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American History 

University of Washington: The American Civil War

The American Civil War began as a war to restore the Union and leave the internal institutions of the South otherwise intact. In less than two years the war was transformed into a struggle not only for union but for liberty as well--the liberty of four million Southern slaves. Both objectives were accomplished during the war, but the issue of racial equality was imperfectly and incompletely addressed during the Reconstruction period that followed.

University of Washington: The American Revolution

The American Revolution was an event unprecedented in history. It transformed the English and Europeans living in the colonies from loyal subjects of the Crown to proud citizens of a new nation. It replaced rule by monarchy with the promise of rule by ordinary people. The American Revolution was not only a political revolution, but also a social one, a revolution that put behind it forever the rigid hierarchical society of the Old World and opened the door to the building of a more egalitarian society. It was a revolution that paved the way for emancipation of slaves, enfranchisement of women, unparalleled economic growth, and the eventual emergence of the United States as a world power.

American Memory from the Library of Congress

The home page for the American Memory Historical Collections from the Library of Congress. American Memory provides free access to historical images, maps, sound recordings, and motion pictures that document the American experience. American Memory offers primary source materials that chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America.

Learner.org: A Biography of America

Explore the human side of American history with this video instructional series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners, using a biographical approach to examine the forces that have shaped our nation.

Learner.org: The Constitution: That Delicate Balance

This video instructional series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners probes understanding, beliefs, and biases about constitutional issues.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy

To provide American citizens direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society, a core group of current and historical Government publications is being made available for free, permanent, public access via GPO Access. These titles contain information which is vital to the democratic process and critical to an informed electorate.

Learner.org: Democracy in America

This video course for high school teachers covers topics of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions recommended by the U.S. Department of Education's Civics Framework.

Learner.org: Ethics in America

This video instructional series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners uses the Socratic method to explore ethical dilemmas in legal, political, medical, corporate, and military arenas.

Learner.org: Primary Sources: Workshops in American History

Explore the use of primary-source documents in the research and interpretation of American history in this video workshop for high school teachers.

World History 

Learner.org: Bridging World History

This video course for high school and college teachers examines history through a thematic lens, showing interrelationships across time and place.

War History 

University of Washington: World War II

The Second World War ranks with the 1930s as a period of major political, economic, and social change in American history. Without question, war mobilization was responsible for ending the Great Depression.

Music History 

University of Washington: History of Jazz: New Orleans

Jazz is a uniquely American art form, a musical style that has had far-reaching influences on established musical cultures throughout the world. This course will give you a historical background of jazz music and musicians, as well as insights into the social and sometimes political ramifications of a forced collision of two diverse musical cultures.

Christian History 

Covenant Worldwide -- Ancient & Medieval Church History

A study of Christianity from the Early Church to the dawn of the Reformation, with source material readings. This course places an emphasis on the application of church history to life and ministry and helps the student to understand the development of Christian thought and the formulation of doctrine as part of God's overall pattern of history.

Covenant Worldwide -- Francis A. Schaeffer: The Early Years

Identification of the biblical emphasis in the thought and life of Francis and Edith Schaeffer, with a focus on the development of their early ministry in the United States and Europe and the founding of L'Abri. The course considers issues related to spiritual growth, the Christian family, the unity of the church, Christians and the arts, and various aspects of Christian ministry.

Covenant Worldwide -- Francis A. Schaeffer: The Later Years

Continuation of material in Francis Schaeffer: The Early Years. An examination of the biblical emphasis in the thought and life of Francis and Edith Schaeffer, with focus on the developments in Schaeffer's theological, cultural, and social concerns from the time of L'Abri's founding until his death in 1984.

Covenant Worldwide -- New Testament History

A survey of the intertestamental period, the life of Christ, and the formation of the Early Church with special attention to the Roman, Greek, and Jewish contexts of the New Testament period as portrayed in the Gospels and Acts.

Covenant Worldwide -- Old Testament History

Explore the historical books of the Old Testament -- Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings -- including a brief look at the Pentateuch. Students will gain valuable insight into how to study and learn from these books of the Old Testament.

Mythology 

University of Washington: Greek Mythology

Of the many traditions handed down to us by the Greeks, their mythology has exercised the most far-reaching and longest-lasting influence, attracting a long line of artists, writers, philosophers, composers, and filmmakers. The extent of this influence results in part from the vibrant, ancient literary and artistic tradition that has transmitted the mythology to us.

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