Lesson Plan: The Architecture of Firearms and Power in Early America

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Shannan Mason offers a complete, two day lesson plan on women and the American Revolution featuring Lauren Duval's recent article from The Pano.

How I Discovered that Politics is a Plural Noun

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Reeve Huston considers the ways that political practices in our own lives and times reflect a kind of "political promiscuity" that has long been part of the American tradition.

“Homeplace,” the Underground Railroad, and the Politics of Everyday Care

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Angela Murphy reflects on how bell hooks's work resonated with her research on Jermain Wesley Loguen.

The Long Struggle for Equality in the American South: Louisiana as a Test Case

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Building from his recent JER article, Lacy K. Ford explores how Louisiana's 1845 and 1852 constitutional conventions set the stage for social and political tensions that would shape the state for the next century.

Connecting Across Time and Space: Using Maps and Memory to Teach the Eighteenth Century

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Student mapping projects become an opportunity for better student engagement in Molly Nebiolo's courses.

Planned Closure of Iowa Historical Society

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The latest "Early Republic Tracker" post examines the pending closure of the Iowa State Historical Society.
Two women wash and hang laundry while a British officer watches.

Lesson Plan: Women’s Varied Experiences in Revolutionary America

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Shannan Mason offers a complete, two day lesson plan on women and the American Revolution featuring Lauren Duval's recent article from The Pano.

Teaching the Early American Republic

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Check out recent Pano pieces on teaching to find inspiration for your classroom.

Crushed by AI, Reborn Teaching with New Purpose

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As higher ed tries to cope with AI, David Head discusses his experimentation with a new type of writing assignment in college history classes.

How to Use SNL’s “Washington’s Dream” (2023) Skit in the Early American History Survey

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Alexandra Garrett offers tips for bringing an appropriate dose of pop culture into the classroom by using the extraordinarily funny SNL skit, "Washington's Dream."

A Dramatis Personae for the American Revolution

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Our authors explain how a cast of characters can become an effective pedagogical tool to help students understand complex historical events like the American Revolution.

The Original Gerrymanders

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Kevin Vrevich offers historical context for thinking about Texas Republicans recent redistricting plans.

National Parks Flag Books for Removal from Gift Shops

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Independence National Historical Park Flagged for Content Review

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Discussing Slavery and Freedom in the U.S. I Survey

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In this contribution to our "Teaching the Early Republic" series, Steven Peach discusses the ways that primary source analysis boosts engagement in his survey-level history courses.

Arts and Crafts Day in the Research Seminar

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In the latest installment of our "Teaching the Early Republic" series, Robert Smith demonstrates the power of material culture to engage students in the classroom.

No Place of Grace: Coming to Terms with Free State Slavery Through Historic Buildings and Public History

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Richard Newman reflects on how the power of place can be harnessed to tell the story of free-state slavery at historical sites outside the South.

Active Silence, Archival Presence, and an Enslaved Mother’s Legal Knowledge

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Cory James Young, in a companion piece to his JER article on hereditary term slavery in Pennsylvania, considers the significance of some silences in slavery's archive.

Lincoln Lessons: Teaching Abe in Troubled Times

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In the first installment of our new "Teaching the Early American Republic" series, David Gellman explores the challenges of teaching Abraham Lincoln in 2025.