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Voting and Elections in American History (Teacher Seminar Online)

Voting and Elections in American History, 1788–2020 Lead Scholar : Allan J. Lichtman, American University Master Teacher : Alysha Butler Partner Organization : The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute Live Session Dates : Week of...

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Student Opportunities | Gilder Lehrman-National History Academy Scholarships

> > > Apply now on the National History Academy site by May 1 What if you had the opportunity not just to learn American history, but to live it? Spend your summer at the National History Academy’s Residential Summer...

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Envisioning the Moon Landing, 1901–1969

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

7, 8, 9

About This Lesson Plan Unit > In the four lessons in this unit students will explore fiction and non-fiction texts that set Americans’ expectations about travel to the Moon. They will then use their understanding of public...

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Traveling Exhibitions | World War II: Voices of Service

> World War II: Voices of Service explores major events of the war through the photographs, letters, and oral histories of everyday Americans. From the attack on Pearl Harbor through the GI Bill, this traveling exhibition...

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Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Immigration and Migration: Pairing Text and Visual Materials

Art

3, 4, 5

About This Lesson Plan Unit > In the three lessons in this unit, students will explore European immigration to the United States, the Great Migration, and the deportation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the late...

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“Life in This New Land”: The Story of Immigrants and Refugees from Asia, 1924–1986

3, 4, 5

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The four lesson plans in this unit explore Asian migration to the United States in the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students will examine immigration laws,...

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Historical Context: The Constitution and Slavery

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution, Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to sit on the Supreme Court, said that the Constitution was "defective from the start." He pointed out that the framers...

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American Symbols: The Flag, the Statue of Liberty, and the Great Seal

Art, Government and Civics

K, 1, 2

About This Lesson Plan Unit > In the three lessons in this unit, students will explore three iconic American symbols: the Flag of the United States of America, the Statue of Liberty, and the Great Seal of the United States...

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The Battle of Gettysburg through Union and Confederate Eyes

6, 7, 8

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The two lessons in this unit explore the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Students will read a letter and a speech by Abraham Lincoln and a letter by Robert E. Lee providing two leaders’ assessments...

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David Greenberg - "John Lewis: A Life"

Government and Civics

David Greenberg is a professor of history and of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Order John Lewis: A Life at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...

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Statesmanship in American History

Statesmanship in American History will allow up to 20 8th–12th grade teachers to participate in a weeklong professional development event on-site at Princeton University. Application Deadline : The application closed on March 5, 2024. Join us for...

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Eleanor Roosevelt on Democracy and Citizenship

Government and Civics, World History

4, 5

Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based teaching resources. These units were developed to enable students to understand, summarize, and analyze original texts of historical...

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Debating Chinese Immigration and Naturalization, 1869-1898

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit > Over the course of three lessons, students will focus on the late-nineteenth-century history of Chinese immigration and the immigration and naturalization policies of...

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The Gettysburg Address

Literature, Religion and Philosophy

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit > In the four lessons in this unit, students will learn how to read and understand President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, given at the dedication of the soldier’s cemetery at the battlefield....

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Prominent Latinos and Latinas in the Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century United States

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit The objective of the unit is to have students recognize the economic, social, and political challenges faced by Latinas and Latinos throughout the United States from the 1930s through the 1960s, as...

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Lewis and Clark: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The four lessons in this unit explore the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which mapped the Louisiana Purchase. Students will read entries from journals written during the expedition. They will...

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The Annexation of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, 1875-1898

Government and Civics

About This Lesson Plan Unit > The four lessons in this unit explore the process by which the United States overthrew the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and annexed the territory. The students will examine government documents,...

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History U | Chinese in the United States

Chinese in the United States This History U course offers an overview of the history of Chinese in America, emphasizing Chinese American identity and community formations under the shadow of the Yellow Peril. Course Instructor : Professor Madeline...

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) celebrates the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans to the history and culture of the United States. The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers the following resources...

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Shahnaz Batmanghelidj

Shahnaz (“Nazee”) Batmanghelidj is an Iranian-born American citizen. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and then went to Princeton University, where she earned a master’s...

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Vietnam in Verse

Literature

9, 10, 11, 12

About This Lesson Plan Unit > In the two lessons in this unit students will analyze four songs and two poems from the Vietnam War era. These songs and poems in many ways reflect the experience of the average soldier and...

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History of Childhood in America, from the Colonial Era to the Twenty-First Century (Teacher Seminar Online)

History of Childhood in America, from the Colonial Era to the Twenty-First Century Lead Scholar : Steven Mintz (University of Texas at Austin) Master Teacher : Anthony di Battista Partner Organization : American Jewish Historical Society Live...

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American Indian History since 1900 (Teacher Seminar Online)

American Indian History since 1900 Lead Scholar : Donald L. Fixico, Arizona State University Master Teacher : Patience LeBlanc Partner Organization : The National WWI Museum and Memorial Live Session Dates : Week of July 29 Registration Deadline :...

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Autograph letter signed

June 4, 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

to Edwin M. Stanton

One letter from Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton dated June 4, 1863. Regarding suspending the publication of the anti-war Chicago Times.

GLC00001

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19 November 1863

Harding, William W., 1830-1889

The Philadelphia inquirer

Includes articles on the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Documents the departure of President Abraham Lincoln from Washington, D. C. to attend the dedication. Includes Civil War reports from the Army of the Cumberland and the...

GLC08781