KA's historian Kim discusses the year 1864 of the Civil War, including Sherman's March to the Sea and the election of 1864. [8:49]

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During Reconstruction, three new amendments to the Constitution redefined freedom, citizenship, and democracy in the United States. But how much really changed? In this video, Kim examines continuity and change over time in the lives of African Americans in the South before and after Reconstruction. [6:48]

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Kim and Sal talk about increased tensions between slave and free states as new territory is added after Mexican-American War and from Compromise of 1850 (especially the Fugitive Slave Act). [11:46]

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What were the causes and effects of westward expansion between 1844 and 1877? Kim discusses how economic opportunities, government support, and the idea of 'manifest destiny' brought migrants to the western United States. [8:38]

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How did regional differences between the North and South related to slavery lead to tensions in the years leading up to the Civil War? Kim compares the economic and ideological differences that drove the sections apart. [8:27]

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How did westward expansion exacerbate tensions over the institution of slavery? Sal and Kim discuss how slavery was an issue at the birth of the United States and how the issue became more and more central as the country expanded. [11:00]

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The strategy of the Civil War for the Confederacy (the South) was to outlast the political will of the United States (the North) to continue the fighting the war by demonstrating that the war would be long and costly. The Confederacy also hoped to entice European powers such as the United Kingdom to assist them against the United States in order to protect their cotton supply. The strategy for the United States was to surround the territory of the South in the Anaconda Plan, blockading the Atlantic Ocean and controlling the Mississippi, to keep goods from going into or out of the South and forcing them to surrender. [11:02]

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The battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil War. In this video, Kim discusses the battle and its consequences. [12:17]

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Kim and Sal talk about the Emancipation Proclamation. [10:10]

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A close reading of the Gettysburg Address. [11:49]

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The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863. In this video, Kim sets the stage for the address and describes the scene at the cemetery. [9:55]

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How could a novel start a war? Kim and Becca discuss the growing sectional conflict in the 1850s that surrounded the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. [7:31]

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What actually happened in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin that so affected nineteenth century audiences? Kim and Becca discuss the plot and social implications of Uncle Tom's Cabin. [6:19]

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How did Northerners, Southerners, and the international community receive Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel? Kim and Becca discuss the reception and far-reaching consequences of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. [7:09]

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During Reconstruction, federal troops attempted to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments in the South. [4:00]

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Steel, telephones, elevators! Kim and David discuss the technological innovations that made the Gilded Age possible. [10:29]

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American cities grew rapidly during the Gilded Age. What brought people to the cities and what were their experiences like? In this video, Kim explores continuity and change in migration patterns from 1865-1898. [8:28]

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Plessy v. Ferguson was an 1896 Supreme Court case concerning whether "separate but equal" railway cars for black and white Americans violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In this video, Kim discusses the case with scholars Jamal Greene and Earl Maltz. [18:39]

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What were the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War? In this video, Kim discusses how Manifest Destiny and the annexation of Texas brought on the war, as well as how the war affected US politics and the existing residents of the Mexican Cession. [7:39]

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Who or what was Jim Crow? Kim discusses the origin of Jim Crow segregation in the American South. [6:33]

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