1. The Greater Reconstruction

5. Bleeding Kansas

7. The Greater Reconstruction: 1845-1877 During mid-19 th century, the United States was fundamentally remade It began with the physical/geographical reconstruction of the nation, 1845-1848 This physical reconstruction aggravated older nagging questions for the nation As those questions were answered, in the West as well as the East, the nation was reconstructed—coast to coast

11. U. S. Coal Deposits

12. World Copper Deposits

21. Can the nation hold together?

22. What’s the relationship between the central government and the states? And the regions?

23. How do cultural minorities fit into the nation? Who is an American? A citizen?

24. Questions the Greater Reconstruction Asked and Tried to Answer Can the nation hold together? What’s the relationship between the central government and the states and regions? Who are the Americans?

25. Can the nation hold together?

26. Fair Oaks/Seven Days Battles: May 31-July 1, 1862

27. Western Legislation: 1862 Homestead Act: May 20 Transcontinental Railroad and Telegraph Act: July 1 Morrill Land Grant Act: July 2

29. Acres Settled, 1607-1900 1607-1870: 407,000,000 1870-1900: 430,000,000

31. Railroad Trackage: 1840-1860

33. 1800

34. 1830

35. 1857

36. 1930

38. Acceleration of Movement: Things vs. Information Railroad over Freight Wagon: How much faster? 10-15 times Telegraph over Pony Express: How much faster? 44,000,000 times

39. What’s the relationship between the central government and the states? And the regions?

41. How do cultural minorities fit into the nation? Who is an American? A citizen?

47. Racial Insiders

48. Racial Outsiders

56. Racial Insiders and Outsiders

57. Freedman’s Bureau

63. Hampton Institute

65. Carlisle Indian School

67. Hampton Institute

70. May 24, 1883

71. Carlisle Indian School

74. E Pluribus Unum