An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.

Lanier's brief life is discussed in this excerpt from the New Georgia Encyclopedia. A list of suggested reading is included.

Overview of the new political patterns which developed as a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

The Compromise of 1877 gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the end of Reconstruction in the South.

A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...

Article outlining the development of new thought, legislation, politics, and the Reconstruction plans in the South.

This extensive learning module examines the impact of the Gilded Age upon new cultural and intellectual movements, expansion of foreign trade, and political debates over economic and social policies, as well as the impact of the rise of...

From the critically acclaimed PBS series, "The West," this site provides a brief biography of Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, a leader of the "Great Exodus" which brought thousands of African Americans west from the post-Reconstruction South.

Learn about life after slavery for African Americans.

After Reconstruction, states in the South passed laws that barred African Americans from voting and segregated schools, restaurants, and public accommodations.

Outline about the promising economic times of an expanding America during the 1800s, including changes taking place in New England, the South, the Midwest and West.