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From June 11–14, 2013, forty-eight Texas classroom teachers gathered on the University of Houston campus for "America at War: From the Colonial Era to 1877," an institute examining American military conflicts through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Topics addressed included the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, the Pueblo Revolt, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Indian wars in the Southwest, and secession and the Civil War.

The institute keynote presentation was delivered by Bancroft Prize winner Woody Holton of the University of South Carolina.

Also among the Houston institute faculty were Heather Cox Richardson of Boston College; Michael Les Benedict of The Ohio State University; Erika M. Bsumek of The University of Texas at Austin; Jesús F. de la Teja of Texas State University; Jennifer L. Weber of the University of Kansas; and University of Houston scholars Jeremy Bailey, Steve Deyle, James Kirby Martin, Raúl A. Ramos, and Eric Walther.

Charles Flanagan, director of educational programs at the Center for Legislative Archives, served on the institute faculty and provided participants with facsimiles of historic documents that support the teaching of U.S. history and government.

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  1. Participants in the "America at War: From the Colonial Era to 1877" teacher institute gather on the University of Houston campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
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  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the "America at War: From the Colonial Era to 1877" teacher institute gather on the University of Houston campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
  2. Thumbnail of: Woody Holton, McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, delivers the institute's keynote address, "Causes of the American Revolution."
  3. Thumbnail of: Jesús F. de la Teja, Jerome H. and Catherine E. Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies at Texas State University and Humanities Texas board member, discusses the Pueblo Revolt.
  4. Thumbnail of: Jesús F. de la Teja engages teachers in discussion during an afternoon workshop.
  5. Thumbnail of: James Kirby Martin, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Houston, delivers a lecture on the Seven Years' War.
  6. Thumbnail of: James Kirby Martin leads an afternoon workshop.
Participants in the "America at War: From the Colonial Era to 1877" teacher institute gather on the University of Houston campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
Houston Teacher Institute Photos : Thumbnails
  1. Thumbnail of: Participants in the "America at War: From the Colonial Era to 1877" teacher institute gather on the University of Houston campus. All photographs in slideshow are by Humanities Texas.
  2. Thumbnail of: Woody Holton, McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, delivers the institute's keynote address, "Causes of the American Revolution."
  3. Thumbnail of: Jesús F. de la Teja, Jerome H. and Catherine E. Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies at Texas State University and Humanities Texas board member, discusses the Pueblo Revolt.
  4. Thumbnail of: Jesús F. de la Teja engages teachers in discussion during an afternoon workshop.
  5. Thumbnail of: James Kirby Martin, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Houston, delivers a lecture on the Seven Years' War.
  6. Thumbnail of: James Kirby Martin leads an afternoon workshop.
  7. Thumbnail of: Jeremy Bailey, associate professor at the University of Houston, talks about the Declaration of Independence.
  8. Thumbnail of: From left to right: Maria Shelton of Houston's Aldine Middle School, Niv Regev of Houston's Pershing Middle School, and Victoria Williams of McCullough Junior High School in The Woodlands, study historical documents related to the Declaration of Independence with Jeremy Bailey.
  9. Thumbnail of: Woody Holton speaks about turning points of the Revolutionary War.
  10. Thumbnail of: Teachers participate in a workshop on the Revolutionary War with Woody Holton.
  11. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan, director of educational programs at the Center for Legislative Archives, lectures on the War of 1812.
  12. Thumbnail of: Charles Flanagan leads a workshop examining historical documents related to the War of 1812.
  13. Thumbnail of: Erika M. Bsumek, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, delivers a lecture on Indian wars and westward expansion in the nineteenth century.
  14. Thumbnail of: Erika M. Bsumek discusses the Indian wars of the nineteenth century with teachers.
  15. Thumbnail of: Raúl Ramos, associate professor at the University of Houston, talks about the Mexican War.
  16. Thumbnail of: Raúl Ramos analyzes historical documents with Michael Guss (left) of Galveston's Crenshaw Elementary/Middle School, Andrew Crawford of Pasadena's Queens Intermediate School, and James Hilton of Dayton's Livingston Junior High School.
  17. Thumbnail of: Heather Cox Richardson, professor of history at Boston College, delivers a speech entitled "Indians in American History: The Civil War to the Progressive Era."
  18. Thumbnail of: Heather Cox Richardson leads an afternoon workshop with teachers.
  19. Thumbnail of: After the second day of the institute, teachers and faculty members were given a guided tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
  20. Thumbnail of: MFAH docent Patricia Skakun discusses the history of a Roman sarcophagus with Houston teachers David McBride of Burbank Middle School and Barbara Massoud of Revere Middle School.
  21. Thumbnail of: Eric Walther, professor of history at the University of Houston, speaks about sectionalism, violence, and the causes of the Civil War.
  22. Thumbnail of: From left to right: Dianna Dazdja of Peet Junior High School in Conroe, Stacie Wheeler of Marshall High School in Marshall, and Holly Thomas of Judson Middle School in Longview, listen as Eric Walther leads an afternoon workshop on the coming of the Civil War.
  23. Thumbnail of: Jennifer L. Weber, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, lectures on Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as war leaders.
  24. Thumbnail of: Andrew Crawford (left) of Queens Intermediate School in Pasadena, Rene Nixon of Beverly Hills Intermediate School in Houston, and LeDora Williams-Nelson of Harris County Juvenile Probation-Excel Academy, participate in a workshop with Jennifer L. Weber.
  25. Thumbnail of: Steve Deyle, associate professor of history at the University of Houston, discusses the turning points of the Civil War.
  26. Thumbnail of: Stacie Wheeler and Holly Thomas discuss historical documents related to the Civil War with Steve Deyle.
  27. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict, professor emeritus at The Ohio State University, discusses the challenges America faced during Reconstruction.
  28. Thumbnail of: Michael Les Benedict (left) leads an afternoon workshop on Reconstruction with Niv Regev and Robert Mallory of Spring's Dekaney High School.
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