| Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 |
Unit AcknowledgementsThe staff at the Democracy Project is extremely grateful to The Dirksen Congressional Center for the financial support that made this unit possible. The Dirksen Center is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization in Pekin, Illinois, that seeks to improve civic engagement by promoting a better understanding of Congress and its leaders through archival, research, and educational programs.
The Center is named for Everett McKinley Dirksen. Dirksen served in the U.S. House from 1933-1948, the United States Senate from 1951-1969, and as Minority Leader of the Senate from 1959 until 1969.
We are also deeply indebted to Charlene Bangs Bickford. Charlene
is the
Director of the First Federal
Congress Project (FFCP), a research center in the History
Department of The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
To date, the Johns Hopkins University Press has published 14 volumes
of the FFCP's 20 volume Documentary History of the First Federal
Congress, 1789-1791. Charlene voluntarily read through most of the
lessons in the unit and offered valuable suggestions, many
of which found their way into the unit. Much of the credit for the
historical accuracy and quality of the unit goes to her and the
work that the staff at the FFCP has done over the years. Any errors
that may appear in the unit are probably the result of ignoring
or overlooking Charlene’s advice.
Homepage Illustration: George Holland. A View of Broad Street, Wall Street, and the City Hall. Courtesy of: I.N. Phelps Stokes Collection Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Arts, Prints and Photographs. The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.
For more information, contact Fran O’Malley (302-831-8443).
