Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Constitutional Compromises: Three Fifths

9th - 10th
During the Constitution Convention, the Framers made several compromises, including the method for counting enslaved Africans for the purposes of the population (the Three-Fifths Compromise) and the end of the international slave trade....
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: History Shorts: Who Built the White House?

9th - 10th
The White House is one of the great patriotic symbols of America, but its construction history gets into the darkest parts of the nation's past. Watch this video [1:00] to learn about it.
Instructional Video
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Underground Railroad

3rd - 8th
Learn how abolitionists and former slaves helped slaves in the South escape to the North via an organized system known as the Underground Railroad via this video encyclopedia entry. [3:28]
Instructional Video
Other

Reading Through History: History Brief: The Impact of the 13th Amendment

9th - 10th
This video examines the impact of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States, became law. How did former slaves react to their newfound freedom? [2:52]
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: The Underground Railroad

9th - 10th
At this site from the History Channel, you can read about the famous people and places associated with the Underground Railroad, "the term used to describe a network of persons who helped escaped slaves on their way to freedom."