U.S. History

Here is an audio recording of FDR's first fireside chat.

Here are more recordings

And here's the text of many of his "fireside chats".

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This PBS Website about the U.S. -Mexican War might be of interest.

Here's a basic explanation of why the Civil War started.

Here is a collection of great resources about the Civil War from a course at Dartmouth College.

And here's a reading of the Gettysburg Address from NPR.

Here's a link to the Presidential Election of 1860.

Click on the map and take a look at how the country divided.