Supporters of both sides flooded into the territory of Kansas, where violence soon erupted between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers. In retaliation for the "sack" of the free-state town of Lawrence on May 21, 1856, the abolitionist John Brown led a brutal attack on a pro-slavery settlement at Pottawatomie Creek on the night of May 24. This ... At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century. About.Historical Context: Mexican Americans and the Great Depression | In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans gathered at the city’s railroad station to depart the United States for settlement in Mexico. In August, a special train carried another 2000 to central Mexico. | In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 …LESSON PLANS. Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers and World War I by John McNamara and Ron Nash. Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Immigration and Migration: History through Art (Grades 3–5) by Tim Bailey. Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Immigration and Migration: History through Art (Grades 6–12) by Tim Bailey.“East End of Tunnel, Weber Valley,” Plate 39, The Great West Illustrated, by Andrew J. Russell, 1869, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC04348 “Work on the Last Mile of the Pacific Railroad—Mingling of European with Asiatic laborers,” sketched by Alfred R. Waud, Harper’s Weekly , May 29, 1869, The Gilder Lehrman ...Aaron Burr to Joseph Alston, July 20, 1804 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr shot former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Nine days later he wrote this cryptic letter (partially in cipher) to his son-in-law, Joseph Alston. Equiano wrote his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, in 1789. Equiano recounted how his early life in Africa was interrupted when he was kidnapped by slave traders and separated from his family, writing “we were soon deprived of even the smallest comfort of weeping together ... Background. On the night of March 5, 1770, American colonists attacked British soldiers in Boston, which resulted in the soldiers firing on the crowd and killing five of the colonists. This event became known as the Boston Massacre, a rallying point for colonists against the stationing and quartering of British troops throughout the colonies ...The Articles of Confederation, 1777 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) A day after appointing a committee to write the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress named another committee to write the Articles of Confederation. The members worked from June 1776 until November 1777, when they sent a draft to the states for ratification.Harold Holzer, “The Emancipation Proclamation in Art, Iconography, and Memory” in Harold Holzer, The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views, Social, Political, Iconographic (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006), pp. 114–117. Spotlight on a Primary Source: Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, History Resources, The Gilder …Historical Context: Mexican Americans and the Great Depression | In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans gathered at the city’s railroad station to depart the United States for settlement in Mexico. In August, a special train carried another 2000 to central Mexico. | In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 …At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New …Significance of the Topic. The New Deal remains the greatest economic crisis in U.S. history – and that crisis demanded a radically different understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the President of the United States. The devastation of the Depression left many Americans open to and appreciative of a federal government now directly ... Statistics: The American Economy during the 1920s | Cars on the Road 1919 6.7 million 1929 23 million Percentage of Households with Radios 1925 19 percent (5,000,000 homes) 1929 | Cars on the Road 1919 6.7 million 1929 23 million Percentage of Households with Radios 1925 19 percent (5,000,000 homes) 1929 35 to 40 percent Sales of Radios 1922 $60 million 1929 $842.6 million Wage Levels and the ... Originally circulated in 1805 to educate the public about the treatment of slaves, this broadside, entitled "Injured Humanity," continues to inform twenty-first-century audiences of the true horrors of slavery. As evidenced by this document, early abolitionists decried the slave trade before it was abolished by an 1807 act of Congress. The Affiliate School Program, free to all K–12 schools, is a unique gateway to education resources, events, and tools designed to bring American history to life in the classroom. Registration is easy and there are no hidden fees. Our network of more than 34,000 schools connects teachers and students to valuable resources, including. 1. Identify the major trends in American politics – domestic and foreign - in the 1970s. 2. Explain the transformation of the American economy during the 1970s … The framers of the Constitution believed that concessions on slavery were the price for the support of southern delegates for a strong central government. They were convinced that if the Constitution restricted the slave trade, South Carolina and Georgia would refuse to join the Union. But by sidestepping the slavery issue, the framers left the ... The women’s movement, King’s leadership, and the passage of Title IX led to an outpouring of interest and participation in as well as funding for women’s sports. Marge Snyder related the impact of Title IX on her college career: "In one short year things changed dramatically. The passage of Title IX in 1972 meant that by 1973 there were ... Founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization devoted to the …The Gilder Lehrman Center Legacy Fund. The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies was founded in 1998 at Yale University. The Gilder Lehrman Center was the first institution in the world wholly devoted to scholarship, …A Map of the Louisiana Territory, 1814. