Discovering American History videos

Use online videos to discover the history of America from the 1400's to the present day. Use the video subtitles to improve Reading and Literacy skills .... simultaneously!

Use these 31 online U.S. History videos entitled Discovering American History to study the development of the United States from colonial days through the 1980's through the experiences of diverse communities of Americans.

See how the debates over the most important issues in our national life were largely worked out in local communities. Learn how the Revolutionary and Constitutional period tested the ability of communities to keep their local identities while forging a national one. Witness the struggle between national and sectional powers during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Examine how the weaknesses of local governments contributed to the growing power of national institutions during the Great Depression. See how the tragic events of the 1960s spurred sectors of the counterculture into political activism.

Learning Objectives:

• See how the debates over the most important issues in our national life were largely worked out in local communities.
• Learn how the Revolutionary and Constitutional period tested the ability of communities to keep their local identities while forging a national one.
• Witness the struggle between national and sectional powers during the Civil War and Reconstitution.
• Examine how the weaknesses of local governments contributed to the growing power of national institutions during the Great Depression.
• See how the tragic events of the 1960s spurred sectors of the counterculture into political activism.

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• A Continent of Villages to 1500 (Runtime: 05:52)
• When Worlds Collide 1492-1590 (Runtime: 04:51)
• Planting Colonies in North America 1588-1701 (Runtime: 05:05)
• Slavery and Empire 1441-1770 (Runtime: 05:06)
• The Cultures of Colonial North America 1700-1780 (Runtime: 05:41)
• From Empire to Independence 1750-1776 (Runtime: 04:55)
• The Creation of the United States 1776-1786 (Runtime: 05:04)
• The United States of North America 1787-1800 (Runtime: 05:43)
• The Agrarian Republic 1790-1824 (Runtime: 05:53)
• The Growth of Democracy 1824-1840 (Runtime: 06:18)
• The South and Slavery 1790s-1850s (Runtime: 05:48)
• Industry and the North 1790s-1840s (Runtime: 05:34)
• Coming to Terms with the New Age 1820s-1850s (Runtime: 05:53)
• The Territorial Expansion of the United States (Runtime: 06:26)
• The Coming Crisis - The 1850s (Runtime: 05:37)
• The Civil War 1861-1865 (Runtime: 06:02)
• Reconstruction 1863-1877 (Runtime: 05:42)
• Conquest and Survival - The Trans Mississippi 1860-1900 (Runtime: 06:04)
• The Incorporation of America 1865-1900 (Runtime: 05:58)
• Commonwealth and Empire 1870-1900 (Runtime: 05:49)
• Urban America and The Progressive Era 1900-1917 (Runtime: 05:45)
• World War 1 1914-1920 (Runtime: 05:53)
• The Twenties 1920-1929 (Runtime: 05:55)
• The Great Depression and The New Deal (Runtime: 05:54)
• World War 2 1941-1945 (Runtime: 06:04)
• The Cold War 1945-1952 (Runtime: 05:03)
• America at Mid Century 1952-1963 (Runtime: 05:15)
• The Civil Rights Movement 1945-1966 (Runtime: 04:38)
• War Abroad War at Home 1965-1974 (Runtime: 05:11)
• The Overextended Society 1974-1980 (Runtime: 05:03)
• The Conservative Ascendancy 1980-1995 (Runtime: 05:35)