This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the wave of reform movements in U.S. in the 1830s and 1840s. Some campaigned for better conditions in prisons and asylums, while others formed utopian communities or discovered fad diets.

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how, when a group of women were forbidden from speaking at an anti-slavery convention in 1840, they decided to devote themselves to fighting for more freedom for women.

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the original division of public opinion over the Mexican-American War. Many accused President Polk of provoking a war.

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Anti-alcoholism cartoons like this one, which depicts the nine steps of the "drunkard's progress," were widespread in the 19th century. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project explains why.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the story of the laying of the Transatlantic Cable, asserting that it is really the story of one man's determination to change the world.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes President Thomas Jefferson's decision to send an expedition to the newly acquired Louisiana Territory to investigate the land and Native American populations. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen to lead the expedition.

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Just like today, self-help manuals were extremely popular in the early 19th century. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project examines one of these guides, The Skillful Housewife's Book.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how domesticity became the expected role for middle-class women in the 19th century.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary presents the textile industry in Lowell, MA, as representative of the transition of American girls from the farms to the factories.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the results of the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s: one million people died, and another 1.5 million emigrated, mostly to the United States. These immigrants became reliant on the Catholic Church.

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