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Ages: 6 - 18
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Thomas Jefferson pulls off the land deal of the millennium when he buys 800,000 square miles from the French, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. This video has good images and maps. Best used if students have map to see the... acquistion for themselves.
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November 24, 2010 at 05:19 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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In this clip from History Detectives, we learn about early law enforcement in the Old West. Musician Clint Black wants to discover more about the history of a book of outlaws that was given to him as a gift. (13:20)
January 14, 2013 at 12:15 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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An excellent presentation about why settlers were moving westward and the problems they faced. Contains a printed version of the script. Students should have a map to help them follow the movement. Lots of statistics could be written down for discuss...ion later. Major agricutlure inventions also explained.
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October 30, 2010 at 03:28 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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Director Reed Smoot's account of frontier settlement. This account is based on excerpts from diaries and letters. This snippet covers a broad and vast portion of American history.
June 9, 2010 at 11:37 AM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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This two minute video deals with the 1800s missionaries who settled in Oregon in order to convert Native Americans to Christianity. A good video for expanding the vision of students about who the pioneers were and what they tried to accomplish.
September 21, 2010 at 11:43 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This episode of Stories of the Century has railroad detective Matt Clark tracking down notorious brothers and bank robbers, Frank and Jesse James. (26min)
November 13, 2011 at 11:45 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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For many years a plaque has marked the spot where the donner party presumably spent their tragic winter of 1846-47 trapped by the heavy snows of the Sierra Nevada. The Tahoe National Forest working with archaeology students from the University of Nev...ada, investigate and excavate the site looking for clues. (29min)
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November 26, 2011 at 11:49 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Director Reed Smoot's account of frontier settlement uses excerpts from diaries and letters. This is an excellent doucumentary hosted by HULU. The opening sequence is in French for dramatic effect. This IS an english language version.Starting with t...he Louisana Purchase, this wonderfully photographed movie spans the evolution of the American west and is based on diaries and letters of the times.Note: This video includes brief commercial interruptions. (40min)
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November 13, 2011 at 11:32 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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Western migration through uncharted regions strands a wagon train in the Sierra Mountains leaving little choice for survival in this reenactment of this infamous event in US history.
January 18, 2012 at 03:00 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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In this video segment from Faces of America, we learn about Chef Mario Batali’s Italian ancestors and why they left their Italian homeland in the early 20th century. Nostalgic for the land of his ancestors, Batali is curious as to why they left Italy... when they did. Through extensive research, historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr. locates the reason his ancestors were looking for opportunity in the booming mining town of Butte, Montana. But with opportunity came hardship, too. (2mins)
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February 18, 2012 at 11:16 PM
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