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Have Fun With History: Puritan Family of Early New England

9th - 10th
Similar to Early Settlers of New England, this film highlights daily life in a very early New England colonial village. It includes scenes of hunting, fishing, cooking, farming, and more. [10:00]
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Have Fun With History: Early Settlers of New England Salem

9th - 10th
Although very short, this film gives a good clue as to what everyday life was like in Massachusetts in an early colonial settlement. It includes scenes of hunting, fishing, cooking, farming, brick-making and more.
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Have Fun With History: Flatboatmen of the Frontier

9th - 10th
Presents a phase of flatboatmen agricultural economy in the early nineteenth century. Portrays Ohio Valley farmers as they fell trees, prepare the lumber, and build a flatboat to carry their produce down the river to market.
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Have Fun With History: Out of This World

9th - 10th
A tour of the GM Pavillion at the 1964 World's Fair, complete with scenes of underwater farms, sets the tone to show off new Fridgidaire appliances. [13:00]
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Have Fun With History: Old Louisiana During Slavery

9th - 10th
During the height of the plantation system in the south, slavery was a large part of the culture and machine which drove the economic force of that region. Here, old Louisiana during the period of 1830 - 1850 is explored and includes...
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Have Fun With History: Story of Our Flag

9th - 10th
Follows the evolution of the flag of the United States from the colonial flags to the stars and stripes of today. Shows by animation the development of the western territories into the present states and how this development effected...
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Have Fun With History: Integration Report 1

9th - 10th
Integration Report 1 is a civil rights documentary covering the year between 1959 and 1960 in Montgomery, Alabama, in Brooklyn, New York, and in Washington, D.C..
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Have Fun With History: Firing a Revolutionary War Musket

9th - 10th
A short demonstration and explanation of the firing of a poplular, French-built musket used doing the American Revolution.
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Have Fun With History: Jamestown Settlement

9th - 10th
A short, animated presentation of the ship landing and the building of Jamestown - the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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Have Fun With History: Old Ironsides

9th - 10th
Video on Old Ironsides from 1797 to its last voyage in 1931, and its life as a museum since then. Includes several links to related sites. [5:43]