American History: From Revolution to Modern Nation
Explore America's Epic Journey to Its 250th Anniversary
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What you'll learn
Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War
Trace the evolution of American democracy from the Revolution to the present
Evaluate the ongoing struggle to define equality and citizenship in U.S. history
Assess the impact of major reform movements on American political and social institutions
This course includes
32.5 hours of video
Certificate of completion
Access on mobile and TV
Course content
1 modules
• 37 lessons
• 32.5 hours of video
American History: From Revolution to Modern Nation
37 lessons
• 32.5 hours
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America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 1 – The Road to 25046:12
America at 250, DeVane Lecture, Class 2 – Revolutionary (and Not So Revolutionary) Beginnings41:13
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 3 – Declaring Independence49:07
America at 250 Podcast Episode 1 - John Adams' To-do List and "Common Sense"46:50
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 4 - What Kind of Union?49:00
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 5 - Framing a Nation: The Constitution52:26
America at 250 Podcast Episode 2 - The Federalists, Early Republic, and the Real Hamilton47:51
America at 250, DeVane Lecture, Class 6 – Republican Precedents & Presidents: The Placement of Power48:14
America at 250, DeVane Lecture, Class 7–What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, & More51:57
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 8 – Jacksonian "Democracy”48:14
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 9, Whose America? Protest and Reform53:05
DeVane Lectures, America at 250 Podcast Episode 3: What is a Republic?01:01:10
America at 250, DeVane Lecture. Class 10-The Mexican War and its Aftermath: Compromise or Armistice54:42
America at 250, DeVane, Class 11 - Road to Disunion: Politics, Dred Scott, & the Crisis of 1850s52:37
America at 250 Podcast Episode 4: Frederick Douglass, The Slave Power, and The Fourth of July52:07
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 12–Two Constitutions, Secession and War, 1860-186254:18
America at 250, DeVane Lecture, Class 13 - Union Victory, Confederate Defeat, and Emancipation56:35
America at 250, DeVane Lecture, Class 14 -Reconstruction: Andrew Johnson vs. the Radical Republicans56:35
America at 250 Podcast Episode 5: The Cause of the Civil War52:44
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 15–The Defeat of Reconstruction, 1870-1877 & Beyond54:35
America at 250, DeVane, Class 16 - Gilded Age and Aftermath of Reconstruction, South, North, & West55:47
America at 250 Podcast Episode 6: Reconstruction53:25
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 17 - A Violent Reunion56:48
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 18 – Melting Pot or Guarded Gate56:14
America at 250 Podcast Episode 7: Immigration and Its Discontents52:17
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 19 - Money, Power, and Progressivism54:15
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 20 - A New Deal for America53:56
America at 250 Podcast Episode 8: The Progressive Era and The New Deal56:26
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 21 - A New Deal for the World54:06
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 22 - Anticommunism and the American Way56:48
America at 250 Podcast Episode 9: WWII and The Cold War48:55
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 23 - Race, Rights, and Resistance57:39
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 24 - Reagan’s America53:30
America at 250 Podcast Episode 10: Left and Right in the 60s and 70s51:50
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 25 - Making Sense of the Millennium54:21
America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 26 - Meanings on the Eve of 202654:11
America at 250 Podcast Episode 11: The Politics of the 1980s, 1990s, and So Much More01:03:00
