Illustrates the rise of the Republican party, the movement towards secession within the South, the industrialization of the North, and the impact of the cotton gin on the economic development of the South, as well as describing the battle at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
TRC audience:
High School (9-12)
College/Adult
TRC subject:
Early Nineteenth Century (1800-1865)
TRC format:
Audio-Visual