Lessons of a New Nation
What did The United States of America learn in its first 25 years? Download the teachers guide including lessons and essays from George Washington to Dolley Madison.
Expansion and Nation Building
How did a young republic stretch its borders and test its institutions? Essays from James Monroe to Louisa Adams.
Populism and Growing Crisis
As democracy widened and tensions deepened, what did America learn about power, party, and the limits of compromise? Essays from Andrew Jackson to Sarah Polk.
A Nation at the Brink
How does a democracy survive when its founding contradictions can no longer be deferred? Essays from Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln.
The Unfinished Work
What did America learn — and fail to learn — about equality, justice, and the fragility of hard-won change? Essays from Andrew Johnson to Ulysses S. Grant.
Power, Corruption, and Character
As America grew wealthy and powerful, what did it learn about integrity, reform, and who progress leaves behind? Essays from Rutherford Hayes to Frances Folsom Cleveland.
