Native Peoples of North America. Episode 12, Indians, Manifest Destiny, and Uncivil Wars.
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Daniel Cobb
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016.
The Civil War is a turning point in American history, upholding the Constitutional promises of freedom for...some. Examine one of the pivotal components of the decades leading up to the Civil War: expansion into the West under the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, which drew non-Indians into the West and sparked innumerable conflicts with Native nations.