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France during Thomas Jefferson’s first term as president more than doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson’s next step was to learn all about this new territory of the United States. He chose Meriwether Lewis, a former army captain ...The letter was sent to James Monroe, the American minister plenipotentiary, along with GLC1096.01. Secretary of State Madison criticizes tactfully and... GLC01096.02At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New …The Haymarket Affair is considered a watershed moment for American labor history, at a time when fears about the loyalties and activities of immigrants, anarchists, and laborers became linked in the minds of many Americans. On May 3, 1886, unarmed strikers clashed with police at Chicago’s McCormick Reaper Works factory.Throughout American history, enslaved people have resisted bondage in a variety of ways: some escaped, rebelled, or sabotaged work tools or work product. They also resisted in more subtle ways, refusing privately to use names given to them by slave holders and maintaining their identity by keeping track of family members. Music, folk tales, and ...The Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History is a 30-credit program open to K-12 educators, district supervisors, librarians, …At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century. About.On April 12, 1864, fifteen hundred Confederate soldiers led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked the 567 Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. Fighting raged until a truce was called at 3 p.m., but despite being greatly outnumbered, the Union troops refused to … At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century. The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History is pleased to announce MA+ 15/30, a new program designed specifically for …In 1776, Peter Timothy of Charleston printed this copy of the Declaration of Independence and brought the news of independence to South Carolina. In doing so, he risked his life. The son of French Huguenots who arrived in 1731, Timothy inherited the press after the death of his father. In 1738, he became publisher of the Gazette of South Carolina.Order The Second Founding at the Gilder Lehrman Institute's Bookshop Store. May 17, 2020 - Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her Pulitzer Prize–winning book The Hemingses of Monticello. Annette Gordon-Reed is the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School and a professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences ...Lincoln Said Women Should Vote, ca. 1910. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) In 1910 Washington State voted to approve full woman suffrage, a vote that was influenced by publications and posters such as this one. This poster, declaring that "Lincoln said women should vote," invoked the words of Abraham Lincoln in an effort to link the memory of the ...Issac & Rosa, Slave children from New Orleans, 1863 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Photographs of emancipated children were sold to raise money for the education of freed slaves in New Orleans. The children featured in this photograph drew attention to the fact that slavery was not solely a matter of color. If a child’s mother was an enlsaved ...The National History Teacher of the Year annual award, co-sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, HISTORY®, and Preserve America, recognizes the country’s best K–12 American history teacher of the year with a $10,000 prize. Jack Markell, Delaware Governor, in a surprise video message to Ms. Szymanski during the ...Book Breaks is a weekly interview and Q&A series with historians held every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Zoom. Every single program is available for on-demand viewing in our Book Breaks archive! Our guests have included David Blight, Eric Foner, Annette Gordon-Reed, Clint Smith, Peniel Joseph, and Elizabeth Varon. Unlimited access to our ...Student Transcription Project | Welcome to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Digital Volunteer Transcription Project. | Welcome to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Digital Volunteer Transcription Project. You may start transcribing documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection by selecting one of the projects below …The late 1840s and the 1850s were a turbulent and complex time in American history as the country ground inexorably toward civil war. Abolitionist and pro-slavery positions hardened both north and south of the Mason-Dixon Line as events built toward a bloody confrontation. John Brown would be a catalyst that triggered the violent reaction.At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.Landowners extended credit to sharecroppers to buy goods and charged high interest rates, sometimes as high as 70 percent a year, creating a system of economic dependence and poverty. This 1867 contract between landowner Isham G. Bailey in Marshall County, Mississippi, and two freedmen stipulates different arrangements for each man’s family.The Province of Massachusetts Bay requests aid from Queen Anne, 1708 | | Queen Anne’s War (1702–1713) was the second of four great wars for empire fought among France and England and their Indian allies. This struggle broke