Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: The Departed: Extinction in America
BackStory Radio episode in which the American History Guys explore how American thinking about extinction has developed and factored into the American psyche. The audio and transcripts are available.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Controversial Wars
BackStory Radio podcast in which the American History Guys and their guest peer through the history and explore what happens on the home front during war explaining the controversies surrounding them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Shaping Public Opinion: Crash Course Government and Politics
Where do our political opinions come from? Most people's politics are grounded in their ideologies, but there are also other, external influences, such as the government itself, interest groups, and the media. We'll discuss how these...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Political Ideology: Crash Course Government and Politics
In this episode, we look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. It's important to remember that political ideologies don't always...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Living Room Candidate
An online exhibition that offers more than 500 commercials from every presidential race since the start of television campaign advertising in 1952. Visitors to the site can view the commercials, and read commentaries about top campaign...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Civil Rights
Learn about important civil right movements in American history. Through a study of foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, students learn about the fight for equal rights by different groups...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: American History Subjects: People Timeline
Wonderful resource for students and teachers of history provides videos for important and famous people throughout history, including presidents, activists and reformers, inventors and athletes, arranged chronologically by century.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking: Part Ii
Gilder Lehrman Institute video [1:56] discussion teaches students who are studying for the AP U.S. History exam how to think within a historical context.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking: Part Iii
Video [2:57] discussion of what students should know about Advanced Placement historical thinking skills as defined by the College Board. Teaches students how to approach historical argumentation and use of relevant historical evidence.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking: Part Iv
Gilder Lehrman Institute AP preparation video [2:32] discussion for students on how to approach historical interpretation and synthesis based questions.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Study Skills: Db Qs
Video [2:16] instructs students sitting for the AP U.S. History exam on how to approach and answer a Document-Based Essay question (DBQ). Teaches students how to construct strong evidence based essays.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Study Skills: Short Answer
Advanced Placement Study Guide video [2:21] provides sound advice for students on how to approach the Short Answer portion of the AP U.S. History exam.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Study Skills: Multiple Choice
Study Guide video [3:07] offers sound advice on approaching multiple choice questions on the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam.
US National Archives
Archive: Radio Set An/vrc 12
Vintage film [26:30] from 1963 on the AN/VRC-12 Radio set. Technical information from the Department of Defense describes features, capabilities, installation, operation and maintenance.
A&E Television
History.com: 1900 Galveston Hurricane
History Channel episode on the hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas in 1900. Informational text with facts and history of the Galveston hurricane accompanied by a brief video explaining the science of hurricanes. [2:30]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Historical Thinking, Part I
Video [3:01] discussion with Gilder Lehrman Teacher, David Riesnefeld and Director of Education, Tim Bailey on skills of historical thinking. Teaches students how to think about history for the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An American History of Disaster and Response
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, NPR discusses past natural disasters in U.S. history, the challenges and the rebuilding. From the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 to Hurricane Andrew in 1992, read about the events that changed peoples lives.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: United States History: Jamestown to the Civil War
Get a fast-forward overview of the major events in American history from Jamestown to the Civil War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History Overview 2: Reconstruction to the Great Depression
Let the Khan Academy give you an overview of the period in history from the Reconstruction to the Great Depression.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Early Temperance Movement Spread and Temporary Decline
In this video lesson [6:19], origins of the temperance movement is explained, along with why it declined.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thinking Like a Historian
In this video lesson [8:47], historian Kim Kutz Elliott discusses some of the basic skills for thinking like a historian.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Washington's Right Hand Man
Learn how George Washington and Alexander Hamilton's relationship became key to the American victory in the Revolutionary War in this media gallery from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." [4:41]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: An Immigrant's Story
Learn about Alexander Hamilton's upbringing, his journey as an immigrant from the Caribbean to North America, and observe how it is portrayed in the musical Hamilton in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." Students...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Made in l.a.: Examine Labor Practices in the Garment Industry
In this clip, a Mexican immigrant and garment worker talks about the working conditions in the garment factory. [2:14]