+8th gr Video Collection

1. The World Before Opening the Atlantic - 

        +Crash Course #1 - 11:19m

        +Coming to Jamestown by History.com - 2:45m

        +America Before Columbus - History Channel  - 1:31:52m

        +America's Greatest Indian Tribes by Questar Video 54:35m

        +Secret Ancient N. American History by AAA - 1:02:42m

2. New Empires in the Americas - 

        +Crash Course #2 - 12:22m

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3. The English Colonies - 

        +Crash Course #3 - 11:26m

        +Crash Course #4 - 11:37m

        +Crash Course #5 - 10:39m

4. The American Revolution - 

        +Reading of the Declaration of Independence by famous actors online - 10:00m

        +The 56 signers of the Declaration - by Clear Glass Productions - 5:45m

        +Paul Harvey - signers of the Declaration"Our Lives Our Fortunes Our Sacred Honor" -

                                 by Paulynne Productions - 9:54m ( Note: Share this site with your grandparents.)

        +Animated Map: Entire Revolutionary War - Civil War Trust- 18:57m

        +Crash Course #6 - 12:18m

        +Crash Course #7 - 12:40m 

        +The American Revolution by Grey Stone Productions - 49:45m

        +American Revolution - Birth Of The Republic by A&E Greystone Productions - 51:46m

        +History Animated - Revolutionary War - (interactive)

5. Forming a Government - 

        +Crash Course #8 - 13:04m

        +Reading of the Articles of Confederation, the 1st Constitution of the United States, approved

                            by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 for the 13 original colonies. - 28:39m

        +Reading of the Constitution for the United States of America - 49:15m

6. Citizenship and the Constitution - 

        +Crash Course #8 - 13:04m

        +Making of the Constitution - History Channel - 54:08m

        ++Whole Star Spangled Banner -   by Francis Scott Key   - 5:19m

                     A story of how our national anthem came to be. - 11:38m

        +A Promise of Freedom by Department of Homeland Security in 2007 - 24:10m

7. Launching a Nation - 

        +Crash Course #9 - 13:56m

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8. Jefferson Era - 

        +Crash Course #10 - 13:18m

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9. A National Identity - 

        +Crash Course #11 - 12:43m

        +Crash Course #12 - 14:11m

        +The War of 1812 by The History Guy - 1:54:12m

        +War of 1812, The by National Archives and Records Administration -20:00m 

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        +Animated Map: Fort Sumter  April 12-14, 1861, by Civil War Trust -7:55 m

        +Animated Map: First Manassas/Bull Run July 21, 1861, by Civil War Trust - 6:10m

        +Animated Map: Fredericksburg  October 21, 1861, by Civil War Trust - 16:30m

        +Animated Map: Shiloh April 6-7, 1862, by Civil War Trust - 18:59m

        +Animated Map: Chantilly September 1, 1862, by Civil War Trust -8:24 m

        +Animated Map: Antietam /Sharpsburg September 17, 1862, by Civil War Trust - 15:11m

        +Animated Map: Chancellorsville April30-May6, 1863, by Civil War Trust - 4:26m

        +Animated Map: Vicksburg May 18-July 4, 1863, by Civil War Trust - 20:49m

        +Animated Map: Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863, by Civil War Trust - 16:59m

        +Animated Map: Chickamauga September 19-20, 1863, by Civil War Trust - 22:19m

        +Animated Map:  The Overland Campaign May - June, 1864, by Civil War Trust -18:51m

        +Animated Map: Cedar Creek October 19, 1864, by Civil War Trust - 8:04 m

        +Animated Map: Franklin November 30, 1864, by Civil War Trust - 10:47m