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Curated Video
Getting Settled
Dr. Forrester explains how environmental resources, transportation, and location influence the development of cities and industries.
Curated Video
Sutter’s Mill and the Gold Rush of 1849
A video entitled “Sutter’s Mill and the Gold Rush” examines the life of John Sutter, focusing on how his Sacramento Valley settlement was instrumental in the California Gold Rush.
Mazz Media
California
The exciting story of the State of California comes alive in this informational and entertaining video program. Filled with archival footage, rare photos and animated maps combined with brilliant HD video, this program will teach...
Cerebellum
American Transformation And Industrialisation: 1868-1890 - The Fort Laramie Treaty :(1868)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, documents conceived...
Amor Sciendi
The Landscapes of Julie Mehretu
An explanation of Mark Bradford's abstract landscape paintings
Curated Video
The Ships Beneath the Streets of San Francisco
San Francisco is famous for many things – but what you probably don’t know is that much of the city is made from ships that sank or were repurposed during the Gold Rush.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Joyce Edwards - Teachers Make a Difference
Dr. Joyce Edwards is the Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning in Franklin, MA. She has nineteen years of experience in K-12 public education, beginning as an elementary teacher and moving into administration at both the...
All Ears English
How to Make Sure Your English Goals Pan Out - All Ears English Podcast 1812
How to Make Sure Your English Goals Pan Out - All Ears English Podcast 1812
After Skool
The Richest Man In History - The Science Behind GOLD
Just about every culture, race and religion acknowledges the value of gold. Humans have been infatuated with gold for as long as we have recorded history. Millions have died for it, entire civilizations were build upon it and even many...
Curated Video
Gold Rush
This live-action video program is about the term Gold Rush. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Gold Rush through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Stephen H Long: The Man Who Mapped the West
Stephen H. Long mapped much of the unexplored American West – but he made one big mistake that set Western migration back decades.
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Gold: Shiny, Rare, and Costly
This video provides a brief overview of gold, discussing its properties, uses, and value. They explain how gold is a soft and malleable metal, which is why it is often alloyed with other metals for jewelry. It also highlights the...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Frontier, Railroads, and Mining
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Emergence of the Frontier, the Expansion of Railroads, and Mining is a round table discussion of groups who have reviewed documents, letters, etc. from movement west to either mine or acquire land,...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began in 1849 drawing people from across the nation following promises of great riches. Some were very lucky, but many found great disappointment.
PBS
Pbs: Georgia Stories: The Westward Movement, Part I
Georgia's economic development was quickly advanced by a gold rush during the 1830s which led to greater demand for land in Georgia and multiple Native American tribes being sent on the Trail of Tears.
Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Audio
A audio of the words of Sweet Medicine, an Indian leader, who warned his people of the onslaught of those who would invade their land seeking gold.
Other
Simple History: The California Gold Rush Cartoon 1849 (The Wild West)
Not many Americans lived in California in the 1800s, but that soon changed. By 1849 thousands upon thousands of people arrived in search of gold. This animated video summarizes what happened during the California Gold Rush. [2:16]