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U.S. History - 1866-1900

Within History
Native American figure with black covering on face holds up weapon in each hand. Second figure lunges in background. Caption. And one of the greatest warrior chiefs.
A History Of American Indian Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 6
28 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of the midsection of a woman with long, dark hair. Caption. Sarah was also the first American Indian.
A History Of American Indian Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 7
28 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo. Chinese man stands in front of building with sign that reads, "Washing and Ironing." Caption. Is a denial of the equal protection of the laws.
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 3
28 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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 opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. It would be against the European mother country of all Hispanics.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 6
27 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
Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution is Expanded.
A History of the U.S. Constitution
Episode 6
29 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Sepia tone image of Rutherford B. Hayes sitting in a wooden chair and looking down at book he holds on his lap. He has dark hair, a mustache, and beard. Caption. That's the persona that he presents to the country.
Our Presidents In America's History
Episode 9
11 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Black and white frame of 2 men and a woman in 1800's Western clothes in a saloon. Caption. Likely Ryker was shooting' off his mouth.
1 hours 29 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Collage with image of Grover Cleveland emerging from U, S Capitol building and holding a sign that reads, "Labor Day." American flag waves from each side. Caption. As a national holiday in September to honor workers.
All About the Holidays
Episode 21
1 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Black and white closeup of Taft looking down with a stern expression. Caption. To keep European powers out of the Western Hemisphere.
30 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman in pioneer costume with bonnet rests head on girl snuggled up in her lap. Caption. Anyone with a 10 dollar filing fee can free claim land.
America the Story of Us
Season 1 / Ep 6
43 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of group of men with levers lay railroad track. Caption. He was laying better than a mile of track a day.
29 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo. Rows of metal frame lattice towers extend into the distance.
American Entrepreneurial Genius
Episode 4
26 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of metal framed lattice structures hovering above another.
American Entrepreneurial Genius
Episode 5
27 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting of George Washington with right arm outstretched and palm facing upward. Caption. As little political connection as possible.
26 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Painting of George Washington riding white horse. Spanish caption. A pesar de los consejos de George Washington, America.
32 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of a Black man wearing a surgical cap and mask. Caption. And was a member of the State Board of Health.
Black American History
Season 0 / Ep 3
40 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
1880's Tally Sheet from a Colorado election. Caption. Colorado had given women the right to vote!
26 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of several men in suits with vests and wide-brimmed hats standing around 1 man sitting on a bench. Caption. "Earning the name 'The Great Conservationist.'"
Our Presidents In America's History
Episode 11
10 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Digital map titled "Battle of Little Bighorn." A black horse runs west towards Little Bighorn River and the Bighorn Mountains. 3 blue labeled banners for Gibbon, Terry and Custer, and Crook surround the horse, each with an arrow pointing in.
Command Decisions
Episode 8
20 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Digital map titled "Battle of San Juan Hill." U, S, flag is on Florida's southern peninsula. Across the Straits of Florida, is the country, Cuba, with Santiago marked by a green dot.
Command Decisions
Episode 14
20 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man wearing a vintage costume vest and white shirt sits in a chair in a home setting. He faces camera and uses sign language, pointing 1 finger up. Caption. The paper was called, "The Silent World."
Deaf History That
Episode 3
2 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white illustration of crowded outdoor scene in a city. Spanish caption. El tratado de compra se firmó el 2 de mayo de 1803.
33 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Sepia tone image of a white-haired and bearded man giving a speech on a platform with a patriotic banner across the front. Several men wearing top hats and coats are also on the platform. Caption. Economic problems made Harrison vulnerable.
Our Presidents In America's History
Episode 10
12 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Black and white photo of manufacturing equipment. Spanish caption. Surgieron cuestiones de importancia social.
30 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white frame of 2 men working on a Ford Model T assembly line, adding steering wheel and other parts.
28 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo shows John Pierpont Morgan walking and talking with a young man. Caption. Narrator. Morgan knew he had been beaten, but he wasn't about to give up.
44 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Two men in suits and cowboy hats turn toward one another as they ride horses through a verdant landscape. Caption. Banks all across Missouri and Kentucky were robbed.
Legends Of The American West
Season 0 / Ep 1
42 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Blurry color illustration of 3 Native Americans riding horses. Caption. The Native Americans fought to hold onto their lands.
Legends Of The American West
Season 0 / Ep 2
47 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Native American person on horseback rides off into the distant sunset. Caption. We have a right to speak about it.
29 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup of a sandy shore surrounded by rocks. Caption. But if you made it ashore alive.
52 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of the bench, bar, gallery seating and floor of a courtroom. Caption. The new law concerned the railroads of Louisiana.
Supreme Court Decisions That Changed The Nation
Episode 3
12 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Sepia tone image of a crowded slavery market. Spanish caption. Que todos los Estados sureños habían cumplido.
36 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Blurry film still of men wearing black suits and hats with badges on their jackets. They stand in a line holding rifles as they face shadowy figures in foreground.
The Men Who Built America
Episode 2
1 hours 19 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Cluster of plain buildings stand beneath a partly cloudy sky. Caption. Forever altering the nature of work in America.
The Story Of America
Episode 2
58 minutes
Grade Level: 5 - 11
Black and white photo of a crowd of people carrying luggage from a ship in the background. Caption. 25 million people will touch our shores.
The Story Of America
Episode 3
58 minutes
Grade Level: 5 - 11
Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 12
24 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Man writing with a quill in a candle lit room. Caption: Matter of fact, he studied and studied and studied.
Timeblazers
Season 2 / Ep 13
24 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Closeup of a large metal bucket of a backhoe full of beige rocks and dirt with a beige rock wall in the background. Caption. There are very few environmental safeguards.
Wild Chronicles
Season 3 / Ep 311
5 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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