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On This Day: The Creation of the U.S. Naval Academy Instructional VideoOn This Day: The Creation of the U.S. Naval Academy Instructional Video
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C-SPAN
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7th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Media Length
2:32
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10 mins
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On This Day: The Creation of the U.S. Naval Academy

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The engaging resource explains the history of the Naval Academy and its impact on future leaders, such as President Carter. Scholars learn the importance of creating a school to train naval officers and how the Navy used funds to start the academy in 1845.

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Concepts

military history, the military, the navy, american history, education

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Guide a group discussion on the benefits of the Navel Academy
  • Compare and contrast the Navel Academy to West Point

Classroom Considerations

  • Individuals must have a free C-SPAN Classroom account to access the resource, or use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

Pros

  • Video show archival images and footage from the Naval Academy 
  • Easy to combine the resource with a larger lesson on the military 

Cons

  • None

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