Curated Video
What Makes A State A State?
At first there were 13 – now there are 50! But what gives each US state the power to control its own laws and when does federal law take over?
Curated Video
John Adams: The President Who Defended the Redcoats
He was a fierce patriot and Founding Father – so why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of murder following the Boston Massacre of 1770?
Curated Video
The War of Independence: The Minorities who Fought for Freedom
The American Revolutionary War defined our Country, with Black and Native American soldiers playing a key role.
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The First Allies of the Revolution
The United States’ first true allies, the Oneida Tribe helped the Patriots to win the American Revolutionary War – but at what cost?
Curated Video
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the first ever document to cement equality into the founding principles of a nation. It helped to bring the colonies together during a national crisis, but it was by no means perfect.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: A Midwife's Tale
This PBS series episode from American Experience entitled "A Midwife's Tale" features a dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story about a woman named Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism
John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Fort Ticonderoga
This strategic fort played a role in both the French and Indian war and the American Revolutionary War. A walkthrough and history of the fort and the commanders who used it under French, British, then American rule.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: George Washington Crossing the Delaware
National Public Radio takes a revisionist look at Emmanuel Leutze's famous and fanciful painting that is more folklore, legend, and political statement than fact.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Firing a Revolutionary War Musket
A short demonstration and explanation of the firing of a poplular, French-built musket used doing the American Revolution.