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Causes of the Civil War

2003
Explores the major U.S. events that contributed to the Civil War including slavery and abolition, popular sovereignty, and the election of Abraham Lincoln.

Democracy & reform

2003
Reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians examine Democratic reforms of the mid-nineteenth century, discussing Jacksonian democracy, the rise of the Whig Party, antebellum reform movements, urban revival, women's suffrage, and the abolition movement.

Expansionism

2003
Reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians examine significant events during the Age of Expanision including the Westward movement, Industrial Revolution, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition, and the War of 1812.

A new nation

(1776-1815)
2003
Uses reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians to examine significant events in the history of the U.S., focusing on the years between 1776 and 1815, discussing the Continental Congress, the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, the Constitutional Convention, the Bill of Rights, and the Alien and Sedition Acts.

United States history

The American Revolution
2003
Explores significant events of the American Revolution including colonial resistance against British rule and the unification of the colonies.

Slavery & freedom

2003
Describes the importance of the sugar trade to the early American economy and examines the ways slavery and indentured servitude, the development of significant new political ideals, and the Great Awakening shaped American life and values as they occurred side by side.

The era of colonization

(1585-1763)
2003
Reenactments, dramatic readings, and interviews with historians examine significant events in U.S history from 1585 to 1763, discussing the early European settlers and interaction with Native Americans, the Jamestown and Puritan settlements, and religious diversity.

Three worlds meet

(origins-1620)
2003
An introduction to early American history, providing information on the first inhabitants of North America and the changes that occurred when European explorers first arrived.

China

2006
Explores the histories, cultures, landscapes, economics, and other aspects of China, and includes maps that clarify geographical information.

Outer space

2003
Explores the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe and how long it takes to travel across the galaxy; and contains interactive glossaries and quizzes and Spanish translation.

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