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America Before 1492: A World Apart
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By describing Native American cultures in various regions of what eventually became the United States, this program explores how indigenous peoples shaped their societies and what we can learn from enhancing our understanding of them.
British America: Settling in New England
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Religious motivations inspired British settlers at Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. This program describes the challenges facing Pilgrims, Puritans, and native peoples in the region, and assesses the enduring effects of Puritanism in America.
British America: Settling in the Southern Colonies
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Failing at Roanoke, the British established permanent colonies at Jamestown and later in the Charleston area. This lesson examines how the emergence of staple crops, forced labor, and a racial hierarchy shaped the society, economy, and politics of the region in the 17th century.
Colonial House: Disc One
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Think Colonial life was all about pious pilgrims, powdered wigs, and freedom for all? Think again! Over two dozen modern-day adventurers from the U.S. and U.K. find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they struggle to create a functioning and profitable colony in ...
Colonial House: Disc Two
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Think colonial life was all about pious pilgrims, powered wigs, and freedom for all? Think again! Over two dozen modern-day adventurers form the U.S. and the U.K. find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they struggle to create a functioning and profitable ...
Audio CD contains 9 stories: Young Christopher Columbus, Columbus Trains on the Mediterranean, Columbus in Portugal, Queen Isabella of Spain Supports Columbus, Columbus on the Ocean, Columbus Encourages His Men, Land Discovered, Settlement in America, Powhatan and John Smith.
Coming to America: Portrait of Colonial Life
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Immigration key to American history. Contrasting experiences of different groups. The challenges of indentured servitude; their contributions. Family groups in New England; roles within the family unit. The emergence of a slave society in North America. Upsurge in Scotch Irish and German ...
Divergent Paths
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Contrast between large scale agricultural operations in South vs. small family farms and commercial operations in North. Emergence of cities; absence of rigid class differences of Europe. Distinctly American form of communities: the plantation society of the South, the tightly knot New England ...
