The Great Republic
By the Master Historians — the story of America, told by those who told it best
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The Progress of National Development
The Progress of National Development
1817–1846 · 6 chapters · 31 readings
Begin This Era
The First Quarter of the Century
Volume III · circa 1817
Opening
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Hartford and Constitution
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South and North
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Kentucky and Ohio
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Logan County and Kentucky
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Monroe and Florida
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Monroe Doctrine and Mexico
The Missouri Compromise
Volume III · circa 1819
Opening
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South and State
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Union and Clay
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Arkansas and Louisiana
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Henry Clay and State
The Ordinance of Nullification
Volume III · circa 1827
Opening
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Daniel Webster and State
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South Carolina and Houses
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South Carolina and Force Bill
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State
The Seminole War
Volume III · circa 1839
Opening
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Indian
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Coacoochee and Worth
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Big Cypress
The Battle of Buena Vista
Volume III · circa 1846
Opening
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O' and Brien
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O' and Brien's
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Yell and Mexican
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Santa Anna and Vera Cruz
Events Preceding the Civil War
Volume III · circa 1846
Opening
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California and Mexican War
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Fugitive Slave Law and Free Soil
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Kansas and Free State
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Missouri and Constitution
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