How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Amendment XIII to the U.S. Constitution - Slavery Abolished as a Legal Institution in AmericaSection 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, e...
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides equal protection under the law. It makes former slaves U.S. citizens and also provides due proces...
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted African-American men—including former slaves who had become U.S. citizens via the 14th Amend...
When Congress passed a resolution giving African-American men the right to vote, via the 15th Amendment, suffragists were extremely upset that the wor...
The "Committee of Detail," headed by Edmund Randolph, worked in secret as they pulled-together the ideas of delegates attending America's Constitution...
Image of a propaganda poster published by the Food Administration, signed by Herbert Hoover.
Prior to his election as President of the United States, Herbert Hoover was the U.S. Food Administrator. Selected by President Wilson for ...
The United States Geological Survey has issued a statement, cautioning that Haiti - and the surrounding area - will likely sustain continuing ...
This September 11, 1963 memo discusses the impact of U.S. aid to South Vietnam: Subject: Implication of Total or Partial Cessation of U...
The Kennedy Administration had sent "advisers" to Vietnam. U.S. military people were "in country" to discuss things, not to take actions against...
Image of the "Public Opinion Report: Regarding the Treaty of Versailles Armistice." This document reveals the attitudes of the Amer...
The Versailles Treaty imposed harsh terms on Germany. Effectively demilitarizing the country, to prevent another world war from developing, thi...
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