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A course for middle and high school teachers designed to strengthen their knowledge of American history, from the Pre-Columbian era through Reconstruction, while exploring the process of historical research and analysis. Each video program includes an overview of the historical era; a "Faces of America" segment in which biographies of individuals illustrate larger events; and a behind-the-scenes look at how history is studied, documented, and presented.
TV Schedule
Mapping Initial Encounters #102
Columbus' arrival launched an era of initial encounters among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans that continued for nearly 300 years. These contacts began the phenomenon now known as the Columbian Exchange, profoundly altering the way of life of peoples around the globe.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 1:00 am EST
Colonial Designs #103
As encounter changed to settlement, relations between Native Americans and European colonial powers became more complex, and the American colonies became increasingly reliant on the race-based enslavement of Africans.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 1:30 am EST
Revolutionary Perspectives #104
In the 18th century, Enlightenment ideas of freedom and equality swept through the British colonies. This program traces the effects of those ideas and their impacts on diverse groups such as British Loyalists, Revolutionary leaders, Native Americans, yeoman farmers, and enslaved blacks.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 2:00 am EST
The New Nation #106
Following the War of Independence, Americans disagreed—often passionately—about the form and function of the federal government. Those conflicts continued to play out even as the new republic defined its identity in relation to other nations.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 2:30 am EST
Contested Territories #107
The United States acquired vast territories between the time of the Revolution and the Civil War—but at a high economic, social, and political cost. This program examines the forces that drove westward expansion, the settlers moving into these regions, and the impact on the Native Americans who were already there.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 3:00 am EST
Antebellum Reform #108
In response to increasing social ills, the 19th century saw the development of numerous reform movements, from temperance to abolitionism to school and prison reform.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 3:30 am EST
A Nation Divided #109
Although the Civil War is viewed today through the lens of the Union's ultimate victory, for much of the war, that victory was far from certain. Examinations of the lives of the common soldier as well as civilians illustrate the uncertainty and horrible destruction of the War Between the States.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 4:00 am EST
Reconstructing a Nation #110
Emancipation was only the beginning of a long road to freedom for those released from slavery. Following the Civil War, an immense economic and political effort was focused on reunifying the divided nation.
- KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 4:30 am EST