- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
OpenStax
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain what is meant by the term “total war” and provide examplesDescribe mobilization efforts in the North and the SouthExplain why 1863 was a pivotal year in the war
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederacy and the UnionExplain the strategic importance of the Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Shiloh
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
The Origins and Outbreak of the Civil WarEarly Mobilization and War1863: The Changing Nature of the WarThe Union Triumphant
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the major events that occurred during the Secession CrisisDescribe the creation and founding principles of the Confederate States of America
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the reasons why many Americans doubted that Abraham Lincoln would be reelectedExplain how the Union forces overpowered the Confederacy
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the efforts made by Congress in 1865 and 1866 to bring to life its vision of ReconstructionExplain how the Fourteenth Amendment transformed the Constitution
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
Restoring the UnionCongress and the Remaking of the South, 1865–1866Radical Reconstruction, 1867–1872The Collapse of Reconstruction
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the purpose of the second phase of Reconstruction and some of the key legislation put forward by CongressDescribe the impeachment of President JohnsonDiscuss the benefits and drawbacks of the Fifteenth Amendment
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe Lincoln’s plan to restore the Union at the end of the Civil WarDiscuss the tenets of Radical RepublicanismAnalyze the success or failure of the Thirteenth Amendment
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the reasons for the collapse of ReconstructionDescribe the efforts of white southern “redeemers” to roll back the gains of Reconstruction
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how American writers, both fiction and nonfiction, helped Americans to better understand the changes they faced in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesIdentify some of the influential women and African American writers of the era
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
Urbanization and Its ChallengesThe African American “Great Migration” and New European ImmigrationRelief from the Chaos of Urban LifeChange Reflected in Thought and Writing
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify how each class of Americans—working class, middle class, and upper class—responded to the challenges associated with urban lifeExplain the process of machine politics and how it brought relief to working-class Americans
- Subject:
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 07/10/2017