Thinking Historically About
In each episode of "Thinking Historically About," a scholar helps us better understand the historical questions that students should think through when engaging with a particular historical topic.
Thinking Historically About
Thinking Historically About Westward Expansion's Impact on American Indians with Dr. Sean Jacobson
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Sean Jacobson, Assistant Professor of History the University of North Alabama. Dr. Jacobson helps us think historically about American Westward Expansion and its impact on American Indians. Dr. Jacobson discusses the importance of centering an Indigenous perspective in this particular area of study as well as gives insight into the role of a public historian.
This episode is part of Thinking Nation's curriculum series, "Thinking Historically About." In each episode, a scholar helps us better understand the driving questions that students are engaging with in our curriculum.