Lin-Manuel Miranda performs a song he wrote about Alexander Hamilton’s early life and accomplishments. He’s performing from the perspective of Aaron Burr (who challenged him to a duel and shot him).
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Alexander Hamilton Hip-Hop song
Posted in Presidents, tagged alexander hamilton on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Indian Removal in the 1830s
Posted in Documents, Extra Credit, maps, Material Culture, Presidents, something interesting, Supplementary Materials, Uncategorized, tagged 1830, Cherokee, Cherokee Nation, indian removal act, Trail of tears on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a collection of resources about the Indian Removal Act, Cherokee Nation and Trail of Tears. Indian Removal Act of 1830 You can find the text of the act (passed May 28, 1830) at civics-online.org At ourdocuments.gov you can see the text of a speech Jackson gave to Congress on December 6, 1830 (after the [...]
Electoral College
Posted in Presidents, tagged elections, electoral colleg, electoral vote, politics on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is it? What was its purpose? How has it changed? The National Archives website has a section devoted to the Electoral College that summarizes the current laws by state and you can see examples of what electoral votes look like. At uselectionatlas.org you can learn more about why the Electoral College was created, and [...]
George Washington’s Inagural Address
Posted in Documents, Presidents, tagged inaugural address, speech, washington on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To see images of each page of the inaugural address, a summary of what happened before and during the speech, and a typed transcript, go to the national archives webpage. At ourdocuments.gov you can also learn more about why and when Washington delivered the speech, along with a transcript. Here there are only images of the first [...]
