Textbook pdfs Ch. 1: A Nation is Born Ch. 2 Growth & Civil War
Content Videos:
Crash Course US History. These are all great, but there are a ton of them. Here are some more relevant ones
What is History
Comparison of CA & TX versions of US History textbooks
Who Discovered America
The origin of the phrase "indian giver" NPR
New evidence suggests older arrival of humans in Americas
Projects & Assignment Materials
Comparison of textbooks written for California & Texas, NYT 1/20
Who Discovered America mini project (just for those who volunteered)
Articles about slavery:
American Nations Project (didn't do this in 2022)
Article on American Nations & the 2016 Election
Founders & Slavery Project: instructions block 5 block 7
Article: James Madison & Slavery Good discussion, similar to our founders & slavery project.
Uh oh, evidence that despite anti-slavery talk, Hamilton did enslave people
New Birth of Freedom Project & Essay
A. Lincoln Letter to Horace Greeley & Gettysburg Address
E. Reconstruction Debate (Stevens & Johnson)
Second set of document: Amendments, Education, Black Codes, etc.
The video I showed in class: "Reconstruction, the Second Civil War" by PBS Video, 2004.
It's on youtube: part 1, part 2. E/C if you watch it. More info. from PBS about Reconstruction.
Articles & Resources:
Where do textbooks come from?
Who Discovered America
Long article with evidence for tons of pre-Columbian contact
Rational Wiki shoots down nearly all pre-Colombian contact theories
Pocohontas & Native Americans:
Pocohontas & John Smith corrections video (Adam Ruins Everything)
John Smith article by Jill Lepore.pdf (extra credit if you read all and write it up)
Conversation with Native Americans on race (NYT) remind me to show this in class
A much better textbook's section on Native Americans: Eric Foner's Give Me LIberty Chapter One (p. 6-18 are most relevant)
SNL 2019 Thanksgiving Skit (youtube video)
Cherokees asking for representative in Congress as promised by treaty, NYT 10/22
Other topics:
Historical Perspective on NYC (NYTimes) this supports the American Nations ideas
Stephen Colbert making fun of the non-voting representative of Washington DC (skip to 1:50)
Slavery & Race
Florida has created a cartoon full of lies about Frederick Douglass, NYT 8/23
What the Statues Represent (Politico)
Radio program on the origin of slavery that I played in class.
Extra Credit Opportunities (see also the extra credit section)
An African American perspective on the Civil War, the Atlantic One point for just this article.
West Wing Episode about Constitution Watch this episode of the TV show and answer the questions on the attached document.
Hamilton, the musical: As you have probably heard, it is fantastic. Listen to the album a few times and write up what you learned from it. You might also want to watch some of the videos on Youtube:
1. Miranda performing a draft of the first song solo,
2. My shot performed for the White House
3. Battle of Yorktown at the Tony Awards in costume.
4. Miranda interview on Colbert.