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We The Teachers

We The Teachers is a bi-weekly podcast featuring Teaching American History scholars discussing American history with a focus on primary documents.

The Ashbrook Center and TeachingAmericanHistory.org seek to provide high-quality content-focused programs, resources, and courses for teachers of American History, Government, Civics, and related subjects. Students, citizens, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the American experience can also benefit from our resources, which include podcasts, a vast documents library, monthly webinars, and in-person seminars.

Latest Episodes:

Saturday Webinar: Harriet Beecher Stowe Nov 06, 2019

Show notes

American Minds Webinar

Our Saturday Webinar for 7 DEC 2019, explored the life, ideas, letters, and impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Readings

Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin, November 1852
Stowe's Letter to Daniel Goodloe, February 9, 1853
Letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, 8 March 1853

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Bill Allen, Michigan State University (emeritus)
David Krugler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Suggested Additional Readings

Rethinking Uncle Tom's Cabin - William Allen
George Washington: America's First Progressive - William Allen
Lincoln & Stowe - Daniel Vallaro

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Saturday Webinar: Harriet Beecher Stowe appeared first on Teaching American History.

Documents in Detail: The Webster-Hayne Debates Oct 20, 2019

Show notes

The Webster-Hayne Debates (1830) were the focus of the 20 NOV 2019 Documents in Detail webinar.

Panelists

John Moser, Ashland University
Eric Sands, Berry College
Jason Stevens, Ashland University

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Documents in Detail: The Webster-Hayne Debates appeared first on Teaching American History.

Saturday Webinar: Henry Clay Oct 01, 2019

Show notes

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 2 NOV 2019, with a focus on Henry Clay, the "Great Compromiser."

Readings

Speech on the Tariff, Henry Clay, 25 February 1832
Speech on President Jackson's Veto of the Bank Bill in the Senate, Henry Clay, 10 July 1832
Speech on the Mexican-American War, Henry Clay, 1847
Eulogy of Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, 6 July 1852

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Eric Sands, Berry College
Dan Monroe, Millikin University

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Saturday Webinar: Henry Clay appeared first on Teaching American History.

Documents in Detail: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address Sep 25, 2019

Show notes

Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801) was the focus of the 23 OCT 2019 Documents in Detail webinar.

Panelists

John Moser, Ashland University
Rob McDonald, United States Military Academy
Todd Estes, Oakland University

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Documents in Detail: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address appeared first on Teaching American History.

Constitution Day Lecture from Professor Gordon Lloyd Sep 24, 2019

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Professor Gordon Lloyd, Senior Fellow at the Ashbrook Center, author of TAH's four Exhibits on American History, and frequent instructor in our MAHG program and at teacher Seminars, conducted what is becoming something of an annual tradition: his Constitution Day lecture at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Watch the YouTube archive below, or listen to it as a podcast.

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Constitution Day Lecture from Professor Gordon Lloyd appeared first on Teaching American History.

Saturday Webinar: Alexander Hamilton Sep 05, 2019

Show notes

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 5 OCT 2019, exploring the compelling, controversial, and inspired Revolutionary and American leader, Alexander Hamilton.

Readings

The Farmer Refuted, Alexander Hamilton, 1775
The "Hamilton Plan," Alexander Hamilton, 1787
Federalist 1, Alexander Hamilton, 1787
Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, 1791
Letter to Edward Carrington, Alexander Hamilton, 1792

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Rob McDonald, United States Military Academy
Greg McBrayer, Ashland University

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Saturday Webinar: Alexander Hamilton appeared first on Teaching American History.

Documents in Detail: Federalist 1 Aug 25, 2019

Show notes

Federalist 1 (1787) was the focus of the 25 SEP 2019 Documents in Detail webinar.

Panelists

John Moser, Ashland University
Jeremy Bailey, University of Houston
John Dinan, Wake Forest University

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Documents in Detail: Federalist 1 appeared first on Teaching American History.

Saturday Webinar: Benjamin Franklin Aug 08, 2019

Show notes

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 7 SEP 2019, exploring Franklin the entrepreneur, thinker, scientist, political leader, and perhaps 'original American.'

Readings

An Appeal for the Hospital, Benjamin Franklin, 1751
The Way To Wealth, Benjamin Franklin, 1757
A Letter from Father Abraham to His Beloved Son, Benjamin Franklin, 1758
The Morals of Chess, Benjamin Franklin, 1779
Letter to Joseph Banks, Benjamin Franklin, 1783
Final Convention Speech, Benjamin Franklin, 17 September 1787
Excerpt, Ben Franklin's Autobiography, 1790

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Todd Estes, Oakland University
David Tucker, Ashland University

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Saturday Webinar: Benjamin Franklin appeared first on Teaching American History.

Documents in Detail: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Jul 28, 2019

Show notes

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) Documents in Detail webinar aired live on 28 AUG 2019.

Panelists

John Moser, Ashland University
Todd Estes, Oakland University
Sarah Morgan Smith, The Ashbrook Center

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Documents in Detail: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom appeared first on Teaching American History.

Saturday Webinar: Jonathan Edwards Jul 18, 2019

Show notes

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 17 AUG 2019, exploring the famed revivalist preacher and theologian of the Colonial Era.

Readings

A Divine and Supernatural Light, Jonathan Edwards, 1734 (about halfway down the page)
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards, 1739

Panelists

Chris Burkett, Ashland University
Sarah Morgan Smith, The Ashbrook Center
Jason Stevens, Ashland University

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Saturday Webinar: Jonathan Edwards appeared first on Teaching American History.

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