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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Declaration of Independence Part 8: A State of Rebellion

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, the king declares the colonies to be in a state of rebellion and a committee is appointed to write the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:the Declaration of Independence:the Second Continental Congress

9th - 10th
Today we learn about the Second Continental Congress at the start of the war.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:the Declaration of Independence: Three Parts of the Declaration

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we learn about the three parts of the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Declaration and Natural Rights Philosophy

9th - 10th
Today we learn about natural rights philosophy and the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Human Equality and Government by Consent

9th - 10th
Today on the podcast we discuss human equality and government by consent.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 187: Declaration of Independence Part 1

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we discuss the Founders' reasons for issuing a formal declaration of independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 191: Declaration of Independence Part 5

9th - 10th
On today's episode, we discuss the "long Train of Abuses" of King George III.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 192: Declaration of Independence Part 6

9th - 10th
On today's episode, we discuss the idea of the right to revolution in the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 193: State Governments After the Declaration Part 1

9th - 10th
Today we begin our discussion of state governments after the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 194: State Governments After the Declaration Part 2

9th - 10th
Today we discuss state governments after 1776.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1582: Natural Rights & the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
What does the Declaration of Independence have to do with natural rights? We find out on today's episode.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Influence of the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
On today's episode, we discuss what influence the Declaration of Independence had on the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1579: The Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, a committee is appointed to write the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1580: Explaining the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we explain how the Declaration of Independence is organized.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1581: All Men Are Created Equal

9th - 10th
The Declaration of Independence asserted that all people have certain basic rights.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Jefferson's Arguments in the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
Why did the American colonists declare independence? We find out on today's podcast.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1584: Complaints Against the King

9th - 10th
Today: complaints against King George III in the Declaration of Independence.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Channel: America's Treasures: Jefferson's Writing Table

9th - 10th
Watch a Smithsonian Channel video about Jefferson's portable writing desk on which the Declaration of Independence was drafted. [3:06] This video is part of a series of treasures that are housed in the Smithsonian.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Declaring Independence: Famous Moments

9th - 10th
Watch this movie that explains why the Declaration of Independence was written and why it was important. [3:15]
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Other

America the Story of Us: Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence marks the first such document declaring the equality of men. [3:59]
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg Past & Present Podcasts

9th - 10th
Podcasts of interviews with many artisans, historians, and tour guides at Colonial Williamsburg.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Enlightenment: Video: The American Enlightenment

9th - 10th
Use the video "The American Enlightenment" [1:10:55] to consider the two learning outcomes below. It features discussions of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; perfectionism; Deism; Benjamin Franklin; errata; Thomas Jefferson; syllogisms;...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: First Draft of the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. [8:09]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tyranny and Despotism

9th - 10th
In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the Declaration of Independence. [9:53]