This lesson plan book is the second in a series that highlights different perspectives on the American Revolution, the early American republic, and the continued efforts to create a more perfect union throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These classroom resources help teachers engage students with unique primary sources and themes of democracy and citizenship throughout U.S. history. Developed by The National Endowment for the Humanities and NHD.

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