Colonial America and the American Revolution

Exploring the idea of America joining "the imperialist club" at the end of the 19th century, this presentation presents reasons why America not only had the drive to explore the world, but the power and wealth with which to do so....

Complete with territory maps, photos, and interesting anecdotes, this video covers the major events of American History, roughly from 1754 to 1865. Plymouth and Jamestown are mentioned in the beginning of the video, but the speaker...

This video lesson from Khan Academy covers Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles are discussed. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.

Content includes the full text of the Paris Peace Treaty 1783 which ended the United States War for Independence.

Tenth graders deliberate about what to do with the Alsace-Lorraine. In this World War I lesson, 10th graders analyze documents about the future of the Alsace-Lorraine at the Paris Peace Conference. Students collaborate to decide what to...

At the end of World War I, country leaders had the difficult task of ironing out a peace accord at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 while coming to the table with very different outlooks. Germany had very harsh and humiliating...

The complete text of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 with Britain accepting the independence of the United States and ending The Revolutionary War.

How did World War I end? Tenth graders role play as experts from countries that were involved in World War I. They write a treaty to end the war and compare it to the Treaty of Versailles.

Primary documents related to the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty in 1783 between Britain, France, and America. This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.