U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.

Virtual Classroom: Reconstruction with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Virtual Classroom: Reconstruction with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

On air Q&A with students and Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; announcement of the SCETV Deconstruct the Reconstruction Contest winners; and an introduction to the PBS Documentary, " Reconstruction: America...

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Bibliography And Works Cited For Episode 5: The French And Indian War | History In A Nutshell

“10 Things You May Not Know About The French and Indian War.” History, www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-french-and-indian-war. Accessed 26 February 2019. “Albany Congress.”...

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French And Indian War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell

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King George II King Louis XV Marquis Duquesne - Governor of New France Map of French Forts Established by Marquis Duquesne Virginia Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie Major George Washington Fort Le...

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French and Indian War, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell

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Although the French and Indian War began officially in 1756, rising tension and engagements between British and French colonists happened years prior. With the English, French, and Native Americans...

French and Indian War, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell 2

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French and Indian War, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell

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Part two briefly outlines the French and Indian War. After England officially declares war on France in 1756, this marks the beginning of both the French and Indian War, and the Seven Years War...

The Impact of Reconstruction on Children’s Lives | Reconstruction 360 What Reconstruction Meant to Freedwomen | Reconstruction 360

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What Reconstruction Meant to Freedwomen | Reconstruction 360

Under slavery many African-American women had to work as field hands, or in the slave owners’ homes, doing domestic chores and raising the white children. Freedom meant that black women became...

White Landowners and the Transition to Free Labor | Reconstruction 360

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White Landowners and the Transition to Free Labor | Reconstruction 360

After the war, the South, and the nation, faced the question of how to make the transition from slave to free labor. Most former slave owners insisted that they should get their land back and maintain...

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Freewoods Farm | Reconstruction 360

Reconstruction 360 is built on a 360 degree video platform that features a reenactment set on a farm in 1865. The reenactment was shot at Freewoods Farm, a living farm museum in the Freewoods...

The Impact of Reconstruction on Children’s Lives | Reconstruction 360 Forty Acres and a Mule | Reconstruction 360

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Forty Acres and a Mule | Reconstruction 360

Historian Kate Masur explains the origins of 40 Acres and a Mule, a famous phrase that many have heard but may not fully understand. It originated in the early days of Reconstruction, when General...

The Impact of Reconstruction on Children’s Lives | Reconstruction 360 The Importance of Land to Freedpeople | Reconstruction 360

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The Importance of Land to Freedpeople | Reconstruction 360

Freed blacks in the United States believed the government had a plan to distribute land to them, and that they were entitled to it. General Sherman’s Field Order 15 gave them small plots of farmland...

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