Instructional Video2:46
Makematic

Constitutional Convention

K - 8th
From the Albany Congress to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, this timeline explores the critical events that shaped the creation of the United States Constitution.
Instructional Video2:22
Makematic

Women in the Revolutionary War

K - 8th
Women in the Revolutionary War did more than manage the homefront – they spied, wrote influential works, and fought for future rights.
Instructional Video2:21
Makematic

The Sons and Daughters of Liberty

K - 8th
In 1765, two secretive groups formed in Boston, Massachusetts to resist rising British taxes. The Sons and Daughters of Liberty forced the repeal of the Stamp Act and lit the spark of colonial independence.
Instructional Video5:19
Cerebellum

America's Documents Of Freedom 1215-1774 - The Declaration And Resolves Of The First Continental Congress 1774

9th - 12th
American democracy has a linage 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 we look at the...
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:declaration of Independence: No Taxation Without Representation

9th - 10th
As the British tightened their control over the colonies, the colonists grew resentful of British control.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 10: Shot Heard Around World

9th - 10th
One of the causes of the American Revolution was colonial resistance to taxation without representation.
Instructional Video
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]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin as Diplomat

9th - 10th
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin as a diplomat. [10:02]