Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the Declaration of Independence, specifically the phrase "...Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness". [5:54]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Benjamin Franklin
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson present an overview of Benjamin Franklin's life. [8:12]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin as Diplomat
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin as a diplomat. [10:02]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Declaration of Independence
This video is a close reading of the beginnings of the Declaration of Independence to identify ideas of natural rights, social contract, limited government and popular sovereignty in the text. [7:52]
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 114 the First Fourth of July
A Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of Admiral Lord Richard Howe's siege on New York Harbor and the submarine nicknamed The Turtle created by David Bushnell. [23:06]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Declaration of Independence
The Preamble to the Declaration of Independence is examined through Enlightenment philosopher, John Locke.
A&E Television
History.com: The Revolution: Documentaries
This site offers a series of documentaries about the American Revolution including "Boston, Bloody Boston" ((0:44), "Rebellion to Revolution" (0:44), "Declaring Independence" (0:44), "American Crisis" (0:44) and several more.
HipHughes History
Keith Hughes: An Idiot's Guide to the Declaration of Independence
First, you are not an idiot. The biggest concept lecture ever in the history of simple explanations. HipHughes glides through a brief explanation of the Dec. of Independence so you can get through that next dinner party.