How does the House of Representatives reflect the changing population patterns of the United States?
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How does "The Executive Abroad" tell the story of the role of the president as commander-in-chief and head of state?
Resources from New American History to support the teaching and learning of African American history.
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Resources for teaching about Inauguration Day and the 20th Amendment
What does it mean to be free in the United States?
Is the current system of primaries and caucuses still working for American voters?
Part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the American Historical Association's comprehensive study, "American Lesson Plan."
Can we separate the fight for women’s equality from other social movements?
What role does each branch of government play in influencing Congressional representation?
Part 2 of a 2-part series exploring the American Historical Association's comprehensive study, "American Lesson Plan."
An updated digital edition of our Feast of Reason collaboration with Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
What can candidates learn from Shirley Chisholm?
What connections can we make to the past using digital humanities tools and resources from the present?
What is "fake news"? And why should we care?
How do digital archives give us new insights into the American Civil War?
“What did freedom mean for people who needed it most?”
Join the Inaugural Civic Season: Juneteenth - July 4th, 2021
How have government policies and voter suppression tactics been used to disenfranchise people since the founding of the United States?
What developments led to the formation of modern political parties?
What role did teenagers like Barbara Johns play in desegregating schools in Virginia and the United States?
What stories are these monuments, markers, and memorials telling now, and how might they be interpreted in the future?
Is America doing enough to address global climate change?
September 17th - Take the Bunk Constitution Day Challenge!
What is the purpose of studying history?
Are we a nation of immigrants?
T. Thomas Fortune changed black history, so why does he seem to have been forgotten?
How should America commemorate the events of 9/11?
What do we really know about the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
How is the legacy of Jim Crow laws still impacting Americans today?
How did the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears impact Native Americans?
Does Independence Day mean the same thing to all Americans?
What’s your story?
What if there's a vaccine but not everyone gets it?
What is YOUR Civic Superpower?
How are the effects of redlining still felt in communities today?
What are the long-term effects of New Deal housing policies on people’s health today?
What prompted the Chinese Exclusion Act, and what have been its lasting consequences?
Who was Columbus, the man, and who was Columbus, the myth?
How does 1619 help us connect the past with the present?
When and where does American history begin?