Crash Course
The Louisiana Rebellion of 1811 Crash Course Black American History
Uprisings of enslaved people in the United States were not uncommon, and they had a big influence on how the institution of slavery evolved. One uprising that gets less attention, historically, is the German Coast Uprising that took...
Makematic
How is History Constructed?
Historians are always finding new information from the past, in primary sources like letters, diaries, and government documents, which can change our understanding of historic events.
Makematic
Women in the Revolutionary War
Women in the Revolutionary War did more than manage the homefront – they spied, wrote influential works, and fought for future rights.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Hand of America's First Black Female Poet
See photos of a recently discovered letter written by Phillis Wheatley , the first published female black poet in America who was sold into slavery but later taught to read and write.
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 102 Intolerable Acts (Pilot,part Ii)
A Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of Benjamin Franklin's trial in London over allegations of his involvement in the Boston Tea Party and the arrival of the British Troops in Boston with the implementation of the Intolerable...
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 101 the Boston Tea Party (Pilot, Part I)
The first part of a Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of the Boston Tea Party led by Samuel Adams and introduces students to Phillis Wheatley. [23:06]