Makematic
Slavery in the United States: 1619-1820
Between 1619 and 1820, slavery shaped America, driving economic growth while deepening divisions between North and South, highlighting a stark contradiction in the nation’s ideals.
Makematic
Constitutional Compromise
In 1787, the United States government began a series of critical compromises that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, but also ensured African American enslavement for generations to come.
Makematic
Framers of the Constitution
In 1787, during the Constitutional Convention, 55 men were in attendance as the U.S. Constitution was created. But who were they, what values did they share and what factors influenced the decisions they made?
Wonderscape
Obstacles to Black Voting Rights in U.S. History
This video explores the history of voter suppression tactics used against Black voters in the United States, from the Three-Fifths Compromise to Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests. Learn about the barriers Black voters faced...
Hip Hughes History
The Three-Fifths Compromise Explained: US History Review
Ready to get nauseous over some ugly US History? The Constitutional Convention's 3/5ths Compromise broken down so you can understand it for school, for a test or for life.
Curated Video
How The Census Changed America
A nationwide head count of all those who live in the United States, the US Census takes place every ten years. It shows us how society constantly changes – but it also took decades of struggle for every person in America to count.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Constitutional Compromises: The Three Fifths Compromise
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Three-Fifths Compromise, a compromise that was agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Southern Position on Proportional Representation
Should enslaved people be counted as persons for determining representation? This was hotly debated at the Philadelphia Convention.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Northern Position on Proportional Representation
Today we discuss the terms of the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1817: Federalism Part 9: Compromises on Slavery
The Framers of the Constitution had to make many compromises on the issue of slavery. Today we learn some of them.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Introduction to the Three Fifths Compromise
Today, we learn of the debate that led to the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 305: Three Fifths Compromise
We examine the Southern position in the debate over proportional representation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:philadelphia Convention Part 36: Three Fifths Compromise
We examine the Northern position in the debate over proportional representation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:philadelphia Convention Part 37: Three Fifths Compromise
We conclude our examination of the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Slavery Part 2
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson continue the discussion of the Constitution and slavery and what compromise meant at the Constitutional Convention and George Washington's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Slavery Part 1
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution and the ideological divide around slavery and the Three-Fifths compromise. [4:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Constitutional Compromises: Three Fifths
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....
HipHughes History
You Tube: The Three Fifths Compromise Explained: Us History Review
The Constitutional Convention's 3/5ths Compromise broken down so you can understand it for school, for a test or for life.