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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "After the malicious campaigning of the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson focused on reconciling the colonies and restoring the principles of the Revolution of 1776. “We have called by different names brethren of t...he same principle,” he declared in his first inaugural address. “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” The tall and lanky politician was, in many ways, the opposite of his short and rotund predecessor.
Unlike Federalist leaders who supported big business, big cities, and big government, Jefferson believed in an agrarian society with strong local governments. Farming, he believed, was a noble profession because it kept men away from the temptation of the cities and required an honest day’s work. He also favored a more informal style of government than the pomp and ceremony so conspicuous in the Washington and Adams administrations..."
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December 15, 2009 at 03:00 PM
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Ages: 5 - 18
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A short video that goes into some detail as to how the Lousiana Purchase was made and what land it covered....and why it was the steal of the century, not the buy of the century.
September 27, 2010 at 09:06 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Jefferson had feelings of both triumph and trepidation over the purchase of Louisiana. On the one hand, he had doubled the size of the United States and presented to Americans access to some of the richest land in ...North America. On the other hand, the government he directed was not designed to regulate the huge territory. Fears of foreign occupation and secession dominated his thoughts..."
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December 15, 2009 at 03:07 PM
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Ages: 5 - 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 short video explains what a value it was, and how it came to be sold. Of ...notes is the fact that the video explains that the land did not belong to the French in the first place. It belonged to the Native Americans. A map for the students would help them understand the size of the purchase.
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October 30, 2010 at 03:54 PM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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A short animated video about the Louisiana Purchase, including information about the roles of Sacajewea, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark.
November 26, 2010 at 03:28 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This video explains the background of how Thomas Jefferson was able to buy 800,000 square miles from the French, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The video also explains how the land actually belonged to the Native Ameri...cans occupying it.
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May 5, 2012 at 11:52 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This video tells the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1804 Jefferson sent 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 an...d clearing the path for westward expansion. The video uses animation and provides a brief overview of what they found. ( 1:46)
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May 5, 2012 at 11:49 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for 15 million
dollars, the US nearly doubled in size. This is a podcast without visuals. It lasts 15 minutes. Good data, but only for those that can stay awake.
November 11, 2010 at 10:19 AM
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