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Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin is one of the most well-known Founding Fathers of America. He helped write both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, although these accomplishments are not the only reason why Benjamin Franklin is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Democracy
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution, democracy, and the issues the founding fathers grappled with. [8:03]
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Khan Academy: All Men Are Created Equal
The phrase 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal' appears in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, written in 1776. Listen as historians break down this iconic phrase and discuss the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Proportional Representation
This video is a discussion about the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and how the delegates compromised on state representation by dividing the legislative branch between the Senate, in which every state has two representatives...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, scientist, diplomat, publisher - and that was just the beginning. Benjamin Franklin was justifiably one of the most famous Americans to attend the Philadelphia Convention. [1 min. 17 secs.]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Deborah Franklin
In this video, journalist and best selling author Cokie Roberts and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Deborah Franklin and her role in the founding of the United States of America. [7:28]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sonenshine on the History of Diplomacy
Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the US Dept. of State, Tara Sonenshine discusses how the public diplomacy has changed from the time of Benjamin Franklin and the Declaration of Independence to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: First Draft of the Declaration of Independence
In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. [8:09]
PBS
Liberty! The American Revolution: Benjamin Franklin
Watch two short video clips about Benjamin Franklin, which were produced for a PBS documentary that chronicles key events and figures in America's struggle for independence. One clip briefly explains why the French were so fascinated by...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Candace Fleming: Classroom Cast
This site shares the words [3:46] of the biographer, Candace Fleming, the prolific author of The Great and Only Barnum, a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction nominee and a Publishers Weekly and Booklist Best Book; The Lincolns: A...