Shaping America Overview

U.S. History to 1877 reveals to a present day audience another time in history, where native cultures, newly arriving cultures, ideas and habits formed a new nation that would one day be the most recognized in the world. Through their eyes, we explore these primitive beginnings, wonder at the accomplishments of early settlers despite incredible hardships, examine political leadership and economic growth, and after the sorrow of a bitter Civil War, we share in the hope for "shaping" a new America.

Transforming America Overview

A college level distance learning course from Dallas TeleLearning. The heart of the course is documentary-style video that takes us to the places where American history happened and gives voice to the people who lived there. In each program the strengths of the medium "sight and sound, color and motion" carry us into the human stories of choice and consequence that bring history to life.