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132 Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase - One Minute History
1762 - In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, France loses the Louisiana Territory to Spain. When Spain returns the land to France in an 1801 treaty, Americans worry about what the aggressive Napoleon Bonaparte might do with it....
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006 Thomas Jefferson - One Minute History
Thomas Jefferson is born on a plantation near Charlottesville, VA. After inheriting the property, he clears the mountaintop and names it Monticello, or ‘little mountain’. In law school, Thomas is elected to the VA House of Burgesses and...
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088 Pinkerton - One Minute History
America’s private eye, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency avails itself to a wide berth of cases. Created in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton, the Chicago police detective and his agents-for-hire first gain national prominence chasing...
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043 Presidential Oath of Office - One Minute History
Witness Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama take...
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011 George Washington - One Minute History
George Washington is born without a middle name. At the age of eleven, his father dies, and he inherits a farm and slaves. In his teens, George becomes a county surveyor and buys more land. At twenty, and with no military experience, he...
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051 Truman and the Atomic Bomb - One Minute History
The use of atomic weapons forced the Japanese to surrender. Many argue that the bombings were unnecessary, stating that more conventional methods may have been as effective. Casualty estimates for an invasion of mainland Japan were in...
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078 Aaron Burr - One Minute History
In the wake of the American Revolutionary war, Aaron Burr rises to power in the New York political arena. He reaches the apex of his career when Thomas Jefferson and Burr tie for the office of President. Behind the scenes, attempts to...
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099 JFK Assassination and Swearing In of Lyndon B. Johnson - One Minute History
November 22, 1963 - U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy receives a phone call from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, telling him that his brother, President John F. Kennedy has been shot on the streets of Dallas, Texas. At the hospital,...
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158 The George Washington Distillery - One Minute History
Most people would simply retire after serving as the President of the United States. Not George Washington. After completing two terms as the nation’s first president, GW decided it was time to say cheers to another venture: the whiskey...
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114 25th Amendment - Presidential Succession - One Minute History
When William Henry Harrison dies in office in 1841, John Tyler, his vice president, assumes the presidency; setting a precedent for future presidential successions based on what would be called the ‘Tyler precedent’. November 22, 1963 -...
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Determine Fact and Opinion
Determine Fact and Opinion defines fact and opinion, explains the difference between the two, and gives examples of statements that are facts and opinions.
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How a Bill Becomes a Law
“How a Bill Becomes a Law” explains the process of how a bill becomes a law in the United States.
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The fascinating psychology behind why we're so divided right now.
It's ironic. One of the few things most of us can agree on right now is that we are highly polarized. As the U.S. presidential election reaches its conclusion, tensions are running high between political opponents. Democrats view Donald...
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Voting Matters
Voting Matters explains how voting in a democracy helps change rules and laws.
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Organizing a Timeline
"Organizing a Timeline" explains how timelines are used and demonstrates how to organize biographical information on a timeline.
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The Gettysburg Address
"The Gettysburg Address" depicts President Lincoln's address after the Battle of Gettysburg.
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The Father of the Declaration of Independence
“Thomas Jefferson” reads and discusses a biography of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
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Whig and Democratic Parties
A video entitled "Whig and Democratic Parties" compares the Whig and Democratic Parties in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century.
Hip Hughes History
Thomas Jefferson: The Louisiana Purchase and the Constitution -- US History Review
Why did Jefferson acquire the Louisiana Purchase? How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States? A fun and clear explanation of a critical moment in American history by a seasoned Social Studies Teacher.
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The Cold War Explained: US History Review (4/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 4 of 4.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion Explained
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion? How was the United States involved? Learn about the invasion that sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis and defined US_Cuban relations for more than five decades. Cuban Missile Crisis • The Cuban Missile......
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Ronald Reagan Explained: US History Review
A short overview of the 1980's with an emphasis on the policies of Ronald Reagan. Broad and intended for high school students studying for their end of the year United States history exams, specifically the New York state regents...
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Linkage Institutions Explained
Perfect for APGOV students, Political Science kids, High Schoolers and especially cray cray on the internet. In this lecture we look at what linkage institutions do and the four examples of them for test day!