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U.S. History - 1861-1865

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Photo collage of Chinese people with text overlay that reads, "Exclusion and Acceptance."
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 2
26 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. And, in the process, founded San Antonio, Texas.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 5
28 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man wearing a t-shirt and gardening hat works outside. Caption. If Bill spent as much time plowin' as he does readin'.
34 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Child wearing Civil War-era clothing looks out with an emotional expression. Caption. All of a sudden, I never hear'd such noise.
32 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
ASL
Woman in army uniform smiles at girl. Image superimposed over lace-edged heart with pink bow. Caption. To celebrate all the mothers in their lives.
All About the Holidays
Episode 29
1 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Sepia-toned photo of Abraham Lincoln with white script across the image that reads, "Return their allegiance to the Union." Caption. To the Union.
16 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large red and white freighter ship floats in the ocean, with green plants on a beach in the foreground. Overlaid text reads, "Fort Pulaski National Monument."
America's National Monuments: The Historic South
Episode 9
11 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Cobblestone street lined with 3-story buildings and trees. Cars drive along the street. Caption. "It is the region's oldest city."
America's National Monuments: The Historic South
Episode 8
10 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Group of teenagers wearing yellow t-shirts shirts exit vans, stepping out onto a field. Caption. Man as narrator. Hi, guys.
1 hours 23 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
ASL
Color illustration. Abraham Lincoln walks with a girl, a woman carrying a baby, and 2 men. Caption. He had to shake hands.
21 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Closeup black and white photograph of Abraham Lincoln. Caption. Lincoln was about to ask for forgiveness, for understanding.
40 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Large metal object hangs from a beamed structure fixed to the ocean floor. Boats pass by in the background.
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Civil war. A war fought between citizens of the same country."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 10
3 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Man wearing a headset leans over towards a Civil War-era submarine. Caption. Once we get it away, we'll run a wire inside to ensure.
8 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
ASL
Simple line drawing of North America with green shaded arrows in Central Canada and New England. A key indicates the green shaded areas are Britain. Caption. Britain claimed the East Coast and most of Canada.
U.S. History
Episode 4
31 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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