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Teaching American History

Bring the documents and debates of the nation's past into the present

Documents

READ what those who lived through America’s past said about their challenges and choices

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Programs

JOIN in discussions of primary documents, learning from fellow teachers and scholar specialists

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Resources

EXPLORE historical exhibits, listen to podcasts, check out lesson plans and toolkits

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John Trumbull, Signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1818; placed 1826 in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Courtesy Architect of the Capitol.

Our Purpose

Teaching American History helps teachers bring the documents and debates of America’s past into the present through document based seminars, document collections, a web based document library, and other resources.

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MA in American History and Government:

a flexible study program

Designed to meet the needs of working teachers

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Announcing the latest volume in our Core Document Collections:

The American Revolution

Selected & Introduced by Robert M. S. McDonald

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When you become a member of TAH, you can save individual documents and resources from our library to your account for easy access later. You can also create and save customized document collections for use in your classroom. Membership is FREE and connects you to the leading online resource for American history teachers and students!

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