out when the French raided English settlements on the New England frontier. Fighting then spread south, where English colonists in the Carolinas …The Middle Passage, 1749 | Historians estimate that approximately 472,000 Africans were kidnapped and brought to the North American mainland between 1619 and 1860. | Historians estimate that approximately 472,000 Africans were kidnapped and brought to the North American mainland between 1619 and 1860. Of these, nearly 18 percent died …The first significant case concerning toxic waste disposal and exposure, corporate and civic responsibilities and liabilities, and significant governmental policies and responses to such emergencies occurred in the Love Canal Hazardous Waste Disaster. In these two lessons the students will analyze and assess the origins and development of the ...At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.Book Breaks is a weekly interview and Q&A series with historians held every Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Zoom. Every single program is available for on-demand viewing in our Book Breaks archive! Our guests have included David Blight, Eric Foner, Annette Gordon-Reed, Clint Smith, Peniel Joseph, and Elizabeth Varon. Unlimited access to our ...Seal Beach was a kind of border town, a comfortable distance from the big cities of Long Beach and Santa Ana, with the petty corruption and lax …At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century. The women’s movement, King’s leadership, and the passage of Title IX led to an outpouring of interest and participation in as well as funding for women’s sports. Marge Snyder related the impact of Title IX on her college career: "In one short year things changed dramatically. The passage of Title IX in 1972 meant that by 1973 there were ... Period 7: 1890-1945. An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role. Topics may include. Image Source: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Hoover was correct when he predicted that the role of American government would fundamentally change because of the New Deal. A full transcript is available for Hoover’s letter to Louis Emmerson. TRANSCRIPT Herbert Hoover to Louis L. Emmerson, July 10, 1931 July 10, 1931 Confidential Hon. Louis L. Emmerson Governor of Illinois Springfield, Ill.Voting Rights on the Eve of the Revolution. The County Election, based on a painting by George C. Bingham, 1854. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The basic principle that governed voting in colonial America was that voters should have a "stake in society." Leading colonists associated democracy with disorder and mob rule, and believed that the vote ...Period 9: 1980-Present. As the United States transitioned to a new century filled with challenges and possibilities, it experienced renewed ideological and cultural debates, sought to redefine its foreign policy, and adapted to economic globalization and revolutionary changes in science and technology. Topics may include. Reagan and Conservatism.The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History provides annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3000 each to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in History, American Studies, Africana, Political Science, or related fields. International college students are eligible to apply. Launched in 2022, this program enables ...The document image is an excerpt from the Primer that shows how the alphabet would be taught to Puritan children. The New England Primer provides a clear example of the importance of religion to the early Puritan colonists. It also illustrates why the literacy rate in the New England colonies far exceeded that in other areas of settlement.The first significant case concerning toxic waste disposal and exposure, corporate and civic responsibilities and liabilities, and significant governmental policies and responses to such emergencies occurred in the Love Canal Hazardous Waste Disaster. In these two lessons the students will analyze and assess the origins and development of the ...History School. Registration for History School 2023 has closed. Information about History School 2024 will be posted on this page in the spring of 2024. You can review a selection of past courses in our History School Archive. In addition, our History U program offers students the opportunity to enroll in free, self-paced courses all year round.The Province of Massachusetts Bay requests aid from Queen Anne, 1708 | | Queen Anne’s War (1702–1713) was the second of four great wars for empire fought among France and England and their Indian allies. This struggle broke out when the French raided English settlements on the New England frontier. Fighting then spread south, where English colonists in the Carolinas …Posted by Anna Khomina on Wednesday, 10/12/2016. On October 12, 1492, after a two-month voyage, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas he called San Salvador—though the people of the island called it Guanahani. From there, Columbus and his men traveled around the Caribbean for five months, taking particular …Rufus King’s Substance of Two Speeches, Delivered in the Senate of the United States on the Subject of the Missouri Bill, November 22, 1819. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) In 1819 a courageous group of Northern congressmen and senators opened debate on the most divisive of antebellum political issues—slavery. Since the Quaker petitions of 1790 ... Period 7: 1890-1945. An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role. Topics may include. Image Source: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. No. 524, May 22, 1755. