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Talking Politics and Religion in the American History Classroom
In today’s national conversation, which lately seems more like a countrywide schoolyard brawl with citizens hurling insults and memes, it can be challenging to explore complex ideas. Politics and religion,…
Teaching American History: Lincoln on the Nature of the War
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="214" caption="Movie Poster for Stephen Spielberg's 2012 flim "Lincoln""][/caption] The release of…
Civil War Animated: The Battle of Fredericksburg
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="484" caption="The Battle of Fredericksburg by Kurz and Allison"][/caption] The release…
Teaching American History: The Electoral College
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="In Federalist 68, Hamilton defended the institution of the Electoral College"][/caption]…
C-SPAN: The Electoral College
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue--the prize yielded by the…
PBS: The Electoral College
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="447" caption="The Electoral College certainly provides political pundits the opportunity to hypothesize…
Edsitement: Presidential Inaugurations
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="364" caption="The 2009 Presidential Inauguration: President Obama being led through the oath…
Election of 1824: Corruption in Presidential Elections?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Henry Clay: Recipient of Spoils in a Corrupt Bargain?"][/caption] Edsitement provides…