Session 1 – American Revolution

• Background on Continental Army
• Origins of Yankee Doodle
• George Washington Headquarters Tent
• George Washington Headquarters Flag
• George Washington Image
• Spies of the American Revolution
• Power and Liberty – Gordon Wood
• Study Guide & Questions

 

Session 2 – Federal Constitution-Making

• Learning for Adults
• Learning for Children
• Benjamin Franklin Convention Speech
• Federalist 10 – Excerpt
• Federalist 51 – Excerpt
• Slave-Importation Clause
• Links to Other Readings
• Study Guide & Questions

Session 3 – The Founding & Civil War

• Learning for Adults
• Learning for Children
• What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?
• Stephens Corner Stone Speech – Excerpt
• Calhoun Error of Men Created Equal – Excerpt
• Lincoln Cooper Union Address – Excerpt
• Lincoln Gettysburg Address
• Study Guide & Questions

 

Session 4 – Keeping the Republic

• Learning for Adults
• Learning for Children
• Berkin Revolutionary Mothers – Excerpt
• Zimmerman Culture Wars – Excerpt
• Brooks Love Your Enemies – Excerpt
• Study Guide & Questions