Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 1: Land of Opportunity

9th - 10th
What were some of the important differences between eighteenth-century Europe and America? Find out on today's podcast.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 2: No Rigid Class System

9th - 10th
In colonial America, equality was very important, and laws made it easier to own land than in Europe.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 3: Equality, Opportunity

9th - 10th
America was a land where a person could rise from the least advantaged circumstances to the highest levels of society.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:european and American Differences Pt. 4:life, Liberty, Property

9th - 10th
Property was important in colonial America: If you didn't own any, you couldn't vote.
Instructional Video
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Thirteen Colonies

9th - 10th
U.S. History Intensive Review video in which Tom Richey explains the development of the Thirteen Colonies and compares the social, religious and economic characteristics of the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies. [10:26]