Instructional Video
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: How Was North America Settled Before European Colonization?

9th - 10th
Professor Peter C. Mancall from the University of Southern California provides an explanation for how North America was settled before European Colonization. [1:47]
Instructional Video
Other

William Waghorne: European Explorers of Texas

9th - 10th
A teacher's screencast explaining the first Spanish and French explorers that tried to explore and colonize Texas in the years after contact. [8:05]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: Comparing European/ Native American Culture

9th - 10th
In this video, Kim discusses how mutual misunderstandings between Europeans and Native Americans often defined the early years of interaction and trade as each group sought to make sense of the other. [7:09]