Tag: right_to_petition

Hand raising in the air in front of an American flag at a march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in 2000

The Bill of Rights and Expanding Rights in America

by Stephanie, posted in Exhibits, Online Tools, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

Find primary source documents and teaching activities related to protecting and expanding rights in America in commemoration of Bill of Rights Day on December 15.

Communication in History: Resources for NHD 2021

by Stephanie, posted in National History Day, Online Tools, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

Find primary sources and teaching activities for National History Day!

Political Cartoon

New Webinars from the National Archives

by Stephanie, posted in Distance Learning, Online Tools, Professional Development

Get ready to go back to school with new professional development webinars from the National Archives!

Selection from Indictment of Jedediah Peck

A Seditious Petition

by czarr, posted in Document Spotlights, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

Less than 10 years after the ratification of the Bill of Rights, Revolutionary War veteran and NY State Legislator Jedediah Peck was arrested for distributing a petition.