History

John Muir Founds the Sierra Club

On May 28, 1892, a group of university professors and interested citizens met in the San Francisco law office of…

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The Power of Primary Documents

Primary documents prompt reflection on history. Landen Schmeichel sees this often when using documents in his Advanced Placement US History…

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Passage of the 1924 Immigration Act

On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to…

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A Pageantry of Power: Planning Washington’s First Inauguration

This blog post, written by faculty member Sarah Morgan Smith, was first posted on January 19, 2021. An online resource guide…

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Brett Van Gaasbeek’s Students Talk about Preserving Self-Government

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and…

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Joseph Postell on How Congress Actually Works

Today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the introduction to TAH’s CDC volume, Congress, edited by Joseph Postell, available in…

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Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

Join us this summer for the best professional development TAH offers! We still have room in some graduate classes—both online…

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Discussion of primary documents. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you…

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Effects of the Louisiana Purchase|March 26, 1804

Thomas Jefferson is most famous for eloquently articulating three natural rights that belong to “all men”—life, liberty, and the pursuit…

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Teaching the Themes of US History with Documents & Debates

Teaching American History’s Documents and Debates volumes presents American history as a series of topics.  For each topic, a selection…

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