Lesson Plan Lewis and Clark: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan Free Black Resistance in the Early Republic, 1813 and 1833 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to access this lesson plan.
Video: Book Breaks Jon Grinspan - "Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War" Government and Civics Jon Grinspan is a curator of political history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Order Wide Awake at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...
Video: Book Breaks Jorell A. Meléndez Badillo - "Puerto Rico: A National History" World History Jorell Meléndez-Badillo is assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Order Puerto Rico at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...
Program/Event Pacific Crossings: Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories, 1870 to the Present Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories, 1870 to the Present This two-week NEH Summer Institute addresses the needs of grade 6–12 educators looking to expand their knowledge of Asian American and Pacific Islander histories in the United States...
Basic Page American Revolution The American Revolution REGISTRATION CLOSED When did the American Revolution begin and end? What were its causes and effects? How did entirely new forms of both freedom and unfreedom come about at exactly the same time? We will investigate these...
Basic Page The American Civil War (Teacher Symposium) The American Civil War REGISTRATION CLOSED This course examines the era of the American Civil War, with emphasis on its origins, scope, and consequences. Lead Scholar : Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia Master Teacher : Gena Oppenheim Image...
Basic Page America Heads West (Teacher Symposium) America Heads West Westward Expansion and the Making of the Nation REGISTRATION CLOSED In this course, we will follow the westward growth of the United States, from its colonial beginnings to the late nineteenth century, and consider how that...
Basic Page The Civil Rights Movement (Teacher Symposium) The Civil Rights Movement REGISTRATION CLOSED This course will examine the US Civil Rights Movement. It will begin by looking at Black life in the early twentieth century—the height of the Jim Crow era—to establish critical context for the Black...
Basic Page American Presidency (Teacher Symposium) The American Presidency The Most Powerful, Impossible Job in the World REGISTRATION CLOSED The course will discuss the origins of the presidency and the executive branch, how it has evolved over the past 234 years, and the challenges facing the...
Basic Page Native American History (Teacher Symposium) Native American History REGISTRATION CLOSED This course will offer glimpses of the daunting diversity of Native America—thousands of distinctive peoples, cultures, languages, and lifeways stretching over millennia. Lead Scholar : K. Tsianina...
Basic Page Sport in American History (Teacher Symposium) Sport in American History Meanings Beyond the Field, Court, Track, and Rink REGISTRATION CLOSED This course examines the historical development of sport in the United States from a societal and cultural viewpoint and explores the significance of...
Lesson Plan Lesson Plans Lesson Plans "Taking a Stand for Voting Rights: Six States, Six Stories, One Goal" This unit, written by 2010 National History Teacher of the Year Nathan McAlister, is one of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teaching Civics through History (TCTH)...
Program/Event College Fellowships in American History | How to Apply FELLOWS ARE REQUIRED TO Undertake their research in New York City between July 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026 Visit the office of the Gilder Lehrman Institute during their research trip to New York City Submit a report of 500–750 words on...
Program/Event Affiliate School Program The Affiliate School Program , free to all K–12 schools, is a unique gateway to education resources, events, and tools designed to bring American history to life in the classroom. Registration is easy and there are no hidden fees. US...
Video Discovering Diego de Gardoqui | Spanish Influence on American History Discovering Diego de Gardoqui > An approach to the figure of Diego María de Gardoqui y Arriquibar (Bilbao, 1735 - Turin, 1798), merchant, diplomat and first representative of the Spanish Crown in the newborn United States...
Lesson Plan The Boston Massacre: Paul Revere and Captain Thomas Preston, 1770 Art 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this three-lesson unit.
Basic Page Homepage History Teacher of the Year Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason has been named the 2024 National History Teacher of the Year! Learn more about Lamb-Cason's achievements as an educator, advocate, author, and storyteller at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg,...
Video: Book Breaks Lindsay M. Chervinsky - "Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic" Government and Civics Lindsay M. Chervinsky is the executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library. Order Making the Presidency at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link...
Lesson Plan Ratifying the US Constitution: Federalists v. Anti-Federalists and the State Debates, 1787-1788 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this five-lesson unit.
Video Third Virginia Convention’s Request for Spanish Support | Spanish Influence on American History Third Virginia Convention’s Request for Spanish Support Historian Uncovers a Primary Source > In this video, Esther Cruces, Director of the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, examines a letter from the Third...
Video Spain’s Declaration of War Against Great Britain | Spanish Influence on American History Spain’s Declaration of War Against Great Britain Historian Uncovers a Primary Source > In this video, Professor Larrie D. Ferreiro from George Mason University in Virginia examines a primary source detailing Spain’s...
Basic Page All Upcoming Events All Upcoming Events September 2024 Free Book Breaks All Audiences Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET Manisha Sinha, University of Connecticut The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920...
About page David Waldstreicher wins 2024 George Washington Prize Mount Vernon, VA, September 23, 2024—David Waldstreicher has been awarded the 2024 George Washington Prize for his book, The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journeys through American Slavery and Independence (New York: Farrar,...
About page For the Press Press Releases 2024 David Waldstreicher wins 2024 George Washington Prize The Gilder Lehrman Institute names Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason as 2024 National History Teacher of the Year Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History...