President Johnsons Reconstruction Plan John FitzGerald 2011-04-18 | President Johnson's lenient Reconstruction Plan for the South does not sit well with Republican members of Congress in the North.
The Constitution Film Clip John FitzGerald 2018-01-10 | Creating the U.S. Constitution was not a simple task to accomplish.
The Early History of Appalachia John FitzGerald 2013-01-15 | Settled for centuries by Native American tribes before the arrival of the Europeans, the Cherokee were the dominant people of Appalachia when the colonial settlers began to enter their Appalachian homelands. It would be the subsequent rush of Scots-Irish, English, and German immigrants that would ultimately settle into this region as colonists within the North American British empire.
French and Indian War Changes Fate of America John FitzGerald 2013-01-08 | The French and Indian War changed the fate of America by initiating questions over Britain's authority to restrict westward movement into the western frontier of the Ohio River Valley (The Proclamation of 1763) and to begin to the increase of taxes on the colonies to pay for the cost of this North American military struggle.
St Catherines Island (Part I) John FitzGerald 2011-04-18 | Given land of their own to work in the islands off of Georgia ... the free slaves begin a life of independence that they have never known.
End of Special Field Order # 15 John FitzGerald 2011-04-18 | There is no government commitment to the freed slaves .... as the property given under Special Field Order # 15 is taken back.
St Catherines Island (Part II) John FitzGerald 2011-04-18 | Freedmen find happiness and success on St. Catherine's Island ... for a while ...
Special Field Order # 15 John FitzGerald 2011-04-18 | Forty Acres and A Mule .... A Military Contract ... Not A Permanent Goverrnment Program!
Antietam and The Emancipation Proclamation John FitzGerald 2011-04-10 | Antietam ... the bloodiest day in American military history ... provides President Lincoln the opportunity to put forth his Emancipation Proclamation.
Firing on Fort Sumter John FitzGerald 2011-04-08 | With the Confederacy firing upon Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor ... the Civil War begins!
A Blending of Cultures John FitzGerald 2011-02-02 | Frontiers cultures borrow from each other to blend their societies together.
The Salem Witch Trials John FitzGerald 2011-01-17 | False accusations begin the Salem Witch Hunts and ultimately lead to the deaths of 19 persons convicted of being witches.
Before the Mayflower Voyage John FitzGerald 2011-01-12 | The voyage of the Mayflower is a religious pilgrimage of escape with an economic incentive as well.
The Creation of the Mayflower Compact John FitzGerald 2011-01-12 | The creation of the Mayflower Comapct arose from necessity as a change in course forced all parties aboard the ship to reach an acceptable compromise.
The Stamp Act John FitzGerald 2011-01-09 | The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the American colonies. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London that carried an embossed revenue stamp. These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years' War. The British government felt that the colonies were the primary beneficiaries of this military presence and should pay at least a portion of the expense.
The Declaratory Act (1766) to the Coercive Acts (1774) John FitzGerald 2011-01-09 | The British goverrnment sought new sources of revenue in America and determined to keep its political and economic control over her North American colonies, passed a series of laws in Parliament that eventual sparked the the start the American Revolution.
Massacre in Mystic John FitzGerald 2011-01-09 | On May 26th, 1637, the English and their Indian allies attack a fort at Mystic (in modern day Connecticut). The attack changes the relationship between the English and the Native Americans as this day marks the beginning of the English promotion of the mass slaughter of Native Americans to clear them from the land.
Smallpox John FitzGerald 2011-01-08 | One important cause of pre-Columbian native depopulation during European contact was epidemic disease. Widespread epidemic diseases, such as smallpox, to which the natives had no prior exposure or resistance, was the overwhelming cause of the massive population decline of the native peoples.
Tenochtitlan (The Impossible City) John FitzGerald 2011-01-08 | Tenochtitlan was a city-state located on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. Founded in 1325, it became the seat of the growing Aztec Empire in the 15th century, until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521. Today the ruins of Tenochtitlan are located in the central part of Mexico City.
Cahokia John FitzGerald 2011-01-03 | Along the Mississippi River, just six miles from present day St. Louis, Missouri, from 750 AD to 1300 AD, there stood a city that once dominated the heart of the North American continent.
The End of Reconstruction John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The failure of Reconstruction after the Civil War.
The Slave World John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The daily work and life of a slave in pre Civil War America.
Trail of Tears John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The story of the Cherokee removal from U.S. territorial lands in the South in 1838.
The Election of 1800 John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The first Presidential election that involves the creation of political parties. (The Federalist vs. The Republicans)
The Long Winter John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The story of the courageous struggle of the Colonial army at Valley Forge.
Declaring Equality John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The struggle to declare (or not) the equality of slaves in the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
A Dividing Line John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | Racial discrimination begins in 17th century America as Native Americans and Black slaves are positioned as inferior peoples to the rising ruling white class of the new continent.
Encountering the Wilderness John FitzGerald 2010-07-06 | The shocking initial experience of the first encounters between the arriving Europeans and the existing Native Americans.
