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Westward Expansion (Post-Civil War)
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "In 1890, the Census Bureau announced the end of the frontier, meaning there was no longer a discernible frontier line in the west, nor any large tracts of land yet unbroken by settlement. This news had a terrific p...sychological impact on many Americans. For the first time in history, America was without a frontier. The frontier was a part of American national identity. The ideal of an ever-pioneering spirit with eternally new wildernesses to conquer was the American heroic myth, felt by all and expressed in literature and art. With the end of the frontier, the romance of the West was over. Since the first colonies at Jamestown and Plymouth, Americans had lived with the reality of a frontier, which represented many things. Danger, adventure, opportunity, and freedom were embodied in the idea..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
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December 29, 2009 at 12:17 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "No less difficult, though less colorful and poetic, were the lives of the settlers. With the Homestead Act of 1862, a settler could claim as much as 160 acres (a quarter section) on the condition that he (occasiona...lly she) lived on the land for five years, improved it, and paid a fee of $30. Alternatively, land could be bought after only six months’ residence at $1.25 per acre. Before the Homestead Act, government land was sold for revenue. After the Homestead Act, public land was literally given away to encourage settlement of the frontier with family farms, considered the mainstay of democracy. Western settlement would also create new markets for eastern manufactured goods..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
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December 29, 2009 at 12:09 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Prior to the Civil War, most English settlers and their descendants chose to live along the Atlantic Coast. However, the Pacific Coast was also being settled, which would lead to the development of the Great Plains... as the two coasts spread toward the middle of America.
Atlantic settlers referred to the Great Plains and the Pacific Coast as the “Great West.” A less-optimistic name for this region was the “Great American Desert,” so-named because of a lack of available water sources and soil that did not respond to Atlantic farming methods..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
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December 28, 2009 at 05:53 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "At the close of the Civil War, Texas was only sparsely settled and large parts of Oklahoma and Kansas were designated as Indian lands. The vast and empty loneliness of Nebraska, the Dakotas, the Rocky Mountains, an...d beyond seemed remote and forbidding. For these areas to be developed, the government had to promote settlement and provide transportation that would allow movement of people and goods in a less arduous, dangerous, time-consuming, and expensive manner than by wagon..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
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December 29, 2009 at 12:14 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This video is a fun portrayal of life during the westward expansion by a high school student. It reveals some of the difficult and trying problems encountered during westward expansion.(Amateur video)
July 11, 2009 at 06:56 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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The Homestead Act of 1862 - Imagine that you can’t feed your family, or maybe you risk persecution for your political or religious beliefs. But, suddenly, you hear the call: Come along to make a new life in a wide-open land. In a few years, you’ll ow...n that land, for yourself and your descendents, free, and forever. This offer turned out to be a cornerstone in the very foundation of America’s heartland.(03:31)
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April 2, 2011 at 11:50 AM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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(NOTE: Narration starts after approximately 30 seconds of music.)
In 1862, Congress passed the Homestead Act, allowing men or women who were 21 years old or older to 'stake a claim' to 160 acres of land. Homesteaders agreed to build a home within si...x months and then live there for the next five years. People who dreamed of owning a farm of their own came from all around the country to build a better future for their families. (06:31)
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June 19, 2011 at 07:56 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This fun video is part 2 of a high school student's presentation on westward expansion. It gives a good idea of the trials, tribulations, and joys of westward expansion.
July 11, 2009 at 06:59 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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The Alamo
From history.com, produced by History Channel
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This 2:37 video is about the Alamo, its defense, and the moral cause it gave the Texans. A good explanation, but does not go into detail about the Mexican troops or strategies.
February 24, 2011 at 10:17 PM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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From Albany to Buffalo, from 1825 till today, the Erie Canal has made
American history. Tom Grasso, President of the NY State Canal Society, acts as a guide on a tour of this great artificial waterway, past and present. Knowledgeable information pr...esents a picture of why the canal was important and how it is connected to many other waterways.
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March 17, 2011 at 11:00 PM
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