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Why Do People Move West?

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Dr. Bruce MacTavish from Washburn University and Marcia Fox, Education Liasion from the Kansas Historical Society, presented information and strategies to help teachers understand why people moved into the American West and how we perceive the West.

 

Fighting for Freedom

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The Meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation

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The Battle of Antietam

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Context of the War

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The Civil War, Antietam and a Pivoting America

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1860 Presidential Election and Southern Secession

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Sectionalism Before 1860

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Dr. Bruce MacTavish Morning Session April 19 2011

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Dr. Bruce MacTavish Afternoon Session April 2011

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Upcoming Events

We will be meeting six times throughout the school year with a focus on the theme: Expanding America, 1828-1900. The spring semester's sessions will include conversations about Western communties and immigration:

January 14, 2013
What does a western community look like?
Dr. Bruce MacTavish
February 25, 2013 (optional)
What materials, resources and strategies can we share with each other?
GLI 2012 Summer Session Scholars
April 17, 2013
Who's coming? Why are they coming?
Dr. Kerry Wynn
Joel Breakstone


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