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Ask Teach 13: Is Michelle Obama the greatest First Lady of our lifetime?
In the latest episode of Ask Teach, I address the issue of the most powerful country in Europe, the existence of hitmen in the US, an Alexander Hamilton presidency, the VP assassinating the president, if the American Revolution was a...
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History Brief: The Albany Plan of Union and Committees of Correspondence (Old Version)
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Biography Brief: Neil Armstrong
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What the Rebel Yell Sounded Like
Check out our website at: http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Through the efforts of the History Publishing Company, Palisades, NY, the Museum of the Confederacy, the Daughters of the Confederacy, and modern technology, the Rebel Yell has...
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19th Century America: Turkey in the Straw
readingthroughhistory.com A video depicting life in 19th Century America, set to the popular tune of Turkey in the Straw. The song is performed by American music historian Bobby Horton. You can purchase the album here:...
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Should the U.S. Limit Immigration?
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ In episode three of Ask Teach, Teach responds to the question, "Should the United States of America limit immigration?" Teach reflects on the history of U.S. immigration policy and immigration law. He...
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Ask Teach: Supreme Court, States Rights, African American Education
Visit us at: http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmarshdawg77 In this video I answer questions posted to our various pages. In...
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Faultlines of US history
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ A new approach I am using in my US history classes this year. Inspired by others who are teaching US history by themes, I attempted to chart what I call the through lines or fault-lines of US history. I...
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The Fabulous Forties
A short video depicting what American life was like in the 1940s. It covers victory gardens, the Zoot Suit Riots, and scrap metal drives. It's part of a video series I use in US history class to give students a visual perspective of the...
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Did the South Have the Right to Secede?
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This Land is Your Land: Bruce Springsteen
It doesn't get any better than Bruce Springsteen singing a song written by Woody Guthrie! Bruce called "This Land is Your Land" the greatest song ever written about America. That's saying a lot, especially coming from Bruce. I'm not sure...
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The Civil War in Pictures and Paintings
This was the very first video I made in Windows Movie Maker. I've been showing it in my U.S. history class for years. It includes photos from the war and paintings by the likes of Mort Kunstler and Don Troiani. The music is largely from...
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HBO John Adams: Thomas Jefferson Predicts the Civil War
In a scene from HBO's John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton discuss Hamilton's plan to create a Bank of the United States. Jefferson expresses his concerns with the proposition and Hamilton replies. Shortly thereafter,...
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12-year-old Threatens America
In a frightening clip from an even more frightening series by VICE News, a 12-year-old boy brainwashed by ISIS threatens America and all "enemies" of the fast-forming Islamic State. The entire series covering ISIS in Iraq and Syria is...
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History Brief: the 13th Amendment
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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US History Twitter Storm!
Follow Us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/bigmarshdawg77 I did an experiment in US history class today. It's called a Twitter Storm. All I can say is, students love social media!
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Julius Caesar Interrupted
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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...
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History Brief: Lexington and Concord
Visit our site: http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Everything students need to know about Lexington and Concord. Transcript: One mid-April morning in 1775, Thomas Gage, commander of British troops in Boston, learned of a stash of weapons...
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We've Got Mail: Great Depression Workbook
Check out our materials here: http://tinyurl.com/jwlr8pm Visit our website: http://readingthroughhistory.com/ I had a pretty trying Monday, but getting our latest workbook in the mail made things much better. Here I show what it looks...
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US Invasion of Canada and Thomas Paine's Common Sense
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American Revolution: Battle of Bunker Hill
For teaching resources covering this content, check out our workbook: http://tinyurl.com/knldvdy Visit Our Website: http://readingthroughhistory.com/ This is the second American Revolution lesson in my 8th Grade US history class. In this...
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American Revolution: Loyalists, Patriots, and Ticonderoga
This is a test I am running with my history classes in a program I am sampling for a flipped classroom. There are sure to be some issues here, as it is the first full video I've attempted to make. Let me know what you think below....
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American Revolution: Saratoga
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ In this lesson, the key points of the Battle of Saratoga and its consequences are discussed.