Instructional Video3:26
C-SPAN

On This Day: Life and Contributions of Alexander Hamilton

7th - Higher Ed Standards
Historians have been fascinated by Alexander Hamilton long before he was the subject of a Broadway hit. Using video resources, scholars explore how his early upbringing as an orphan and social outcast may have influenced his role in the...
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Aaron Burr

9th - 10th
Aaron Burr was a colorful character. He was vice president to Thomas Jefferson but is better known for his duel with Alexander Hamilton and his trial for treason against the United States
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Madison, Foreign Policy, and Declaring War

9th - 10th
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]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: The Dinner Party Compromise of 1790

9th - 10th
Learn how Alexander Hamilton resolved conflict and convinced the Cabinet to accept his debt plan at a dinner party (known as the Dinner Party Compromise or Dinner Table Bargain) in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Hamilton and the Election of 1800

9th - 10th
Explore how the American presidential election of 1800 became a heated contest between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr and how Alexander Hamilton influenced the election in this video [1:48] from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."...