Empires, exceptions, and anglo-saxons: Race and rule between the British and United States Empires, 1880-1910

"Teaching the JAH" uses online tools to bridge the gap between the latest scholarly research in U.S. history and the practice of classroom teaching. Journal of American History authors demonstrate how featured articles might be taught in a U.S. history survey course. Here is a summary and sample teaching document from the current feature, Paul A. Kramer's "Empires, Exceptions, and AngloSaxons: Race and Rule between the British and United States Empires, 1880-1910," Journal of American History 88 (March 2002): 1315-53. See the entire installment at <http:// www.indiana.edu/~jah/teaching/>.

In 1898, the United States experienced internal tensions regarding its colonialist practices, primarily...