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"In the 'Atlantic World', mercantilism evolved and the cultivation and trade of sugar in the New World enhanced the American colonies' economic significance worldwide. Learn about the impact of indentured servitude and chattel slavery on American life and values, and trace the development of important political ideals taking shape in representative governments and local meeting places. The dramatic social impact of the Great Awakening is also presented."--Container....
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"The conclusion of the Civil War marked the end of slavery and of the Confederacy, but also the beginning of the monumental challenges of how to readmit the southern states into the Union and how to ensure the liberty of over three million newly freed African Americans. This program examines the antebellum struggles of Congress to rebuild the south as an equal and free society by means of the Reconstruction Amendments. It also looks at social and...