Thinking like a historian | The historian’s toolkit | US History | Khan Academy

KA’s US History fellow Kim Kutz Elliott talks about some of the basic skills for thinking like a historian. Watch the next lesson: US history on Khan Academy: From a mosquito-ridden backwater to the world’s last remaining superpower, the United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the people, for the people. Its citizens’ struggle to achieve that goal is a dramatic story stretching over hundreds of years. About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kinderg