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years’ War, was primarily fought along the frontier between New France and the British colonies in North America from 1754 to 1763. This newspaper article, printed in the Maryland Gazette on May 22, 1755, was originally published in London ... John Reid Jr.’s Indenture of apprenticeship with Robert Livingston Jr., November 1, 1742. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC03107.02668) Colonial Americans engaged in many forms of unfree labor, with great numbers of youths moving away from their families to become servants or apprentices. The terms of their service were spelled out in ... The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. @Gilder_Lehrman. The Institute is a nonprofit organization devoted to the …President Woodrow Wilson’s veto of the law was swiftly overridden by Congress in October 1919. The constitutionality of the new law and the amendment itself were challenged in a series of legal cases that were brought before the US Supreme Court as the National Prohibition Cases (1920). In this document, Wheeler reviewed the meaning of the ...The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC05629. Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. Lunch counter at the old Woolworth's "five and dime" store, a legendary site marking the American civil-rights movement and is now the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, and the place where "sit-in" became part of the American lexicon. United ...2013 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History www.gilderlehrman.org I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Period 5: 1848-1877. As the nation expanded and its population grew, regional tensions, especially over slavery, led to a civil war—the course and aftermath of which transformed American society. Topics may include. Image Source: A detail from A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves, a painting by Eastman Johnson, ca. 1862. Statistics: The American Economy during the 1920s | Cars on the Road 1919 6.7 million 1929 23 million Percentage of Households with Radios 1925 19 percent (5,000,000 homes) 1929 | Cars on the Road 1919 6.7 million 1929 23 million Percentage of Households with Radios 1925 19 percent (5,000,000 homes) 1929 35 to 40 percent Sales of Radios 1922 $60 million 1929 $842.6 million Wage Levels and the ... An Introduction to Gilder Lehrman Curricular Programs | Summer PD 2024 | | About This Session. The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teaching Literacy through …The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History is pleased to announce MA+ 15/30, a new program designed specifically for … by Kerry Candaele. Phil Ochs, Newport Folk Festival, 1966. Photograph by Robert Corwin. (Used with permission by Sonny Ochs) Music has always kept company with American wars. During the Revolutionary War, "Yankee Doodle" and many other songs set to reels and dances were sung to keep spirits alive during dark hours. Watch the recording of The Sixth Floor Museum’s 2023 Special Topics in History session below. This session is sponsored by the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey …A Spotlight on a Primary Source by Paul Revere. "The Bloody Massacre" engraved by Paul Revere, 1770 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute) By the beginning of 1770, there were 4,000 British soldiers in Boston, a city with 15,000 inhabitants, and tensions were running high. On the evening of March 5, crowds of day laborers, apprentices, and merchant ... The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC05629. Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. Lunch counter at the old Woolworth's "five and dime" store, a legendary site marking the American civil-rights movement and is now the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, and the place where "sit-in" became part of the American lexicon. Registration Deadlines: 1 week prior to the start of the seminar’s live sessions. Cost: $25 per seminar. Discounts Available: Email [email protected] if you are interested in registering for 3+ seminars to receive special discount codes and … Period 7: 1890-1945. An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role. Topics may include. Image Source: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Historical Dictionary of the 1920s: From World War I to the New Deal, 1919–1933. Greenwood, 1988. Statistics: The American Economy during the 1920s | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.”. Similar to the United States Declaration of Independence, this document focused on the rights of citizens to “life” and “liberty ... Kirsten Swinth is associate professor of history at Fordham University and the author of Painting Professionals: Women Artists and the Development of Modern American Art, 1870–1930 (2001). The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Hoover was correct when he predicted that the role of American government would fundamentally change because of the New Deal. A full transcript is available for Hoover’s letter to Louis Emmerson. TRANSCRIPT Herbert Hoover to Louis L. Emmerson, July 10, 1931 July 10, 1931 Confidential Hon. Louis L. Emmerson Governor of Illinois Springfield, Ill. The principles of American constitutionalism—the separation of powers, the bill of rights, a bicameral legislature, and a presidential form of government—were followed by many nations. