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American Independence Begins on Favorable Terms: Continental Congress Ratifies the Treaty of Paris
This day, in a sense, marks the anniversary of the beginning of American independence. While the American Revolution ended with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General George Washington at…
TAH.org Weekend Colloquia in Philadelphia and Charlottesville
TAH.org held several Weekend Colloquia simultaneously this past weekend. Social Studies and Civics teachers from…
Session 3: The American Mind, Part 2
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+3+Morel.mp3 Focus The political logic of the argument of the Declaration, continued: Further reflections on…
Religious Liberty and the American Founding Webinar
A Discussion Celebrating the 225th Anniversary of Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation George Washington’s…
TAH.org Springfield Weekend Colloquium on American History & Government
This past weekend middle and high school teachers gathered in Springfield, Illinois to discuss and…
The 15th Amendment: Providing the Vote
On 21 July, NCSS and TAH.org hosted the last of three episodes in their joint…
Session 2: The American Mind, Part 1
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+2.mp3 Focus Thomas Jefferson wrote that in drafting the Declaration of Independence he meant to…
The 14th Amendment: How it Completes the Constitution
In part 2 of the TAH.org/NCSS Summer Webinar Series, Professor Scott Yenor discusses the need for,…
Session 1: Intro and the “Apple of Gold”: – The Centrality of the Declaration of Independence in American Political Life
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Introduction+Peter+Schramm.mp3 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+1+pt1+Flannery.mp3 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+1+pt2+Morel.mp3 Focus Why is it important to understand the Declaration of Independence? What…
The 13th Amendment: The Beginning of a Constitutional Revolution?
On the evening of 7 July, 2015, TeachingAmericanHistory.org and the National Council for the Social…
Standards-Based Search Tool for Our Documents Library
TeachingAmericanHistory.org is very happy to announce the launch of our Standards Search Tool for our…
Presidential Academy: The Declaration of Independence and the American Founding
TeachingAmericanHistory.org is proud to offer the first 11 of 30 sessions of our Presidential Academy…
Presidential Academy: A full course in American History
Presidential Academy, a program run by the Ashbrook Center for teachers and held in Philadelphia,…