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Shaping America
Ideal for Grades: 9-12
Duration: Twenty-five, 30-minute episodes
Closed Captioned
©2004 Dallas Telelearning
Engage your students in an exciting journey of discovery! This comprehensive series presents a broad perspective of the historical
development of America through 1877.
Shaping America provides graphic portrayals of the historic events and people whose legacies have shaped the world. These visual
presentations give life to the printed words in textbooks and help students analyze how our history forms the basis for contemporary society.
By linking past and present Shaping America illustrates now perceptions of historical events and personalities change as historians
uncover new sources of information. Enhance your students’ understanding of contemporary conditions. For instance, current issues
relating to ethnic groups such as Native Americans and African Americans are viewed in an entirely different light when one understands
their historical roots.
Series Objectives
•Describe the major Indian cultures in North America prior to European settlement and analyze the
effects of that settlement on the indigenous peoples of America.
•Compare and contrast the social, economic, and political development of the British colonies in the area that became the United States.
•Describe and explain the origins of racism and slavery in America and analyze the long-term effects of slavery on American society.
•Analyze the immediate and long-term effects of the Declaration of Independence.
•Discuss the factors shaping America during the early national period.
•Discuss the social, political, economic, diplomatic, and military aspects of the Civil War.
•Assess the significance of geography in the process of shaping America.
•Analyze the meaning of freedom, equality, and identity in America to 1877.
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Click on the individual episode details below to learn more and view the Teacher's Guide for each episode.
Examine how indigenous peoples shaped their societies .
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Europe and the New World collide.
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Success and failure in the English settlements.
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What role did religion play?
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Study the influence of cultural and ethnic diversity.
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Witness the impact of the slave trade.
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What drove the colonies to seek independence?
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Understand the role of the Second Continental Congress.
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It takes more than an Army!
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How our government came to be.
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Does the new nation find stability?
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Early foreign policy and Native Americans
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The legacy of the Louisiana Purchase
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Hamilton's and Jefferson's visions of America began to take shape.
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Andrew Jackson's drive to democracy
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Slavery and the Underground Railroad
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During the 1830s and 1840s a surge in religious enthusiasm drove reform.
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How Manifest Destiny expanded the US
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North and South begin to take sides
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Several pieces of legislation lead to irrepressible conflicts.
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Lincoln's rise to the Presidency
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Follow the progress of the Civil War
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Impact of the Emancipation Proclamation
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The North wins the war and Lincoln's death
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The reunited Union struggles to survive
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The U.S. Centennial provides an occasion for reflection.
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