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 created a governmental framework that has not only lasted two centuries but has also served as a model for freedom-loving people …At 10:13 p.m. on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln, unconscious and bleeding, was rushed across the street to a nearby house. Though doctors tended to Lincoln throughout the night, his wound proved fatal.At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.The only things which I have advocated are four basic rights which I believe every citizen in a democracy must enjoy. These are the right for equal education, the right to work for equal pay according to ability, the right to justice under the law, the right to participate in the making of the laws by use of the ballot.AbrahamLincoln.org brings together the scholarship and resources of The Lincoln Institute and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Here you’ll … AP Study Guide Period 6: 1865–1898. The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. The Gilder Lehrman Institute. Joining of the rails at Promontory Point, Utah ... Immigration cartoon, 1916. “The Americanese wall - as Congressman [John Lawson] Burnett would build it ,” 1916. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division) This political cartoon appeared as the nation debated new restrictions on immigration. 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gso grasshoppersImmigration cartoon, 1916. “The Americanese wall - as Congressman [John Lawson] Burnett would build it ,” 1916. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division) This political cartoon appeared as the nation debated new restrictions on immigration. After 1917, immigrants entering the United States had to pass a literacy test.Angelica Schuyler Church to Philip Schuyler, July 11, 1804. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the treasury, and Aaron Burr, sitting vice president of the United States, had feuded publicly for years. Their long-standing enmity came to a head in the spring of 1804. After an exchange of letters and meetings ...No. 524, May 22, 1755. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years’ War, was primarily fought along the frontier between New France and the British colonies in North America from 1754 to 1763. This newspaper article, printed in the Maryland Gazette on May 22, 1755, was originally published in London ...For the inaugural Richard Gilder History Prize in January 2020, we sent 5,000 copies of two-time Pulitzer Prize–winner David McCullough’s bestselling book 1776 to teachers in our Affiliate School network, for each school to award to a student of their choosing. In March 2021, we sent 3,500 copies of Why Documents Matter, our book of ...The Monroe Doctrine | Unit Objective | Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based teaching resources. These units were written to enable students to understand, summarize, and analyze original texts of historical significance. Students will demonstrate this knowledge by writing summaries of …Historical Context: Mexican Americans and the Great Depression | In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans gathered at the city’s railroad station to depart the United States for settlement in Mexico. In August, a special train carried another 2000 to central Mexico. | In February 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, 5000 … Statistics: The American Economy during the 1920s | Cars on the Road 1919 6.7 million 1929 23 million Percentage of Households with Radios 1925 19 percent (5,000,000 homes) 1929 | Cars on the Road 1919 6.7 million 1929 23 million Percentage of Households with Radios 1925 19 percent (5,000,000 homes) 1929 35 to 40 percent Sales of Radios 1922 $60 million 1929 $842.6 million Wage Levels and the ... On April 12, 1864, fifteen hundred Confederate soldiers led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked the 567 Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. Fighting raged until a truce was called at 3 p.m., but despite being greatly outnumbered, the Union troops refused to surrender.Traveling exhibitions are available to rent or purchase for display at any site in the United States. These informative, colorful pop-up displays cover subjects in American history, from leading figures like Alexander Hamilton to important events like World War I and topics like immigration. All the exhibitions feature primary source documents ...Seventy-five years ago, shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack against US armed forces in Hawaii. Japanese pilots targeted Army, Navy, and Marine airfields, followed by naval ships at Pearl Harbor, with the aim of devastating the entire US Pacific fleet. The two-hour attack left 2,403 Americans …A Spotlight on a Primary Source by John Winthrop. John Winthrop to Nathaniel Rich, May 22, 1634. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC01105) Between 1629 and 1640, 20,000 Puritans left England for America to escape religious persecution. They hoped to establish a church free from worldly corruption founded on voluntary agreement among congregants.John Brown, "Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court," December 1859. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC05508.051) On Sunday evening, October 16, 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown led a party of twenty-one men into the town of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, with the intention of seizing the federal arsenal there.Dunmore’s Proclamation, printed in the Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, December 6, 1775. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC01706) On November 7, 1775, Dunmore issued a proclamation that established martial law and offered freedom to slaves who would leave patriotic owners and join the British army: "I do …Black Lives in the Founding Era. "The Battle of Bunker Hill: Peter Salem Shooting the British Major Pitcairn" from "The Black Phalanx; A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-1865" by Joseph T. Wilson, 1888 (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06192) A vast offering of varied resources, the “Black Lives in ...A Spotlight on a Primary Source by John R. Chapin. