Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Madison, Foreign Policy, and Declaring War

9th - 10th
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the Election of 1800. [4:46]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Political Parties

9th - 10th
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the early formation of political parties. [4:41]
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

Hip Hughes History: Alexander Hamilton Explained: Us H Istory Review

6th - 8th
Learn about Alexander Hamilton's economic policies that helped to strengthen the early republic. Good information for exam preparation. [7:12]
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

Hip Hughes History: George Washington in Ten Minutes

6th - 8th
This lecture focuses on George Washington, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Farewell Address, Alexander Hamilton, and the Marshall Court. [10:16]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: An Immigrant's Story

9th - 10th
Learn about Alexander Hamilton's upbringing, his journey as an immigrant from the Caribbean to North America, and observe how it is portrayed in the musical Hamilton in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." Students...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: First Secretary of the Treasury

9th - 10th
Learn how Alexander Hamilton shaped the financial system of the United States in this video from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton created all the policies for how the federal...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Understanding the Burr Hamilton Duel

9th - 10th
Follow the events that led to the famous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in 1804 in this video from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." While dueling was made illegal in America in the 18th century, these "affairs of...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Adapting History Into Musical Theater

9th - 10th
Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's writing process for the song "My Shot" from the hit musical Hamilton, followed by a conversation with Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman about "wrestling history to the stage" & remarks by President...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: The Dinner Party Compromise of 1790

9th - 10th
Learn how Alexander Hamilton resolved conflict and convinced the Cabinet to accept his debt plan at a dinner party (known as the Dinner Party Compromise or Dinner Table Bargain) in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: The Federalist Papers

9th - 10th
In this resource from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America," learn how founding father Alexander Hamilton, along with his compatriots James Madison and John Jay, helped shape a new path for the struggling American republic with their...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Lin Manuel Miranda, Shakespeare, Hip Hop

9th - 10th
Explore the inspiration behind Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton, Miranda's connection to Shakespeare, and the influence of hip hop in Miranda's storytelling in this media galley from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." [3:48]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Hamilton and the Election of 1800

9th - 10th
Explore how the American presidential election of 1800 became a heated contest between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr and how Alexander Hamilton influenced the election. [1:48]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Reconciling History: The Founding Fathers

9th - 10th
Explore the legacy of the Founding Fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." In weighing their contributions and flaws- especially given that both men were slave holders-...
Instructional Video
Other

Alexander Hamilton: Economic Policies, Federalist Papers & First Bank of the Us

6th - 8th
A broad-concept based video lecture on Hamilton's (and the Federalist Party) economic policies as Secretary of the Treasury under Washington. Includes a sprinkling on the Federalist Papers, the Whiskey Rebellion, tariffs, the National...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Washington's Right Hand Man: Alexander Hamilton and American Independence

9th - 10th
Learn how George Washington and Alexander Hamilton's relationship became key to the American victory in the Revolutionary War in this media gallery (4:41) from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." Also see how Alexander Hamilton's...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: An Immigrant's Story

9th - 10th
Learn about Alexander Hamilton's upbringing, his journey as an immigrant from the Caribbean to North America, and observe how it is portrayed in the musical Hamilton in this clip (4:49) from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Alexander Hamilton: The First Secretary of the Treasury

9th - 10th
Learn how Alexander Hamilton shaped the financial system of the United States in this video (5:11) from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton created all the policies for how the...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Lin Manuel Miranda, Shakespeare, and Hip Hop

9th - 10th
Explore the inspiration behind Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton, Miranda's connection to Shakespeare, and the influence of hip hop in Miranda's storytelling in this media galley from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America."...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Reconciling History: The Founding Fathers

9th - 10th
Explore the legacy of the Founding Fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." In weighing their contributions and flaws -- especially given that both men were slave holders...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Understanding the Burr Hamilton Duel

9th - 10th
Follow the events that led to the famous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in 1804 in this video (5:49) from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." While dueling was made illegal in America in the 18th century, these...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Adapting History Into Musical Theater

9th - 10th
Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's writing process for the song "My Shot" from the hit musical Hamilton, followed by a conversation with Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman about "wrestling history to the stage" & remarks by President...
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

You Tube: America and the Elite Theory of Democracy

9th - 10th
Mr. Hughes provides a short summary of the elite theory of government. No not communist propaganda or the Democratic playbook of hamming up class warfare, just an honest analysis of the intention of the founding fathers when drafting the...