TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why did the US try to kill all the bison? | Andrew C. Isenberg
By the mid-1700s, many Plains nations survived on North America’s largest land mammals: bison. They ate its meat, made the hides into winter coats and blankets, and used the bones and horns for tools. But in the following decades,...
Curated Video
Erekat on Netanyahu's "ethnic cleansing" comment
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYRamallah, West Bank - 11 September 20161. Saeb Erekat, Senior Palestinian official, walking past2. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeb Erekat, Senior Palestinian official: ...
Crash Course
Board Games: Crash Course Games
Today, we're going to talk about board games, but instead of trying to trace their histories, which we've already covered a bit of in ep2 on ancient games, we're going to look really closely at just two board games - Monopoly and The...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2 | Alex Rosenthal
This is episode 2 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and...
TED Talks
TED: The beauty and complexity of finding common ground | Matt Trombley
How can we disagree with one another, respectfully and productively? In this thoughtful talk, team builder Matt Trombley reflects on "agonism" -- the tendency to take a rigid stance on issues -- and shares why finding aspects of...
TED Talks
TED: Hidden cameras that film injustice in the world’s most dangerous places | Oren Yakobovich
To see is to believe, says Oren Yakobovich — which is why he helps everyday people use hidden cameras to film dangerous situations of violence, political fraud and abuse. His organization, Videre, uncovers, verifies and publicizes...
TED Talks
TED: 3 questions to ask yourself about US citizenship | Jose Antonio Vargas
At age 16, journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas found out he was in the United States illegally. Since then, he's been thinking deeply about immigration and what it means to be a US citizen -- whether it's by birth, law or...
Crash Course
North America Gets a Theater...Riot: Crash Course Theater #29
It's lights up in America! This week, we're headed to North America. We'll look at Native American storytelling traditions, the theater that Europeans brought along starting in the 17th century, and how theater developed before and after...
Curated Video
The Life Of Geronimo (Part 2 of 3) – Chiricahua Apache Wars - Native American Short Documentary
The second of the three part documentary about the famous Apache leader Geronimo. Today remembered as a Native American icon and a legendary warrior, originally named Goyahkla, Geronimo was born in present day Arizona near todays Mexican...
Curated Video
Comanche War Raids | Short Native American Documentary
The Comanche tribe were nomadic people of the Great Plains. They hunted buffalo and lived in the territory known as Comancheria, which occupied todays west Texas, a part of New Mexico and Oklahoma. In the 17th century they acquired...
Wonderscape
Understanding the End of the American-Indian Wars
This video explores key events leading to the end of the American-Indian Wars, including the Treaty of Fort Laramie, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the Wounded Knee Massacre. It highlights how these events shaped the relationship...
Wonderscape
The Pequot Tribe: Culture, Lifestyle, and History
This video explores the culture, lifestyle, and history of the Pequot tribe, who lived in Connecticut. Known for their fierce warrior reputation, the Pequots were skilled farmers, hunters, and fishermen. The tribe had strong trade...
Wonderscape
Columbus’s Second Voyage: Struggles in the New World
This video follows Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the New World in 1493, where he led 17 ships and 1,200 people. Upon returning to Hispaniola, he discovered that the men he left behind had been killed. The settlers faced...
Great Big Story
Klaus Teuber and the Creation of Settlers of Catan
Explore the origin of Settlers of Catan, created by Klaus Teuber in Rosdorf, Germany, a game that transformed the board game industry and united families and friends.
Curated Video
Vespucci and Ponce de León
Dr. Forrester tells about the voyages to the New World of two famous Spanish explorers, Amerigo Vespucci and Juan Ponce de León.
Curated Video
The Plymouth Colony and Colonial Life in the 1600s
Dr. Forrester tells the story of the Plymouth Colony and how difficult life must have been for the early settlers like the Pilgrims and the Puritans.
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Hard Times for Pioneers
Dr. Forrester talks about many of the hardships pioneers faced as they migrated into the western part of the United States.
Curated Video
Starving Time
Dr. Forrester tells about Pocahontas, Captain John Smith, and Captain John Rolfe.
Curated Video
How the Thirteen Colonies Became Fifty States
Dr. Forrester tells the history of the thirteen colonies and how those original colonies became states. She tells the story of Jamestown, the first English settlement in the New World.
Curated Video
Hernando de Soto and Don Pedro Menéndez
Dr. Forrester tells about the famous Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his expedition to the Mississippi River. She then tells the story of the Spanish explorer who followed, Don Pedro Menéndez.
Curated Video
Human and Environment Interactions
Dr. Forrester describes the ways that severe environmental conditions, such as earthquakes, wildfires, mudslides, and droughts, challenged settlers in the United States. She talks about how the Hoover Dam was built for flood control. She...
Curated Video
The Treaties of Chicago and the Battle at Wounded Knee
Dr. Forrester describes the circumstances surrounding the Treaties of Chicago in 1821 and 1833. She then tells the sad tale of the Battle at Wounded Knee.