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 killed nearly 300 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed over $190 million worth of property, and leveled the entire central business district of the city. The fire broke out just after 9 p.m. on October 8 in the barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary on ...USS Maine, from Harper’s Weekly, February 26, 1898. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) On February 15, 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded in Havana’s harbor in Cuba, killing nearly two-thirds of her crew. The tragedy occurred after years of escalating tensions between the United States and Spain, and the “yellow press” and public opinion ...Learn about the history and achievements of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the teaching and learning of …The Institute’s mission is to promote the knowledge and understanding of American history through educational programs and resources. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is supported through the generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations.On December 4, 1850, Weeden’s shop received an overcoat in need of repair from Watson Freeman (1797–1868), a US Marshal in Massachusetts appointed by President Franklin Pierce. One of Freeman’s jobs as a marshal was upholding the Fugitive Slave Law, passed in September 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850.Earn your master's degree in American history with Gettysburg College and Gilder Lehrman Institute. Learn from distinguished scholars, network with other …Lincoln Said Women Should Vote, ca. 1910. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) In 1910 Washington State voted to approve full woman suffrage, a vote that was influenced by publications and posters such as this one. This poster, declaring that "Lincoln said women should vote," invoked the words of Abraham Lincoln in an effort to link the memory of the ...Historical Context: The Constitution and Slavery | On the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution, Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to sit on the Supreme Court, said that the Constitution was "defective from the start." He pointed out that the framers had left out a majority of Americans when they wrote the phrase, "We the …Aaron Burr to Joseph Alston, July 20, 1804 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr shot former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Nine days later he … The women’s movement, King’s leadership, and the passage of Title IX led to an outpouring of interest and participation in as well as funding for women’s sports. Marge Snyder related the impact of Title IX on her college career: "In one short year things changed dramatically. The passage of Title IX in 1972 meant that by 1973 there were ... The Articles of Confederation, 1777 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) A day after appointing a committee to write the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress named another committee to write the Articles of Confederation. The members worked from June 1776 until November 1777, when they sent a draft to the states for ratification.Rufus King’s Substance of Two Speeches, Delivered in the Senate of the United States on the Subject of the Missouri Bill, November 22, 1819. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) In 1819 a courageous group of Northern congressmen and senators opened debate on the most divisive of antebellum political issues—slavery. Since the Quaker petitions of 1790 ...History School. Registration for History School 2023 has closed. Information about History School 2024 will be posted on this page in the spring of 2024. You can review a selection of past courses in our History School Archive. In addition, our History U program offers students the opportunity to enroll in free, self-paced courses all year round.American Colonization Society membership certificate, 1833 | | When James Madison signed this membership certificate as president of the American Colonization Society in 1833, the organization’s effort to repatriate America’s free black population to Africa had been underway for over a decade. On December 21, 1816, Robert Finley, a Presbyterian …At $750 per course and only 10 courses to a master’s degree, the Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman Institute MA in American History has quickly become …This contract appoints Horace L. Robards captain of a slave patrol in Salisbury, North Carolina, for the month of January 1856, and outlines the responsibilities of the patrol. The men had to patrol two nights each week from 9 p.m. to midnight and on Sunday. The instructions also address some of the specific problems they might encounter and ... by Kerry Candaele. Phil Ochs, Newport Folk Festival, 1966. Photograph by Robert Corwin. (Used with permission by Sonny Ochs) Music has always kept company with American wars. During the Revolutionary War, "Yankee Doodle" and many other songs set to reels and dances were sung to keep spirits alive during dark hours. The first significant case concerning toxic waste disposal and exposure, corporate and civic responsibilities and liabilities, and significant governmental policies and responses to such emergencies occurred in the Love Canal Hazardous Waste Disaster. In these two lessons the students will analyze and assess the origins and development of the ...At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a great earthquake broke loose, with an epicenter near San Francisco. Violent shocks punctuated the shaking, which lasted some 45 to 60 