3 Units
U.S. History to 1877
SHAPING AMERICA
SHAPING AMERICA is a one-semester, college-credit course, focusing on the human story as well as the political and economic stories of America. From first contact by Columbus to the Civil War and Reconstruction, this telecourse vividly illustrates how wars and treaties, elections, and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit.
It has 26 episodes, broadcasted by KVCR-TV, on Tuesdays, from
6:00-7:00 a.m. on the following dates:
The Columbian Exchange
British America: Setting in the Southern Colonies
British America:Setting in New England
Diversifying America: Life in a New Century
Diversifying America: Slavery and Identity
Making a Revolution
Declaring Independence
Winning Independence
Inventing a Nation
Searching for Stability
A Peaceful Transfer of Power
Jefferson's Vision of America
The Market Revolution
A White Man's Democracy
The Slave South
Perfecting America
Moving Westward: The U.S.-The Mexican War
Crisis and Compromise
Irrepressible Conflicts
The Union Collapses
And the War Came
The Home Fronts
Union Preserved, Freedom Secured
Reconstructing the Nation
The Shape of America
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9/9/2003
9/9/2003
9/16/2003
9/16/2003
9/23/2003
9/23/2003
9/30/2003
9/30/2003
10/7/2003
10/7/2003
10/14/2003
10/14/2003
10/21/2003
10/21/2003
10/28/2003
10/28/2003
11/4/2003
11/4/2003
11/11/2003
11/11/2003
11/18/2003
11/18/2003
11/25/2003
11/25/2003
