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Instructional Video8:29
Hip Hughes History

The 13th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies

6th - 12th
Journey down the road of understanding the 13th Amendment with your host, HipHughes.
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Instructional Video8:37
Cerebellum

The American Civil War And Reconstruction: 1862-1869 - Post Civil War Laws And Constitutional Amendments

9th - 12th
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at the 13th...
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Instructional Video3:47
Big Think

The 13th Amendment: Slavery is still legal under one condition

6th - 11th
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery—but it still remains legal under one condition. The amendment reads: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have...
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Instructional Video2:53
Reading Through History

History Brief: The Impact of the 13th Amendment

6th - 11th
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ This video examines the impact of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States, became law. How did former slaves react to...
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Instructional Video1:44
Reading Through History

History Brief: the 13th Amendment

6th - 11th
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ This is the first in a long series that will summarize the key points of the US history objectives in short videos. In this first installment, the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution is...
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Instructional Video24:47
Wonderscape

History Kids: Constitutional Amendments 11 - 15

K - 5th
The video discusses the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution. It explores how these amendments have shaped our country and affected the lives of citizens, particularly focusing on issues such as...
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Instructional Video2:10
Curated Video

Civil War Amendments

9th - Higher Ed
Did you know that the US Constitution's most important amendments took place over just 5 years? So what happened between 1865 and 1870 – and how did it change America?
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Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

029 Abraham Lincoln - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
February 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln is born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky. With no formal education, Lincoln wins a seat in the Illinois state legislature and becomes a lawyer. He weds Mary Todd, who will bear him four sons, only...
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Instructional Video7:18
Cerebellum

The United States Bill Of Rights - Amendment 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

9th - 12th
Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...
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Instructional Video5:47
Mr. Beat

How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases

6th - 12th
In episode 51 of Supreme Court Briefs, animal guts in the drinking water of New Orleans leads to the first major interpretation of the 14th Amendment by the Supreme Court.
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Instructional Video3:41
Curated Video

The Living Guide for Freedom

3rd - Higher Ed
The Living Guide for Freedom examines the U.S. Constitution as a living document by analyzing its evolution through the Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments.
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Instructional Video6:26
Wonderscape

Frederick Douglass: Influential Years and Legacy

K - 5th
This video highlights Frederick Douglass' pivotal roles in the Civil War and later years, including his advocacy with Abraham Lincoln, efforts for equal rights for Black soldiers, and his influential governmental positions. It emphasizes...
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Instructional Video9:20
Reading Through History

EOI Review: The Reconstruction Amendments

6th - 11th
In this video, I examine the purposes and effects of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution, otherwise known as the Reconstruction Amendments.
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Instructional Video10:47
Clarendon Learning

Abraham Lincoln for Kids | What is the Emancipation Proclamation? | Lincoln the Great Emancipator

K - 6th
In this video, you and your kids, will learn about "The Great Emancipator" Abraham Lincoln. This is an engaging introduction to the life of Abraham Lincoln and answers many questions including: "What is the Emancipation Proclamation?",...
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Instructional Video1:18
Encyclopaedia Britannica

This Month in History. February: Black History Month

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This Month in History. February: Black History Month. U.S. President Lincoln signs the 13th Amendment; 15th Amendment is ratified; Negro History Week celebrated; inauguration of Black History Month
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Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

167 - The 3/5 Compromise - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
1787 - Delegates at the Constitutional Convention are divided on how slaves will be counted for the purpose of representation in the United States Congress. Northern states don’t want slaves to be counted at all, while Southern states...
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Instructional Video11:18
Curated Video

MPs Reject a No Deal Brexit - Brexit Explained

12th - Higher Ed
Yesterday evening (13th March) MPs voted on whether or not they supported a no deal Brexit. But things weren't that simple with Yvette Cooper putting forward the Spelman Amendment. Ultimately the house voted against no deal, saying they...
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Instructional Video6:42
Step Back History

Birthright Citizenship Isn't (Just) About Immigration

12th - Higher Ed
Trump has reopened discussions of birthright citizenship. Let's talk about the 14th amendment and why it exists.
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Instructional Video11:36
Curated Video

The Stono Rebellion Crash Course Black American History

12th - Higher Ed
Enslaved people resisted their condition in a range of different ways. Oftentimes those ways were small and personal. There were also times when that resistance took on larger, more dramatic forms, like with slave uprisings and...
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Instructional Video5:11
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: When did slavery actually end in the United States? | Karlos Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio

Pre-K - Higher Ed
At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas...
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Instructional Video1:57
Curated Video

What is The Constitution?

9th - Higher Ed
How has the U.S. Constitution endured when it was created over 200 years ago? Why is it still the supreme law of the land today?
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Instructional Video2:43
Curated Video

Frederick Douglass' Composite Nation

9th - Higher Ed
Abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass believed that the U.S. could become the greatest nation in history – if it accepted the defining principles set out in his speech, Composite Nation.
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Instructional Video5:09
Curated Video

Change: A Result of War

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester discusses the changes begun in the United States as a result of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Instructional Video1:49
Curated Video

The Supreme Court: Gatekeeper of the Constitution

9th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder why a new appointment to the Supreme Court is such big news? Of the three branches that make up the Federal Government, it’s arguably the judiciary – the courts system – that has the greatest impact upon our lives.

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