KA's historian Kim Kutz Elliott discusses some of the basic skills for thinking like a historian.
The US Constitution established three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. In this video, Kim discusses how the Framers employed the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances to limit the power of government.
How could a novel start a war? Kim and Becca discuss the growing sectional conflict in the 1850s that surrounded the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
What actually happened in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin that so affected nineteenth century audiences? Kim and Becca discuss the plot and social implications of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
How did Northerners, Southerners, and the international community receive Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel? Kim and Becca discuss the reception and far-reaching consequences of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Plantation agriculture, and slave labor, united the British colonies in the West Indies and the southern part of the eastern seaboard. In this video, Kim discusses the sugar islands of the Caribbean and how their reliance on enslaved Africans for labor defined plantation society throughout the British colonies.
After the Civil War, westward expansion continued to increase, as migrants moved to the west in search of economic opportunities. In this video, Kim discusses the social and cultural effects of increased migration to the west, including expansion's impact on native people and the environment.
Why does the United States have territory outside of the Lower 48 states? Kim explains the US government's growing interest in becoming an imperial power in the 1890s.
The battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil War. In this video, Kim discusses the battle and its consequences.
In the early 1800s, American artists, architects, and writers began to create uniquely American styles. In this video, Kim discusses the quest to create architecture suitable to a republic and the influence of Romantic ideals on American artists and writers, including the Hudson River School and the Transcendentalists.
What started the temperance movement, which attempted to curb the consumption of alcohol in the United States? Becca discusses the temperance movement of the early 19th century. Created by Becca.
Who or what was Jim Crow? Kim discusses the origin of Jim Crow segregation in the American South.