American History – 131. How the Western United States Was Settled
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In the late eighteen hundreds, White Americans expanded their settlements in the western part of…
American History – 130. Native Americans Fight Two Wars Over Land Rights
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) During the eighteen hundreds, the federal government forced native American Indians to live in special…
American History – 129. Native American Indians Go to War to Protect Their Lands
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The American nation began to expand west during the middle eighteen hundreds. People settled in…
American History – 128. Early Country Music – Cowboys Told About Their Lives in Song
(MUSIC) Announcer: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Here is Kay Gallant with our program. Narrator: Last week, we talked about the growth of…
American History – 127. Gold! How the Search for Riches Drove Development After the U.S. Civil War
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Soon after the Civil War ended in eighteen sixty-five, thousands of land-hungry Americans began to…
American History – 126. Rutherford Hayes Wins Disputed 1876 Presidential Election
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In early eighteen seventy-seven, Rutherford Hayes was sworn-in as the nineteenth president of the United…
American History – 125. Election of 1876
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The two administrations of President Ulysses Grant were noted for their dishonesty. The president himself…
American History – 124. Questions of Wrongdoing Trouble President Grant’s Second Term
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Ulysses Grant won America’s presidential election of eighteen seventy-two. It would be his second term…
American History – 123. Election of 1868, Famous War Hero Becomes President
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The years just after America’s Civil War were difficult ones for the President, Andrew Johnson.…
American History – 121. The Great Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) After America’s Civil War ended in eighteen sixty-five, tensions grew between Congress and the President.…
American History – 120. Andrew Johnson
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In the spring of eighteen sixty five, America’s Civil War was over. The man who…
American History – 122. Reconstruction: After the Civil War, the American South Rebuilds
VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In March, eighteen sixty-eight, Congress tried to remove President Andrew Johnson from office. At that time,…
American History – 119. The American Civil War – Final Surrender of the Confederate Army
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last few programs, President Abraham Lincoln did not live to…
American History – 118. After the Civil War – Searching for the Man Who Shot Lincoln
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the spring of eighteen sixty-five. For four years, he…
American History – 117. After the Civil War – Death of Lincoln Helps Unite a Divided Nation
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) On April ninth, eighteen sixty-five, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union…