Instructional Video2:27
Curated Video

Articles of Confederation

9th - Higher Ed
A video entitled "Articles of Confederation" that discusses why the Articles of Confederation were written and eventually replaced with the U.S. Constitution.
Instructional Video2:28
Makematic

Secession and Confederacy

K - 5th
In 1860, tensions over slavery pushed the United States to the brink of collapse, leading to secession of 11 states and the creation of the Confederacy.
Instructional Video2:17
Makematic

Dred Scott v. Sandford

K - 5th
Dred Scott's fight for freedom led to a Supreme Court decision that denied citizenship to Black Americans, fuelling tensions that contributed to the Civil War.
Instructional Video2:35
Curated Video

Injustice: Roger Taney

9th - Higher Ed
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney's unjust majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford shockingly declared Black individuals weren't citizens, solidifying slavery's grip and pushing the nation closer to Civil War.