seconds. The earthquake was felt from southern Oregon to south of …Election Year: 1 789. Winner and Vice President: George Washington, John Adams. Electoral College Votes. Winner: 69. Opponent (s): 34. Candidates: George Washington, John Adams*. *Although theoretically John Adams could have won, everyone knew George Washington was the choice for president; Adams was never expected to win the election.The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History For general inquiries: [email protected] (646) 366-9666 ext. 0. Board of Trustees and Officers. Board of Trustees Officers. Co-Chairmen Richard Gilder (1932–2020) Lewis E. Lehrman. Secretary Russell P. Pennoyer. Treasurer Joseph DiMenna.The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a project of The Lehrman Institute, a non-profit organization that supports historical research and …Election Year: 1 789. Winner and Vice President: George Washington, John Adams. Electoral College Votes. Winner: 69. Opponent (s): 34. Candidates: George Washington, John Adams*. *Although theoretically John Adams could have won, everyone knew George Washington was the choice for president; Adams was never expected to win the election. Voting Rights on the Eve of the Revolution. The County Election, based on a painting by George C. Bingham, 1854. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) The basic principle that governed voting in colonial America was that voters should have a "stake in society." Leading colonists associated democracy with disorder and mob rule, and believed that the vote ... 2013 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History www.gilderlehrman.org I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation.Source: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC00608 Arthur Chapman, "Out Where the West Begins" from Out Where the West Begins, and Other Western Verses (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917) Summarize for Comprehension Lesson 1 Procedures: At the teacher’s discretion you may choose to have the students do the lessons individually ...AbrahamLincoln.org brings together the scholarship and resources of The Lincoln Institute and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Here you’ll …Lincoln Said Women Should Vote, ca. 1910. (Gilder Lehrman Collection) In 1910 Washington State voted to approve full woman suffrage, a vote that was influenced by publications and posters such as this one. This poster, declaring that "Lincoln said women should vote," invoked the words of Abraham Lincoln in an effort to link the memory of the ...At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.by the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, 1927. (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC05712.01) On May 31, 1921, Nicola Sacco, a 32-year-old shoemaker, and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a 29-year-old fish peddler, went on trial for murder in Boston. More than a year earlier, on April 15, 1920, a paymaster and a payroll guard had been killed during a payroll ... Equiano wrote his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, in 1789. Equiano recounted how his early life in Africa was interrupted when he was kidnapped by slave traders and separated from his family, writing “we were soon deprived of even the smallest comfort of weeping together ... Dunmore’s Proclamation, printed in the Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, December 6, 1775. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC01706) On November 7, 1775, Dunmore issued a proclamation that established martial law and offered freedom to slaves who would leave patriotic owners and join the British army: "I do …The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a project of The Lehrman Institute, a non-profit organization that supports historical research and …This colorful poster by artist Charles E. Chambers was issued by the United States Food Administration to encourage voluntary food conservation. "Food Will Win the War" was the name of the campaign initiated by the newly appointed head of the agency, Herbert Hoover. Food was necessary not only to feed America’s growing Army, but to help ...by the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, 1927. (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC05712.01) On May 31, 1921, Nicola Sacco, a 32-year-old shoemaker, and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a 29-year-old fish peddler, went on trial for murder in Boston. More than a year earlier, on April 15, 1920, a paymaster and a payroll guard had been killed during a payroll ... The Bill of Rights. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Second Amendment: A well regulated ... Period 9: 1980-Present. As the United States transitioned to a new century filled with challenges and possibilities, it experienced renewed ideological and cultural debates, sought to redefine its foreign policy, and adapted to economic globalization and revolutionary changes in science and technology. Topics may include. Reagan and Conservatism.The Middle Passage, 1749 | Historians estimate that approximately 472,000 Africans were kidnapped and brought to the North American mainland between 1619 and 1860. | Historians estimate that approximately 472,000 Africans were kidnapped and brought to the North American mainland between 1619 and 1860. Of these, nearly 18 percent died …Posted by Gilder Lehrman Staff on Wednesday, 03/20/2024 In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy …At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a great earthquake broke loose, with an epicenter near San Francisco. Violent shocks punctuated the shaking, which lasted some 45 to 60 seconds. 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