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The American Revolution
The American Revolution is America’s founding story, told and retold for generations. The founding generation of Americans, led by such famous names as Washington, Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson, are credited with leading the American...
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1215-1774 - The Mayflower Compact 1620
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. In this video we look at the...
Reading Through History
History Brief: The Stamp Act is Implemented
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Reading Through History
History Brief: The Intolerable Acts
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Everything students need to know about the Intolerable Acts Transcript: The Intolerable Acts. Everything you need to know. King George III and the new British Prime Minister, Lord North, were furious...
Kids Academy
US History for Kids | Social Studies for Grade 3 | Kids Academy
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Clarendon Learning
50 States of America - A history of the 50 US States
In this video we run through the 50 States of America and give a history of the how the 50 US States came to be. We talk about the 13 original colonies, the Louisiana purchase, acquisition of Florida, treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo, the...
Clarendon Learning
The Story of the Pilgrims for Kids: A brief history of Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving
The story of the Pilgrims for Kids will give you a brief history of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. It all happened about 400 years ago, there was a group of travelers who came to America in search of religious freedom. They...
Big Think
How Spanish, not English, was nearly the world's language | John Lewis Gladdis
Want to know the reason North America speaks English and not Spanish? It all boils down to a single day in the English Channel in August of 1588, says Yale University history professor John Lewis Gaddis. The Spanish Armada was cleverly...
Curated Video
Why Don't Americans Have English Accents? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
You probably already know that the United Stated used to be a colony controlled by England, but have you ever wondered: did Americans used to have English accents? And if so, when did the “American” accent come along? Welcome to COLOSSAL...
Great Big Story
The Bizarre Houseboats of Britain
In West Sussex, England, a small community has formed around a colony of bizarre houseboats. Using spare parts from old buses, missiles and planes, each boat has its own unique look and feel. Among the residents of the community is...
Curated Video
Bill Richmond: the First Black Sports Star
Bill Richmond was born into slavery on Staten Island, New York, which was then an outpost for the British colonies. When Richmond was 14, a British soldier named Hugh Percy arranged his freedom and brought him to England where Richmond...
PBS
The Pilgrims: The Beaver Trade and Colonial New England
Strange but true. The demand for beaver hats saved the Pilgrims. Find out how with a resource that includes a background essay about the First Thanksgiving and a video about the Pilgrim business model.
Curated OER
The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England Explained
Explore the differences between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England with a video that offers an in-depth look into each region and answers common questions about the surrounding countries. The video includes facts, engaging...
PBS
The Pilgrims: William Bradford
As a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...
PBS
The Pilgrims: Mayflower Compact
What was the Mayflower Compact? Watch a video that explains the purpose of coming to New England on the Mayflower and the social compact that bound the Pilgrims to the government and laws that would be created in the new land.
Crash Course
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America
Discover the first attempts made to colonize and establish the first permanent English colonies in the North American region, from Sir Walter Raleigh's colony at Roanoke and settlement at Jamestown, Virginia to colonies in Maryland and...
Curated OER
The Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving
Is the story of the First Thanksgiving actually all it's said to have been? Watch a video that sheds light on the event, who Samoset and Massasoit were, and what the First Thanksgiving was really all about.
HISTORY Channel
The Continental Congress
A fantastic video highlights the role of Thomas Jefferson at the Continental Congress, focusing on the language of the Declaration of Independence and its listing of grievances against the British government.
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