Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Message of patriotism; Independence Hall; Liberty Bell; soldiers headed for Korea
Title card: "Paramount News presents a Message of Patriotism for Every American" / wipe; title card: "Independence Day 175 years after - Korea One year after" / title card: "On the eve of our Fourth of July observance, Americans are...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Secretary of State Cordell Hull returns to the US from Moscow Conference
United States Army Air Force Douglas C-54 transport plane taxis to stop / CU Army emblem on side / Secretary of State Cordell Hull & wife Rose at microphone on tarmac near plane after Hull's return from the Moscow Conference / SOT Hull:...
Sky News
Prince Charles visits the National Archives in Washington DC
Prince Charles visits the National Archives in Washington DC
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Estonia celebrates 100 years of independence (2)
Snowy celebrations take place in the Estonian capital of Tallinn as the country marks 100 years since the Estonian Declaration of Independence took place in 1918
Crash Course
Who Won the American Revolution?
Was the American Revolution really revolutionary? Consider all the sides to this complex historical event, as this video not only reviews key battles of the revolution, but also discusses the effect of the war on slaves and Native...
Curated OER
The American Revolution (Sesame Street) - Part 1
The Sesame Street crew take on the American Revolution. Part one depicts Thomas Jefferson attempting to write the Declaration of Independence. Unfortunately, he breaks his quill and Mr. Grover gets him everything but a quill. This is a...
Curated OER
Declaration of Independence
This is part one in a series about the American Revolution. Here, the instructor focuses on The Declaration of Independence, what causes it to be written, who wrote it, and how well it was received.
Curated OER
A (Brief) History of Democracy Part 2
The concluding segment of this two-part student project video begins with the Renaissance and ends with an homage to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Pierre Trudeau.
NASA
Nasa: "Nasa at 50" Series: 1998: Work Begins to Preserve Charters of Freedom
A brief video that shows how NASA assisted the National Archives in preserving the original copies of the Charters of Freedom -- the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. [6:39] Read the teacher's...
Library of Congress
Loc: Webcast: Publishing the Declaration of Independence
Robin Shields, retired reference librarian in the Serial and Government Publications Division of the Library of Congress, discusses the distribution of the Declaration of Independence via American newspapers. Shields explores these...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Jefferson as Revolutionary
Frank Cogliano, of the University of Edinburgh, delivers a lecture addressing Thomas Jefferson as a revolutionary. Coglliano initiates the discussion with the death of Jefferson. Find out why! [36:58]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Articles of Confederation
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. [7:48]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Civil Rights
Learn about important civil right movements in American history. Through a study of foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, students learn about the fight for equal rights by different groups...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Declaration of Independence
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the democratic ideals in the Declaration of Indpendence. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals of Us Government
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the foundational democratic ideas of the US Government, primarily stated by John Locke. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Continental Congress
This is a very short overview of the formation and activities of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. It also contains short scenes of the Boston Tea Party and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Story of Our Independence
Our United States heritage centers around the Declaration of Independence, the men who framed it and those who fought to secure it. This presentation includes all the iconic symbols, people and scenes in our struggle to become a nation...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Declaration of Independence Part 14: Right to Revolution
Did the colonies have the right to revolution against George III? The colonists thought so.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 189 Declaration of Independence Part 3
On today's podcast, we discuss natural rights philosophy as a foundational idea of the Declaration of Independence.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman had a successful career by any standard. He served in the House and Senate and helped draft the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution. [1 min. 15 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 9: Government as Servant
The idea that government is the servant, not the master of the people, came from natural rights philosophy and found its way into the Declaration of Independence.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 10: Shot Heard Around World
One of the causes of the American Revolution was colonial resistance to taxation without representation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 3: Virginia Declaration
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a very influential document. Learn more on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:introduction to the Declaration of Independence Discussion
Over the next weeks, we will describe the circumstances that produced the Declaration of Independence.