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US History, Economy-Technology
There are 7 videos in this category and 34 videos in 2 subcategories.
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "By the end of Civil War, as many as five million longhorn cattle, descendants of old Spanish stock, roamed wild in Texas. These tough, rangy animals sported horns with a spread of as much as eight feet. At first th...ey were hunted only for their hides since there was no way to get them to markets in the East. With the building of the Transcontinental Railroads, it became possible to transport these cattle to the eastern market that had developed a taste for beef at a time when the effects of war had depleted eastern herds. Beef, even tough wild beef, was in great demand..."
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December 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "In the late eighteenth century, a recent Yale graduate named Eli Whitney had aspirations of practicing law. However, like many modern college graduates, Whitney had a debt to repay for his education. To that end, W...hitney left his home in Massachusetts to take a tutoring position on a Georgia plantation.
Whitney found himself in the midst of an active agricultural economy. Tobacco, rice, and sugar were vital crops, and cotton cultivation was showing great promise..."
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December 23, 2009 at 05:34 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "In the late eighteenth century, primitive methods of travel were still in use in America. Waterborne travel was uncertain and often dangerous, covered-wagon and stagecoach travel over rutted trails was uncomfortabl...e, and all types of travel were very slow. Americans were aware that a transportation network would increase land values, stimulate domestic and foreign trade, and strengthen the American economy.
In 1794, a private company completed the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike, a broad, paved highway that was similar to the good European highways at that time..."
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December 23, 2009 at 05:32 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "The Civil War affected northern and southern economies differently. When the war began, the north, with its large factories and well-established companies, generated a great deal of the country’s business. After th...e first volleys of battle, the north experienced a slight depression due to the uncertainty of the war and the loss of southern business associations. However, after the initial shock passed, the northern economy flourished. The federal government moved quickly to plan for its financial future. Congress increased excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol, tariffs were created to protect manufactures from foreign competition, and an income tax was introduced for the first time in the history of the nation..."
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December 28, 2009 at 04:33 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Charles Wilson, head of General Motors and later Eisenhower's first secretary of defense, proclaimed "what was good for the country, was good for General Motors, and vice versa." The statement effectively represent...ed the central theme of the booming 1950s economy. Eisenhower's administration looked to rebuild urban America with an agenda of economic development.
In 1954, Congress modified the public housing program to focus on urban renewal. City leaders accepted federal money to replace run-down housing and low-rent businesses located in dilapidated downtown districts..."
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January 4, 2010 at 09:09 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This is the documentary by the famed professor Niall Ferguson. In this series, he discusses why money has become such a part of our lives. (Four hours and 15 minutes.)
July 27, 2011 at 01:49 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Charles Wilson, head of General Motors and later Eisenhower's first secretary of defense, proclaimed "what was good for the country, was good for General Motors, and vice versa." The statement effectively represented the central theme of the booming ...1950s economy. Eisenhower's administration looked to rebuild urban America with an agenda of economic development.
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December 10, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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