American History to 1865, Fall 2010

Abstract:: This course provides a basic history of American social, economic, and political development from the colonial period through the Civil War. It examines the colonial heritages of Spanish and British America; the American Revolution and its impact; the establishment and growth of the new nation; and the Civil War, its background, character, and impact. Readings include writings of the period by J. Winthrop, T. Paine, T. Jefferson, J. Madison, W. H. Garrison, G. Fitzhugh, H. B. Stowe, and A. Lincoln.

Subject:: Humanities
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
Collection:: MIT OpenCourseWare

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Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society

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Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society presents materials held by the New-York Historical Society that document the lives of ordinary citizens from both sides who were involved in the Civil War. Included are photographs and drawings that document the war's impact, recruiting posters used in New York, letters from Civil War Nurse Sarah Blunt and the first and only issue of The Prison Times handwritten by Confederate prisoners in Fort Delaware.

Civil War Treasures is drawn from archival collections housed at the New-York Historical Society. The materials in this collection include Civil War enlistment and recruitment posters, etchings and sketches, envelopes embossed with decorations related to events or portraits of prominent personalities, photographs, and stereographs. The collection also contains a copy of the Prison Times, a newspaper produced by Confederate prisoners of war at a federal prison camp in Delaware; several of Walt Whitman’s letters written from hospital visits to wounded servicemen; a series of letters from Sarah Blunt, a nurse in hospitals at Point Lookout, Maryland, and Harper's Ferry, West Virginia; and manuscripts relating to the work of William Oland Bourne, a New York social reformer, editor, and author. Background on the types of materials included can be found at Archival Collections from which the Civil War Treasures Are Drawn.

The Special Presentation: Before, During, and After the Civil War provides a brief overview of the events of the Civil War, illustrated with graphics from the Civil War Treasures collection. This presentation could be used to introduce students to the collection.

The digitized images and documents in the collection provide access to mid-19th century archival manuscripts and popular graphics that contain a wealth of information on the political and social history of this pivotal era in American history. However, some of the materials in this collection contain language or negative stereotypes that may be offensive to some readers. Students should be prepared for encounters with such historic materials before they begin working with the collection.

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Subject:: Humanities, Social Sciences
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary
Collection:: Library of Congress

The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877

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Abstract:: This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction.

Subject:: Humanities
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
Collection:: Open Yale Courses

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

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Abstract:: What makes a 'nation' and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This unit will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own.

Subject:: Social Sciences
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
Collection:: Open University OpenLearn

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United States History I

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Abstract:: This course introduces students to the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States of America from the first contact to 1850. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to identify the influences of diverse global cultures on the development of an “American” culture and society; analyze the evolution of American political concepts and institutions; define the functions of government and its relationship to the citizen over different chronological periods; analyze the causes of the Market Revolution, and assess its impact on the American economy and society in the nineteenth century; identify the diverging economic, political, social, and cultural developments in the North and South by the mid-nineteenth century. This free course may be completed online at any time. It has been developed through a partnership with the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; the Saylor Foundation has modified some WSBCTC materials. (History 001)

Subject:: Humanities, Social Sciences
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
Collection:: Saylor Foundation

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