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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the causes of American expansion, such as a growing and diversifying population and the expansion of the plantation economy. This indicator promotes inquiry into the relationship between sectionalism and political compromise, culminating in the Civil War.

Grade(s): 11

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

The Reconstruction Amendments, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell 2

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The Reconstruction Amendments, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell

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After the Civil War, the U.S. had a long road ahead for rebuilding the country. In addition to fixing the country's infrastructure, the U.S. needed to mend the social and political inequities many...

The Reconstruction Amendments, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell 1

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The question of "the peculiar institution" known as slavery had been hotly debated long before the American Civil War. This video outlines the reasons the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S...

Women's Suffrage Movement, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell 1

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Women's Suffrage Movement, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell

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The question of women's suffrage in the U.S. had been debated long before the movement's humble beginnings at the Seneca Falls convention of 1848. Part 1 of this edition on the Women's Suffrage...

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Union and States' Rights Gazette | History of SC Slide Collection

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The front page of the short-lived "Union and States' Rights Gazette" illustrates the complexity of South Carolina politics even though many outsiders thought the state unified behind opposition to the...