Read about how the United States gained the Philippines as a territory as a result of the Spanish-American War. Find out how several senators felt about this acquisition. The resulting Philippine-American War resulted in extreme hardship...

Information about a group of nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention, all of whom had attended Princeton University. Explains Princeton's role in the convention, with longer biographical entries for three Princeton-education...

From the official site of the U.S. Senate, this biography of John Nance Garner, at first a candidate running for the Demcratic nomination for president, and becoming the candidate for Vice-President for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932...

A great resource for making current information about our government available to everyday citizens. Discover the status of federal legislation, voting records of members of congress, recent congressional votes, and more. Keep up to date...

A look at how the Senate in 1836 imposed a gag rule on petitions that advocated the abolition of slavery. Information is from "Arguing about Slavery" by William Lee Miller.

This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.

A late likeness of Jefferson, painted by Thomas Sully in 1856 from an original produced during Jefferson's lifetime. Details are provided about the painting's creation, the artist's career, and how the painting came to be in the...

This page provides links to every step in the legislative process, from sources of legislation through publication.

Learn about the personal life and career of Oklahoma senator Thomas Gore. Includes a discussion of his blindness and involvement in the Populist movement.

Read about how the concept of popular sovereignty expressed in the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in political intrigue and murder in Kansas and the caning of a U.S. Senator in the Senate chamber.

By examinining Abraham Lincoln's speeches as a candidate for the Senate and as a President in the context of the social and political climate of the time, one can see what he believes about slavery, and how the problem of slavery can be...

Learn about the life and career of former First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Read about how compromises were reached at the Philadelphia convention that dealt with issues between large and small states, and slave and free states. Take the quick quiz to assess knowledge about the writing of the Constitution.

The Farmers' Alliance advocated many progressive ideas. Read about these ideas and the ways the alliance fostered co-op programs for farmers. This article focuses on the Farmers' Alliance groups in Georgia, but there is also much...

Read about the dangers of paranoia when exercised by people of power. The witch-hunting of the McCarthy era made rash and false accusations against supposed Communist sympathizers that affected many lives.

Learn about the life and career of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the son of a president, who also served in that office as the 6th President of the United States (1825-1829).

Historical overview of the Roman Senate teaches us about Roman law during the days of the Roman Republic, Empire and the later years. Site includes links to resources for teachers, such as worksheets, activities and quizzes.

A summary of Washington's task to appoint Supreme Court and other federal judicial officials, appointments which he based on relevant experience, their support for the constitution, and on where they lived. Includes images of a...

This detailed biography includes illustrations, quotations from Sam Houston (1793-1863 CE) about many aspects of life in his time, including education. Also includes personal information about his marriages and children.

Read about Matthew Gaines, an African American state senator from Texas during Reconstruction. Learn about where he stood on issues such as integrated education and taxation of specific groups, and why he was removed from office.

Read about Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a suffragette who became president of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association in 1915 and who ran for the Texas Senate.

The Congress passed and President Bush signed this tax cut bill, titled "Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001." It caused a great deal of controversy. Learn about this law and read the debate that took place in the...

President Eisenhower tried to follow a middle road in proposing and supporting domestic affairs during his presidency. Read about the policies he put forward. Read also about his dealing with Senator Joseph McCarthy, and his spotty...

A comprehensive learning module on the abolitionist Charles Sumner that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics addressed include...