Instructional Video2:17
Curated Video

Department of the Interior

9th - Higher Ed
Many government departments have a focused mission, but the Department of the Interior is known as the "Department of Everything Else." So what are its responsibilities and how does it keep our country in check?
Instructional Video2:28
Curated Video

Paying for the Civil War

9th - Higher Ed
It cost the equivalent of billions of dollars in today’s money, and left the US government crippled with debt. But how, exactly, did America pay for the Civil War?
Instructional Video2:08
Curated Video

Alexander Hamilton's Writing Desk: The Laptop Precursor

9th - Higher Ed
The average American will send and receive around 3,000 text messages every month. But Founding Father Alexander Hamilton relied on his his trusty portable writing desk to draft countless letters and write some of the most important...
Instructional Video10:02
Weird History

Hardcore Facts About Alexander Hamilton

12th - Higher Ed
Before 2015, it was common to hear that Alexander Hamilton was, by far, the most undervalued of all the American Founding Fathers. But with the explosive popularity of the Broadway musical Hamilton, that statement is no longer accurate....
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Alexander Hamilton: The First Secretary of the Treasury

9th - 10th
Learn how Alexander Hamilton shaped the financial system of the United States in this video (5:11) from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton created all the policies for how the...