Civics Education
The Monroe Doctrine: How a Presidential Message Shaped the Western Hemisphere
From merchants and missionaries to gold seekers and pioneer families, one western Missouri town stood at the center of a continental migration that would reshape a nation.
Read MoreIndependence, Missouri: The Jumping-Off Point to the West
From merchants and missionaries to gold seekers and pioneer families, one western Missouri town stood at the center of a continental migration that would reshape a nation.
Read MoreJames K. Polk and the Expansion of the United States
James K. Polk served as the 11th president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.
Read MoreThe Erie Canal: The Waterway That Connected a Growing Nation
Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, transforming commerce, accelerating westward expansion, and helping create America’s first national economy.
Read MoreWilliam Becknell: Father of the Santa Fe Trail
How a debt-ridden Missouri frontiersman’s desperate gamble opened a 900-mile highway to the American Southwest and helped knit two nations together through commerce.
Read MoreThe Battle of Bull Run: The First Major Battle of the Civil War and the End of Early Illusions
Explorer, soldier, and the first Republican presidential nominee — discover John C. Frémont’s expeditions and complicated legacy in the West.
Read MoreSojourner Truth: The Voice That Refused Silence
Explorer, soldier, and the first Republican presidential nominee — discover John C. Frémont’s expeditions and complicated legacy in the West.
Read MoreApollo 11: The Journey That Changed Our View of Earth—and Our Future in Space
On July 16, 1969, millions of people around the world watched as a towering Saturn V rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside the spacecraft were three astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins—beginning what would become one of humanity’s greatest achievements: the Apollo 11 mission to…
Read MoreThe Fourteenth Amendment: History, Meaning, and Lasting Civic Impact
Explorer, soldier, and the first Republican presidential nominee — discover John C. Frémont’s expeditions and complicated legacy in the West.
Read MoreJohn C. Frémont: America’s Restless Pathfinder
Explorer, soldier, and the first Republican presidential nominee — discover John C. Frémont’s expeditions and complicated legacy in the West.
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