NO MORE KINGS - Schoolhouse Rock
From pilgrims settling in America up to the Boston Tea Party (excluding the Boston Massacre). WATCH AT SCHOOL HERE. |
CRASH COURSE - ROAD TO REVOLUTION
John Green teaches you about the roots of the American Revolution. WATCH AT SCHOOL HERE. |
COLONIES TO NATION
Watch to review the events on the Road to Revolution - from colonists to protestors to declaring independence. |
BOSTON MASSACRE TRIAL - JOHN ADAMS HBO
John Adams delivers his closing argument. "Facts are stubborn things." |
INTOLERABLE ACTS - JOHN ADAMS HBO
The Coercive Acts (which colonists called the Intolerable Acts) are read to the townspeople of Boston. Meanwhile, more British troops are arriving in Boston. |
FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS - from History.com
From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. The First Continental Congress was comprised of delegates from the colonies. They first met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) had already begun. In 1776, it took the momentous step of declaring America’s independence from Britain. Five years later, the Congress ratified the first national constitution, the Articles of Confederation, under which the country would be governed until 1789, when it was replaced by the current U.S. Constitution. |
FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS - JOHN ADAMS HBO
John Adams is sent to Philadelphia in September 1774 as a delegate for Massachusetts. Here, he and other delegates from 12 colonies (not Georgia) meet to discuss solutions to the problems with Britain. The Congress chooses peaceful measures. Note: There are historical inaccuracies in this movie. The delegates listed are actually those sent to the Second Continental Congress, which met the following year. WATCH AT SCHOOL HERE |
LEXINGTON & CONCORD - History Channel
The "shot heard 'round the world" starts the Revolution. |
LEXINGTON & CONCORD - America Story of Us
Captain John Parker leads the colonial militia at Lexington. (6m2s) |
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD; PAUL REVERE
Paul Revere signals the militia, and warns Sam Adams and John Hancock that the Regulars are coming! (7m30s) |
SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS - "I Have Looked At Our Rights"
John Adams (Mass.) and John Dickinson (Penn.) hotly debate whether to send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III. Dickinson wrote the Olive Branch Petition as a' last attempt at peace with Britain. King George III did not read it. (4m10s) |
SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS NOMINATES WASHINGTON - John Adams HBO
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in May 1775. The delegates created a Continental Army and nominated George Washington to command. Delegates also sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III. (5m24s) |
WASHINGTON AND CONTINENTAL ARMY
The Second Continental Congress nominates Washington to lead the newly created Continental Army. (5m5s) |
GIVE ME LIBERTY SPEECH
Watch a recreation of Patrick Henry's famous speech. (7m29s) |
COMMON SENSE
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. (3m13s) |
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE - WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW
TED-ed: In June 1776, the Second Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Kenneth C. Davis tells us some facts we might not know about the process of writing the Declaration, and questions one very controversial omission. (3m39s) |
TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE - DEC. OF INDEPENDENCE
The Declaration of Independence is the declaration, or public announcement, that the colonies were officially independent, or on their own. Think of it as of a break-up letter from the colonies to the King George III of England. But instead of the usual break up reasons: "it's not you, it's me," "I think we've just grown apart," or "I just want to be friends" nonsense, it's more like "George you're a jerk and you treated us like garbage, so peace out, have a nice life!" (3m22s) |
FIREWORKS - SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK
Learn about the Declaration of Independence (3m4s) |
CRASH COURSE - 4TH OF JULY
Wonder why we celebrate 4th of July with fireworks? In this special short Crash Course, John Green celebrates American Independence Day by teaching you how the holiday came to be on the 4th of July, and the many ways that Americans celebrate the day. (5m28s) |
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE - NATIONAL TREASURE
Watch the video below from National Treasure where the character in the movie reads what he thinks is the coolest line from the document. They are in the National Archives in Washington DC. |
WRITING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE - JOHN ADAMS HBO
Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams pour over Jefferson's draft. WATCH AT SCHOOL HERE |
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE VOTE - JOHN ADAMS HBO
The delegates at the Second Continental Congress vote to pass the Declaration of Independence, and pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. WATCH AT SCHOOL HERE |
CRASH COURSE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
John Green teaches you about the American Revolution, and the Revolutionary War. They are not the same thing. Watch and Learn. (12m41s) |
THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD
Sing along with Schoolhouse Rock as you learn about the Revolutionary War. (3m) |
WASHINGTON'S VICTORIES IN NEW JERSEY
The Continental Army turned it around with victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. "These are the times that try men's souls." (14m59s) |
DIFFICULT WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE (Discovery Channel)
Washington takes the Continental Army to their winter encampment in Pennsylvania, 20 miles NW of Philadelphia. Despite suffering from lack of food and extreme cold, the men are trained by Von Steuben and show courage and perseverance! (7m19s) |
LAFAYETTE SAVES THE WAR .. just for fun (1m55s)
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