Forging the Nation: Reconstruction and Civil Rights

Forging the Nation: Reconstruction and Civil Rights

Welcome to this learning session on Forging the Nation: Reconstruction and Civil Rights In this course we shall address:Reunifying the Nation After Civil WarReconstruction in the SouthFreed Slaves: New Beginnings and ChallengesReasons for Going WestHomesteaders: Settling the FrontierSmall Reservations PolicyNative American Attitudes and AdaptationsLittle Bighorn: Growing Tensions and BattleLittle Bighorn: Responsibilities and ConsequencesThe Dawes Act of 1887Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890Closing th...