Features are highlighted collections of resources that can be used to support related lesson plans or as standalone activities in the classroom. Browse our library of features by grade level or subject area below.

The We the People Bookshelf theme, “A More Perfect Union,” is the literary complement of library programs observing the sesquicentennial of the Civil War in American history and culture.

This classroom guide assists teachers who wish to use PBS's documentary film "Andrew Jackson," with accompanying lessons and other resources.

In celebration of a museum exhibit dedicated to Ancient Afghan history, check out EDSITEment resources on the Silk Road and South Asia.

A guide to Alexis de Tocqueville's landmark work surveying American republicanism in the 1830s.

Learn about the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln, who overcame an impoverished rural childhood to become a great American leader.

EDSITEment looks at the history of American presidential elections from George Washington to the present.