Video part one of a series entitled, The Trials of the Jeffersonians, in which Tom Richey explains the Embargo Act of 1807, Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy effort to keep the U.S. out of the Napoleonic Wars. [11:09]

Brief video for AP U.S. History students on Jefferson's ideas about the virtues of agriculture and his preference for an agricultural society over an industrial one. [3:46]

Short video with graphic organizer for AP American History students on the ideological conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton resulting in the emergence of two political parties. [10:32]

Contains an audio and written account of the story of Sally Hemings, a slave on Thomas Jefferson's estate. NPR provides an excerpt from the book "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" by Annette Gordon-Reed.

Short animated video [1:07] on Thomas Jefferson and his influence on the presidency. Accompanied by background essay for students to read before watching and a student handout to follow along with the video. Lists National Education...

Use the video "The American Enlightenment" [1:10:55] to consider the two learning outcomes below. It features discussions of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; perfectionism; Deism; Benjamin Franklin; errata; Thomas Jefferson; syllogisms;...

In this video, journalist and bestselling author Cokie Roberts, and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Thomas Jefferson's views on colonial women and their role in the politics of the day. [5:30]

In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution's Bill of Rights, Amendments 1-3. [6:41]

In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. [8:09]

In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the Declaration of Independence, specifically the phrase "...Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness". [5:54]

This video introduces the 'Founding Fathers'as brilliant but flawed human beings. [7:16]

Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. [3:37]

Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the Election of 1800. [4:46]

Covers John Adams and Jefferson, including the Alien Sedition Act, Nullification, the Election of 1800, the Louisiana Purchase, and Constitutional Power. [10:15]

A Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of Admiral Lord Richard Howe's siege on New York Harbor and the submarine nicknamed The Turtle created by David Bushnell. [23:06]

A Liberty's Kids video [23:07] telling the story of General Nathanael Greene's campaign in the South and Thomas Jefferson's ownership of slaves.

A website companion to PBS Frontline looks at Jefferson and his possible relationship with his slave Sally Hemings.

In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much...

This lesson introduces repetition as a rhetorical device using an excerpt from Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Address, 1881.