Hamilton’s America—Jefferson’s America: An American Experience Workshop

The National Humanities Center is sponsoring (in collaboration with the PBS series American Experience) a live, online professional development seminar for literature and history teachers entitled “Hamilton’s America—Jefferson’s America: An American Experience Workshop” on March 24, 2010. The deadline to register is March 17, 2010. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson offered distinct visions for the nation they were founding—one urban and industrial, the other rural and agrarian. In twenty-first- century America, a nation of cities and commerce, it is easy to think Hamilton won. But did he? How did the two visions clash in eighteenth-century America? What were their origins, and what have they meant for the United States? Participants will view the American Experience film Alexander Hamilton and explore how to use it in the classroom. The seminar will be led by Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Professor of History, University of Virginia. For more information, please see http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/index.htm.