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US History Overview 1: Jamestown to the Civil War

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Complete with territory maps, photos, and interesting anecdotes, this video covers the major events of American History, roughly from 1754 to 1865. Plymouth and Jamestown are mentioned at the beginning of the video, but the speaker "fast-forwards" 130 years to discuss the French and Indian War. This is an engaging way to review American history up to the Civil War for students who might be a little fuzzy on the details.

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jamestown, colonial america, plymouth colony, the boston tea party, causes of the american revolution, the emancipation proclamation, the united states civil war, abraham lincoln, united states presidents, george washington, the french and indian war, the louisiana purchase, the stamp act, the treaty of paris, the war of 1812, virginia
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abraham lincoln, boston tea party, civil war, emancipation proclamation, french and indian war, jamestown, louisiana purchase, mexican-american war, plymouth, stamp act, texas independence, treaty of paris, virginia, war of 1812, washington, social studies
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