Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a student or just a curious American, it is important that each of us has an understanding of our country’s history, the principles that impelled our Founders to fight a war to achieve independence from Great Britain, and the philosophy underlying the constitutional form of government created by the Constitution.

Fortunately, due to modern technology, vast amounts of information from our past, including original letters, diaries, meeting notes, pamphlets and other writings, are available to us to read in the comfort of our homes on a computer and at no cost. It also means that, as citizens, we have no excuse to be ignorant of the knowledge required to sustain our government “of the people, by the people and for the people.”

Thomas Jefferson warned that “if a nation expects to be ignorant and free…it expects what never was and never will be.”  

The links below will take you to only a small fraction of what is available online to learn about our history, often from different points of view, but learning a little every day, teaching your children, and encouraging your friends will make you a more effective citizen as we continue on our shared journey to “a more perfect union.”