{"id":9766,"date":"2026-08-05T13:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/?page_id=9766"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:49:52","slug":"building-a-more-perfect-union-articles-and-lesson-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/building-a-more-perfect-union-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a More Perfect Union Articles and Lesson Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

These lesson plans highlight 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.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cToward A More Perfect Union\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The American Revolution in Four Questions: Digging Deeper for Unfamiliar Stories<\/p>\n\n\n

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Principles of the Constitution: Inventing We the People<\/p>\n\n\n

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An Incomplete Revolution<\/p>\n\n\n

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18th Century<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n
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A Voter\u2019s Guide to Post-French and Indian War Policy<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fighting With Words and Deeds: Founding Mothers Breaking Stereotypes in Revolutionary America<\/p>\n\n\n

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Quelling the Whiskey Rebellion: Taking a Stand for Our Future<\/p>\n\n\n

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Opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts<\/p>\n\n\n

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19th Century<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n
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The Monroe Doctrine: Debating America\u2019s Defense of Indepedence Abroad<\/p>\n\n\n

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Expanding the Vote in the Jacksonian Era<\/p>\n\n\n

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A More Perfect Union: Women and the Abolition Movement<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cA Most Practical Movement\u201d: The Civil Engagement of Black Americans During Reconstruction to Gain and Exercise Equal Rights<\/p>\n\n\n

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Buffalo Soldiers: Protecting the American West<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Language of Resistance: Native American Boarding Schools<\/p>\n\n\n

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Challenging School Desegregation: The Fight of Chinese Americans<\/p>\n\n\n

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Early 20th Century<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n
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African American Suffragists and the Nineteenth Amendment<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Great Migration: Putting It All Together<\/p>\n\n\n

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National Parks: Perspectives on Preservation and Development<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cSeparate But Unequal\u201d Citizenship: Puerto Rico Since the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Seattle General Strike of 1919: Labor Unions Uniting for Change<\/p>\n\n\n

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The NAACP\u2019s Mission to Forge a More Perfect Union<\/p>\n\n\n

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Doing Her Civic Duty: Anna Coleman Ladd and the American Red Cross<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Indian Citizenship Act and the Meaning of American Citizenship<\/p>\n\n\n

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Exclusion or Inclusion: The Japanese Struggle to Own Land in California<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mid to Late 20th Century<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n
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Then and Today: Mendez v. Westminster<\/p>\n\n\n

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You\u2019re Invited!: A Dinner Party with Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement<\/p>\n\n\n

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Uncovering the Contributions of Bayard Rustin<\/p>\n\n\n

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The 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act: From Termination to Self-Determination<\/p>\n\n\n

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Exploring the Impact of U.S. Immigration Policy in the Twentieth Century<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rising Tides of Immigration During the Cold War<\/p>\n\n\n

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Building a More Inclusive Electorate: The Voter Education Project 1966\u20131977<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Equal Rights Amendment: Debating a More Perfect Union<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Americans with Disabilities Act: Taking Action for Access<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Long Path Toward LGBTQ+ Rights<\/p>\n\n\n

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