at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...

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Benjamin L. Carp - "The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution"

Government and Civics

Benjamin L. Carp is the Daniel M. Lyons Professor of American History at Brooklyn College and also teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Order The Great New York Fire of 1776 at the Gilder Lehrman Book...

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Meet the 2022 Military History Prize Finalists

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the New-York Historical Society have announced the finalists for the tenth annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize. The $50,000 prize is bestowed in recognition of the best...

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Civic Mission of the Nation: Community College Learning Guide

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...

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Bill of Rights

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...

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Announcing the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year, Matthew Vriesman

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce that Matthew Vriesman, a high school history teacher in Kentwood, Michigan, has been named the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year. Vriesman rose to the top...

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Michigan Teacher Matthew Vriesman Named 2023 National History Teacher of the Year

NEW YORK, NY (September 28, 2023)—The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce that Matthew Vriesman, a high school history teacher in Kentwood, Michigan, has been named the 2023 National History Teacher of...

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Civil Dialogue

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...

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Federalism

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...

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Jury System

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....

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Rule of Law

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...

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Separation of Powers

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...

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Voting Rights

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...

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Brenda Stevenson - "What Sorrows Labour in My Parent's Breast? A History of the Enslaved Black Family"

Government and Civics, Literature

Brenda E. Stevenson holds the Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair in Women’s History at St. John’s College, Oxford University and the Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in the Department of History at the University of California, Los Angeles ...

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2023 George Washington Prize Awarded to Maurizio Valsania

New York, NY, September 29, 2023— Maurizio Valsania has been awarded the 2023 George Washington Prize for his book First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity (Johns Hopkins University Press). One of the...

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The Role of Spain in the American Revolution

#68 Fall 2023

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Maurizio Valsania Wins the 2023 George Washington Prize

Maurizio Valsania has been awarded the 2023 George Washington Prize for his book First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity (Johns Hopkins University Press). One of the nation’s largest and most...

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Jon Meacham - "And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle"

Government and Civics

Jon Meacham is a historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer. Order And There Was Light at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting...

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Diego de Gardoqui and the Beginnings of Spanish-American Diplomacy

Elisa Vargas

Born into a prominent Basque family on November 12, 1735, in the province of Vizcaya, Spain, Diego de Gardoqui was a treasured son of Don José Ignacio Gardoqui y Azpegorta and his wife Maria Simona. Groomed to be a banker, he was sent...

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Benjamin Franklin, Spain, and the Independence of the United States

Thomas E. Chávez

On November 29, 1775, more than six months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Congress’s Secret Committee of Correspondence gave instructions to Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee to travel to Paris to...

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68 | The Role of Spain in the American Revolution Fall 2023

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The Spanish Siege of Pensacola

Kathleen DuVal

In 1779, the king of Spain declared war on Britain. Like his ally the king of France, he decided to fight his British enemies while they were busy trying to defeat the American Revolution. As soon as he declared war, the Mississippi...

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68 | The Role of Spain in the American Revolution Fall 2023

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The Declaration of Independence: America’s Call to Arms to Spain and France

Larrie D. Ferreiro

Early in the throes of the American Revolution in the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson was wrestling with a document to King Carlos III of Spain and King Louis XVI of France that would bring much-needed help to the embattled American...

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Inside the Vault: The Reynolds Pamphlet

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

What led Alexander Hamilton to publish the infamous Reynolds Pamphlet (entitled Observations on Certain Documents . . .) in which he confessed to an extramarital affair? What impact did it have on him, his family, and his career?...

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Spain’s Black Militias in the American Revolution

Jane Landers

In 1775, Virginia’s governor, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, issued a proclamation offering liberty to all enslaved Blacks who would join Great Britain’s military forces and defeat the rebellious Americans fighting for their...

