Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking: Part Ii
Gilder Lehrman Institute video [1:56] discussion teaches students who are studying for the AP U.S. History exam how to think within a historical context.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking: Part Iii
Video [2:57] discussion of what students should know about Advanced Placement historical thinking skills as defined by the College Board. Teaches students how to approach historical argumentation and use of relevant historical evidence.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking: Part Iv
Gilder Lehrman Institute AP preparation video [2:32] discussion for students on how to approach historical interpretation and synthesis based questions.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Study Skills: Db Qs
Video [2:16] instructs students sitting for the AP U.S. History exam on how to approach and answer a Document-Based Essay question (DBQ). Teaches students how to construct strong evidence based essays.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Study Skills: Short Answer
Advanced Placement Study Guide video [2:21] provides sound advice for students on how to approach the Short Answer portion of the AP U.S. History exam.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Study Skills: Multiple Choice
Study Guide video [3:07] offers sound advice on approaching multiple choice questions on the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam.
US National Archives
Archive: Radio Set An/vrc 12
Vintage film [26:30] from 1963 on the AN/VRC-12 Radio set. Technical information from the Department of Defense describes features, capabilities, installation, operation and maintenance.
A&E Television
History.com: 1900 Galveston Hurricane
History Channel episode on the hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas in 1900. Informational text with facts and history of the Galveston hurricane accompanied by a brief video explaining the science of hurricanes. [2:30]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking, Part I
Video [3:01] discussion with Gilder Lehrman Teacher, David Riesnefeld and Director of Education, Tim Bailey on skills of historical thinking. Teaches students how to think about history for the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An American History of Disaster and Response
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, NPR discusses past natural disasters in U.S. history, the challenges and the rebuilding. From the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 to Hurricane Andrew in 1992, read about the events that changed peoples lives.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: United States History: Jamestown to the Civil War
Get a fast-forward overview of the major events in American history from Jamestown to the Civil War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History Overview 2: Reconstruction to the Great Depression
Let the Khan Academy give you an overview of the period in history from the Reconstruction to the Great Depression.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Slavery, Kinship, Community: Southwest Borderlands
[Free Registration/Login Required] Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands is delivered by James F. Brooks, associated with the School for Advanced Research. The lecture explores American Indian...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Early Temperance Movement Spread and Temporary Decline
In this video lesson [6:19], origins of the temperance movement is explained, along with why it declined.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thinking Like a Historian
In this video lesson [8:47], historian Kim Kutz Elliott discusses some of the basic skills for thinking like a historian.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Washington's Right Hand Man
Learn how George Washington and Alexander Hamilton's relationship became key to the American victory in the Revolutionary War in this media gallery from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." [4:41]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: An Immigrant's Story
Learn about Alexander Hamilton's upbringing, his journey as an immigrant from the Caribbean to North America, and observe how it is portrayed in the musical Hamilton in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." Students...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Made in l.a.: Examine Labor Practices in the Garment Industry
In this clip, a Mexican immigrant and garment worker talks about the working conditions in the garment factory. [2:14]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 9 Stories Made by and About Young People Making a Difference
Discover how young people are giving back to their communities with a video showcasing one student's work, produced through the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program. [1 min, 31 sec]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Your Vote Counts!
Video reading of the ebook Your Vote Counts! [12 min, 31 sec]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Understanding the Burr Hamilton Duel
Follow the events that led to the famous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in 1804 in this video from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." While dueling was made illegal in America in the 18th century, these "affairs of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Adapting History Into Musical Theater
Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's writing process for the song "My Shot" from the hit musical Hamilton, followed by a conversation with Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman about "wrestling history to the stage" & remarks by President...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: The Dinner Party Compromise of 1790
Learn how Alexander Hamilton resolved conflict and convinced the Cabinet to accept his debt plan at a dinner party (known as the Dinner Party Compromise or Dinner Table Bargain) in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: The Federalist Papers
In this resource from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America," learn how founding father Alexander Hamilton, along with his compatriots James Madison and John Jay, helped shape a new path for the struggling American republic with their...