Classroom Resources Infographic: Reform Movements of the Progressive Era Economics, Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 9, 10, 11, 12 View this infographic as a PDF.
Video: Book Breaks Diego Javier Luis - "The First Asians in the Americas: A Transpacific History" Government and Civics Diego Javier Luis is an assistant professor of history at Tufts University. Order The First Asians in the Americas at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided....
Video A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917–1950 Economics, Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video: Book Breaks Steve Inskeep - "Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America" Government and Civics Steve Inskeep is an American journalist who hosts Morning Edition and Up First on National Public Radio. Order Differ We Must at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Runaway slave ad, 1860 Economics, Geography, Government and Civics Runaway slave ads were a reality in America as long as slavery existed. Appearing as broadsides and in newspapers, such ads offered monetary rewards from slaveholders for the capture and return of escaped slaves. On May 9, 1860, Enoch...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Herbert Hoover on the Great Depression and New Deal, 1931–1933 Foreign Languages The stock market crashed on Thursday, October 24, 1929, less than eight months into Herbert Hoover’s presidency. Most experts, including Hoover, thought the crash was part of a passing recession. By July 1931, when the President wrote...
Video: Read Along "Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton" This is a beautiful and informative biography featuring extensive back matter–including information about America’s revolution, the historical relevance of letter writing, and a timeline–and exquisite, thoroughly researched art that...
Essay Pioneering New Methods to Expand Voting, 1865–1920 Lisa Tetrault Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Paragraphs > Access this essay as a PDF , including key vocabulary terms and discussion questions, or read the text of the essay below. A new chapter in voting rights began when the Civil War ended in 1865....