Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Moreover, any realistic account of history covers economic and financial factors. I wondered how we might do that in class.

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Civics U

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Immigration and immigration reform have been issues in past American history, and are still issues in American government and politics. This article will not enter that debate, but will review key elements in immigration history and law. This history can be found at [link]. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In October, Czarnecki’s article “Migrant Music” was published in The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. I had a blast.

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. Jyair introduced himself, then spoke of unequal economic outcomes.

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. Jyair introduced himself, then spoke of unequal economic outcomes.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. The course will not only examine the political, social and economic developments in the period leading to the civil war, but will emphasize the political thought of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John C.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

One in five Greeley residents lives below the poverty level, and the school district is trying to upgrade its technology to give students an economic boost. An energy rig is visible in the distance behind a housing complex as students walk by, in Greeley, Colo. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 23, 2024

He would be quoted in Thomas Weld’s “American Slavery As It Is” (1839), explaining how sugar planters worked their enslaved to death because it was economical to replace them with new African captives. Lauren Goepfert is a student in the Master of Arts in American History and Government program at Ashland University.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Keene at MAHG 2021 Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents , a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. For Europeans, World War I was devastating.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 23, 2024

On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on immigration. The law is rightly regarded as one of the triumphs of American nativism and a pivotal moment in the history of U.S.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 12, 2023

At Teaching American History, we know teachers are hungry for resources that help their students understand the nuances of American civic behavior. Justice Stevens ignored history when he argued that the founders could not imagine Quakers, Jews, or Catholics enjoying the same religious freedom enjoyed by Protestants.

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Teaching American History

JULY 2, 2024

Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 19, 2024

Teaching American History’s Documents and Debates volumes present s American history as a series of topics. After two weeks, it recovered somewhat, but then began a long-term decline, as the American economy fell into what became known as the Great Depression. Download your free pdf today!

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. They are killed for the crime of their economic success.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This spatial alliance overlays a multi-racial one, as Democrats rely more heavily on voters of color than any other major party in American history. Many analysts have argued that the Democratic Party has managed this sea change by shifting from economic to cultural and identity appeals. Read the full article.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 3, 2025

When I was first brainstorming for this article, I was intrigued by the way a few different cultural and political trends shown in the film still exist in American society today. In the 21st century, the United States has continued to intervene directly in the domestic affairs of other countries and supported violent regimes.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. They are killed for the crime of their economic success.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 1, 2025

Despite the fact that President Biden and congressional Democrats entered 2024 with accomplishments like infrastructure reform, caps on prescription drugs, and one of the strongest economic rebounds in American history, 66 percent of voters still felt that Democrats had accomplished little or nothing.

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