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Instructional Video6:42
Mr. Beat

Life in the 13 Colonies (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
Here's the story of how life was like in the 13 British American colonies. Once upon a time, there were 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America. Today we classify these colonies into three groups: 1) The New England...
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Instructional Video4:16
Kids Academy

13 American Colonies | US History | Kids Academy

Pre-K - 4th
13 American Colonies | US History | Kids Academy A colony is a place where people from other countries have settled outside their home country and this place is governed by their home country. By the mid-1700s England had set up 13...
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Instructional Video7:55
Curated Video

Bill Richmond: the First Black Sports Star

9th - Higher Ed
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...
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Instructional Video4:34
PBS

The Pilgrims: The Beaver Trade and Colonial New England

6th - 12th Standards
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.