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9 November 1791

Darke, William, 1736-1801

to George Washington

Written from Fort Washington, near present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Battle report providing extensive details of the defeat of General [Arthur] St. Clair at the hands of the Miami Indians on the Northwest Frontier. Docketed by George Washington.

GLC02437.05233

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Book Breaks in March: Ken Burns and More Journey through America

Since 2020, Book Breaks has featured renowned historians and authors discussing their new or otherwise cornerstone publications live with Book Breaks hosts and participating in Q&A sessions with home audiences. March 5 – Samantha...

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Franklin Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy, 1936

World History

On August 14, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke at length on the state of international affairs in an address delivered at Chautauqua, New York. Roosevelt’s speech focused on maintaining peace in the face of increasing...

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The Monroe Doctrine

Government and Civics, World History

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

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

History Now Essay

Hispanics in the United States: Origins and Destinies

Rubén G. Rumbaut

Geography

In 2019 the Hispanic population of the United States surpassed sixty million—or sixty-four million if the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are included. Only Mexico is larger among Spanish-speaking countries in the world...

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53 | The Hispanic Legacy in American History Winter 2019

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Abraham Lincoln on Slavery and Race

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Background Slavery played a prominent role in America’s political, social, and economic history in the antebellum era. The "peculiar institution" was at the forefront of discussions ranging from the future of the nation’s economy to...

History Now Essay

Welcome to the Inaugural Issue of History Now

Carol Berkin

The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s quarterly American history online journal. The journal’s primary mission: to promote the study of American history with articles from noted historians as well as lesson plans, resource guides, links to...

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1 | Elections Fall 2004

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DIGITAL VERSION OF CELEBRATED HAMILTON EDUCATION PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED FREE TO SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

HAMILTON and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Bring Hands-On History to Schools NEW YORK, NY (August 14) -- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) and HAMILTON today announced the nationwide launch of a...

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The New Nation, 1783–1815

Alan Taylor

Government and Civics

The leaders of the American Revolution made three great gambles. First, they sought independence from the powerful British Empire, becoming the first colonies in the Americas to revolt and seek independence from their mother empire....

History Now Essay

Women of the West

Virginia Scharff

Geography, Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Women are like water to Western history. Both have flowed through the terrain we have come to call the West, long before the inhabitants conceived of themselves as part of an expanding United States. Both have been represented as...

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9 | The American West Fall 2006

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Book Breaks in March: Ken Burns and More Journey through America

Franklin Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy, 1936

The Monroe Doctrine

Hispanics in the United States: Origins and Destinies

Abraham Lincoln on Slavery and Race

Welcome to the Inaugural Issue of History Now

DIGITAL VERSION OF CELEBRATED HAMILTON EDUCATION PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED FREE TO SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

The New Nation, 1783–1815

Women of the West

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