Lesson Videos
Here, for each unit, you will find a recording of each lesson. This is a great resource in case you are absent and/or need to review lessons. :)
Unit 1 - The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation Introduction
The Strengths and Weaknesses of the AOC
Shay's Rebellion
Problems and Solutions of the Constitutional Convention
Three Branches of Government
The Electoral College
Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
The Bill of Rights
Introduction to President George Washington
President Washington's Problems and Solutions
Washington's Farewell Advice
John Adams' Presidency
Unit 2 - The Age of Democratic-Republicans
The Election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson Overview
The Louisiana Purchase
Marbury v. Madison
Sally Hemings Lesson
Lesson Video Link
Jefferson's Foreign and Domestic Issues in Term 2
War of 1812
Jefferson TDA Instructions
Industrial Revolution
Lowell Girls
ROOTS - Episode 1 Trailer
Slavery Connections
The Cotton Gin
Enslaved Auctions/Narratives
Conditions of Enslaved People
Family, Religion, and Rebellion
Nat Turner Primary Source
Nationalism and Sectionalism Reading Part 1
Nationalism and Sectionalism Reading Part 2
Unit 3 - The Age of Andrew Jackson
The Election of 1824
Jackson and the Native Americans
States' Rights and Nullification Crisis
Prosperity and Panic
Trails West
Texas Revolution
The Mexican American War
California Gold Rush
Unit 4 - A Nation Breaking Apart
The Crisis Deepens
Slavery Dominates Politics
Abolitionists
John Brown
The Election 1860
HARRIET trailer
Unit 5 - The Civil War
Conscription Laws
Soldier Life
Major Battles
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Legacy of the War
Unit 6 - Reconstruction
Rebuilding the South
Presidential v. Congressional Reconstruction Plans
Unit 7 - The 2nd Industrial Revolution
Causes of the 2nd Industrial Revolution
Monopolies