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68 | The Role of Spain in the American Revolution Fall 2023

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Felicitas St. Maxent, Wife of Bernardo de Gálvez: From French New Orleans Belle to Exiled Spanish Dowager Countess

Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia

When Marie-Felicité Saint-Maxent La Roche was born in New Orleans on December 27, 1755, her future looked easy to predict: a pampered childhood, an arranged early marriage to the scion of a wealthy family, the motherhood of many...

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68 | The Role of Spain in the American Revolution Fall 2023

History Now Essay

From the Editor

Carol Berkin

Most Americans are familiar with the role leading Frenchmen played in the story of the American Revolution. They admire the young and idealistic Marquis de Lafayette, scorn the wily peace treaty negotiator the Comte de Vergennes, and...

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Drew Gilpin Faust - "Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury"

Literature

Drew Gilpin Faust is president emerita of Harvard University and the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor at Harvard. Order Necessary Trouble at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every...

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American Colonies: A Continental History

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,...

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The American Revolution

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 after...

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American Environmental History

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 Lehrman...

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Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads

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, GLC05111.02...

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Jim Crow and Its Challengers: 1880 to the Present

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,...

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Frank Scaturro and Alvin Felzenberg - "Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant"

Government and Civics

Frank Scaturro is a lawyer, historian, and public advocate. Alvin Felzenberg is an author, educator, historian, and public official. Order Grant at 200 at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every...

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Bruce Henderson Wins the Tenth Annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Award Program to Take Place Monday, December 4, 2023 New York, NY, October 23, 2023 – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Bruce Henderson has been awarded the tenth annual Gilder Lehrman Military...

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Witnessing History: The Pardon of Homer Plessy

Government and Civics

In conjunction with our panel, Witnessing History: The Pardon of Homer Plessy (presented in partnership with the Office of the Governor of Louisiana), the Gilder Lehrman Institute has compiled this list of resources on the Plessy v....

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Daniel Greene and Edward Phillips - "Americans and the Holocaust: A Reader"

Government and Civics

Daniel Greene, formerly the president and librarian at the Newberry Library, is an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University. Edward J. Phillips joined the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 and directed...

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Bruce Henderson Wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Bruce Henderson has been awarded the tenth annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize for Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II (Knopf). The $50,000 prize is bestowed...

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Matthew Vriesman Receives the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Award

On October 24, the Gilder Lehrman Institute honored Matthew Vriesman of East Kentwood High School, Michigan, as the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year. Students, teachers, past national winners, and friends of the Institute...

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Ava Chin - "Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming"

Literature

Ava Chin is a best-selling author and professor of creative nonfiction and journalism at the CUNY Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island. Order Mott Street at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission...

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Immigrants and Immigration in the Age of Lincoln

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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EduHam Online November Newsletter: Creating Performance Pieces for the Competition and Lottery

Welcome to the official newsletter of the Hamilton Education Program Online, the goal of which is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a...

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Edward L. Ayers —“American Visions: The United States, 1800–1860”

Government and Civics

Edward L. Ayers is an American historian, professor, administrator, and university president. Order American Visions at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided....

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Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Announce 2023 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winners

Award Program to Take Place February 28, 2024 New Haven, Connecticut, November 14, 2023— Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today has announced the finalists for the twenty...

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Thank you!

Thank you for your interest in the McCormick Family Foundation–Gilder Lehrman Institute History Scholarship Program at Marist College. Your form has been submitted. Return to Scholarship Page

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José Manuel Guerrero Acosta - "Unveiling Memories: Spain and the Hispanic Contribution to US Independence"

Government and Civics

José Manuel Guerrero Acosta is the author of more than forty articles and a dozen books and has curated several exhibitions in Spain and the US. Find out more about Unveiling Memories here ...

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Period 2: 1607–1754 (AP US History)

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...

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Period 3: 1754–1800 (AP US History)

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....

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Period 4: 1800–1848 (AP US History)

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...

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Period 5: 1848-1877 (AP US History)

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...

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Period 6: 1865-1898 (AP US History)

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...

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Period 7: 1890-1945 (AP US History)

Period 7: 1890-1945 An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role. Topics may include Debates over Imperialism...

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