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Ages: 10 - 18
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Once upon a time, there were 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America. Today we classify these colonies into three groups: 1) The New England Colonies 2)The Middle Colonies and 3) The Southern Colonies. All the colonies had a lot of ...self-government and most white men could vote, as long as they had property. All of the colonies were prosperous grew quickly.
In 1625, the population of the colonies, not including Native Americans, was around 2,000. By 1775, that number had swollen to 2 and a half million, and this group in 1775 didn’t have nearly as much in common with or as much loyalty to their European ancestors. (06:42)
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July 30, 2017 at 06:23 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This video explains Otis and his role in the Writs of Assistance and how this fit into the causes of the Civil War. A very good overview of this episode in time. The video is six minutes long and features a narrator. Excellent
October 19, 2011 at 05:44 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Before Jamestown and Plymouth, the English attempted to forge a colony at Roanoke. Within three years, it had disappeared, leaving a mysterious clue behind. What really happened to the Roanoke settlers? (1:56) This would be a good video to watch alon...g with the reading of Roanoke the Lost Colony by Jane Yolen
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January 18, 2011 at 05:43 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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How did the quest for Gold, God and Glory shape our country? What was at the heart of the tension between the colonists and the Powhatans? In what ways does our colonial heritage continue to shape the stories, art and culture of our modern world? All... of that—and pirates too!
With interviews and insights from a roster of creative giants including Don Hahn (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King), Mike Gabriel (Pocahontas), and Oscar®-winning composer Hans Zimmer (Pirates of the Caribbean), Colonial America helps students engage with history curriculum in fresh and relevant ways.This video discusses colonial portrait making. (04:10)
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October 29, 2011 at 11:22 PM
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Ages: 7 - 13
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Tailoring--the art of cutting. Kevin provides a history of tailoring in the colonial days. He draws while he teaches. (03:40)
September 20, 2013 at 02:34 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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The Great Awakening
From blogtalkradio.com, produced by New Heights Show on Education, Kathy Woodring
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"The Great Awakening was a period of great revivalism that spread throughout the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It de-emphasized the importance of church doctrine and instead put a greater importance on the individual and their spiritual experience...." (28:06)
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October 27, 2014 at 12:18 AM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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How did the quest for Gold, God and Glory shape our country? What was at the heart of the tension between the colonists and the Powhatans? In what ways does our colonial heritage continue to shape the stories, art and culture of our modern world? All... of that—and pirates too!
With interviews and insights from a roster of creative giants including Don Hahn (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King), Mike Gabriel (Pocahontas), and Oscar®-winning composer Hans Zimmer (Pirates of the Caribbean), Colonial America helps students engage with history curriculum in fresh and relevant ways. (01:34)
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October 29, 2011 at 11:34 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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Tobacco was the lifeblood of the early Southern colonies, and its
profits led directly to the rapid growth of slavery in the new nation. This video shows how the need for more labor resulted in the start of slavery and its impact on America at that... time. A good video to get students to think about something other than cotton as a reason for the slave trade.
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July 20, 2011 at 11:11 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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A photo story created to explain trial procedures, and various punishments that a convicted criminal could expect to receive in colonial America. (03:38)
July 11, 2009 at 03:46 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This is a video podcast about the French and Indian War. It offers a reason for the war beginning, how the war began, key characters like the Iroquois, French and British colonists, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. The vi...deo is not complete without watching Part 2. (06:16)
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February 1, 2011 at 06:02 PM
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