Instructional Video2:15
Wonderscape

Radical Republicans and the Freedmen's Bureau: Reconstruction Efforts

K - 5th
This video examines the role of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction, highlighting their push for civil rights and the abolition of enslavement. Learn about their conflict with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, the passage of the...
Instructional Video3:00
Wonderscape

Andrew Johnson and the Rise of Black Codes

K - 5th
This video examines President Andrew Johnson's controversial role during the Reconstruction Era. After Lincoln's death, Johnson's policies, including overturning the "40 acres" order and vetoing civil rights legislation, shaped the...
Instructional Video3:36
Wonderscape

The Civil War and Reconstruction: Rebuilding a Divided Nation

K - 5th
This video covers the key events of the Civil War and the challenges of the Reconstruction Era. Learn about the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation, the differing approaches to reunifying the Union, and the struggles faced by...
Instructional Video8:45
Hip Hughes History

The 15th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series

6th - 12th
Wrap your head around the 15th Amendment and its effect on the nation.
Instructional Video7:56
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1864 Explained

6th - 12th
Think a little thing like a Civil War is going to get in the way of a Presidential election? Think again! Watch Lincoln take on his General, George McClellan. Check out more elections! • Presidential Elec...
Instructional Video8:00
Hip Hughes History

Article IV for Dummies: Full Faith and Credit Explained

6th - 12th
Article IV of the US Constitution explained including the Full Faith and Credit Clause, the Privileges and Immunities Clause and the admission of new states. The Constitution for Dummies series continues with an explanation of all four...
Instructional Video8:28
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1868 Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1868 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour during the height of Radical Reconstruction.
Instructional Video10:44
Hip Hughes History

The Election of 1872 Explained

6th - 12th
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1872 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horace Greeley. MISTAKE! Greeley was the editor of the TRIBUNE not the HERALD! ugh.
Instructional Video14:01
Hip Hughes History

Reconstruction After the Civil War -- US History Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes gives you a hug and then a big fat slug as he guides you through U.S. Reconstruction. Come in and learn the basic or just brush up on your dusty noodle.... What were the competing plans? Were there any successes? Why did...
Instructional Video2:08
Curated Video

Thaddeus Stevens: an Abolitionist Who Championed the Rights of Blacks

9th - Higher Ed
Born on the 4th April 1792, in Danville, Vermont, United States, Thaddeus Stevens was known to be a fearsome reformer, who never backed down from a fight. Having witnessed the oppressive slave system at close range, he developed a fierce...
Instructional Video11:24
Hip Hughes History

The Andrew Johnson Impeachment Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
Travel back with HipHughes and take a whack at Andrew Johnson! Why was Andy impeached and why the hell is Edwin Stanton barricaded in his office?
Instructional Video12:32
Professor Dave Explains

Andrew Johnson: First Impeached (1865 - 1869)

12th - Higher Ed
Lincoln's Assassination shocked the nation, and there were even rumors that his Vice President Andrew Johnson had something to do with it. Either way, Johnson became president upon Lincoln's death, and every historian agrees he was...
Instructional Video4:34
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 1868

6th - 12th
The 21st Presidential election in American history took place on November 3rd, 1868. It was the first one to take place after the Civil War, and the first to take place during a period historians refer to as the Reconstruction Era. The...