Shaping America

Twenty-two, 30-minute videos provide graphic portrayals of the historic events and people whose legacies have shaped the world as we know it today. These visual presentations give life to the printed words in textbooks and help students analyze how our history forms the basis for contemporary society. By emphasizing links between past and present, Shaping America enhances your students' understanding of contemporary conditions. For instance, current issues relating to ethnic groups such as Native Americans and African Americans are viewed in an entirely different light when on understands their historical roots. In addition, this series illustrates how perceptions of historical events and personalities are not static, but change as historians access new sources of information. With vibrant videos and in-depth Internet links, this series teaches the process of research and anyalsis while engaging your students in an exciting journey of historical discovery. The twenty-two, 30 minute programs are titled: *Worlds Transformed *Settling the Southern Colonies *Settling in New England *Diversifying British America *A Distinctive Society *Making a Revolution *Declaring Independence *Winning Independence *Inventing a Nation *Jefferson's Vision of America *A White Man's Democracy *The Slave South *Moving Westward *Crisis and Compromise *Impressible Conflicts *The Union Collapses *And the War Came *Home Fronts *Union Preserved Freedom Secured *Reconstructing the Nation This series was designed by Dallas TeleLearning as a telecourse and adapted for high school classroom use by GPN. The programs share the experience of US History up to 1877. Engage your student's perspectives with vibrant videos and rich Internet resources available in Shaping America.