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Exploration and Expansion (1783-1860)
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "In 1598 Juan de Oñate, the son of a wealthy Spanish mining family in Mexico, was given the rights to the unexplored territory north of the Rio Grande. He headed an expeditionary force into what is now New Mexico an...d founded the town of San Gabriel. Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries followed Oñate to convert the Indians, who were coaxed, bribed, and forced to accept Catholicism and a settled farming life. In the beginning there were troubles, including several Indian revolts that were brutally suppressed by the Spanish. Eventually the Indians became “pacified.” The country was rugged and no gold or silver was discovered, which greatly disappointed Oñate..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
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December 29, 2009 at 12:12 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Early American factories were usually owned by individuals, families, or partners. As mechanization became more widespread and the scale and complexity of businesses increased, a substantial capital investment was ...required to open a factory. Although it was a slow process, these factors led more and more firms to “incorporate” ownership.
Prior to the 1860s, most manufacturing was conducted by unincorporated companies. Organizing a corporation required a special act of a state legislature..."
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December 23, 2009 at 05:25 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This video discusses John Adams and the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts as well as the Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions and packing the courts. The five minute video does an excellent job of explaining these acts and adds insights into John Ada...ms and the Federalist Party.
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April 19, 2011 at 01:28 AM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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This video explains the impact of the Gold Rush on California and how it changed the way some Americans acted and thought. Short video, but with a lot of material that could result in class discussions. Very worthwhile.
October 3, 2011 at 11:38 PM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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Experience Ellis Island from the viewfinder of photographer Stephen Wilkes, who spent years photo documenting the historic site. (3:00)
March 11, 2014 at 01:14 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "In the eighteenth century, British inventors perfected a series of machines for mass production of textiles, which initiated the European Industrial Revolution and gave Britain a head start in industrial production.... For many years, the British carefully guarded their industrial secrets, forbidding the export of machines or even descriptions of them and restricting the departure of informed mechanics. The British could not keep its secrets forever, and in 1789, Samuel Slater left Britain in disguise and arrived in America with the plans in his head for a textile machine that would spin cotton..."
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December 19, 2009 at 10:40 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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In 1804, Jefferson sends a team to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery will travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years, reaching the Pacific Ocean and clearing the path for westward expansion. Students would benef...it from having a map showing the area covered. An overview with few details about cause and effect. (01:45)
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October 30, 2010 at 11:15 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Educational reform was another effort Americans pursued to perfect society during this period. In the early nineteenth century, Americans had the highest literacy rate in the western world, and yet there was no sta...tewide system of free elementary schools anywhere in the United States. Reformers were influenced by Thomas Jefferson's vision of an educated electorate, and the desire to inculcate students—including increasing numbers of non-English and non-Protestant immigrants—with traditional American values. Public education, they argued, would foster equal opportunity and social stability..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
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December 26, 2009 at 09:07 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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This exceptional six minute video explains why Daniel Shays decided to lead a rebellion. It goes into detail that is missing from most textbooks and provides students with a better picture of how the farmers were treated by the rich bankers. (6:17)
April 15, 2011 at 11:12 PM
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Ages: 10 - 16
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A short description (and reading of) the Monroe Doctrine.
May 25, 2010 at 04:20 PM
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