History of the United States I / Unit 17 USH1 2440 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What Comes Next
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The idea
The course ends where the exam ends, on the withdrawal of the troops, rather than on a summary of what was achieved.
In practice
Three amendments still in the Constitution and largely unenforced in eighteen seventy-seven.
Where people slip
That ending is the honest one. The guarantees were written, then abandoned, then won again by people not yet born in eighteen seventy-seven.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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