Instructional Video4:56
C-SPAN

On This Day: The Star-Spangled Banner

7th - 12th Standards
You may not be able to take your class to see Ft. McHenry, the birthplace of our national anthem, but using video clips, your learners can see the site for themselves. A curated collection of videos discusses the writing of the anthem in...
Instructional Video1:48
C-SPAN

On This Day: The British Surrender at Yorktown

7th - Higher Ed Standards
Why was the Battle of Yorktown not as decisive in the American Revolution as many people believe? Young scholars consider the question while viewing video clips from historians who discuss the various factors that went into the American...
Instructional Video3:18
C-SPAN

On This Day: Battle of Tippecanoe

7th - 12th Standards
What do the War of 1812 and the accidental presidency of John Tyler have in common? Historians ponder the question as they learn about the Battle of Tippecanoe, how it led to the declaration of war with Great Britain in the War of 1812,...
Audio
Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: The War of 1812: Which One Was That?

9th - 10th
BackStory Radio podcast discusses the legacy of that oft-forgotten War of 1812 and the huge influence it had in shaping America. Audio and Transcripts provided.
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: The War of 1812

9th - 10th
The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), lasted from 1812 to 1815. It was fought chiefly on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and...
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: The War of 1812

9th - 10th
A brief introduction to the causes and battles of the War of 1812.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Us History #11: The War of 1812

9th - 10th
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and...