Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin as Diplomat
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin as a diplomat. [10:02]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Declaration of Independence
This video is a close reading of the beginnings of the Declaration of Independence to identify ideas of natural rights, social contract, limited government and popular sovereignty in the text. [7:52]
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 114 the First Fourth of July
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]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Declaration of Independence
The Preamble to the Declaration of Independence is examined through Enlightenment philosopher, John Locke.
A&E Television
History.com: The Revolution: Documentaries
This site offers a series of documentaries about the American Revolution including "Boston, Bloody Boston" ((0:44), "Rebellion to Revolution" (0:44), "Declaring Independence" (0:44), "American Crisis" (0:44) and several more.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #7: Who Won the American Revolution?
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War. I know we've labored the point here, but they weren't the same thing. In any case, John will teach you about the major battles of...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Independence Daze
Listen to this podcast [53:20] to learn about the history of the Fourth of July as one of America's most important holidays. Historian Pauline Maier shares insights about both the holiday and how the interpretations of the Declaration of...
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #10: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy
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...
HipHughes History
Keith Hughes: An Idiot's Guide to the Declaration of Independence
First, you are not an idiot. The biggest concept lecture ever in the history of simple explanations. HipHughes glides through a brief explanation of the Dec. of Independence so you can get through that next dinner party.