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Washington, George

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Digital collage. Portrait of George Washington next to a map of the U, S with some eastern states shaded purple. Thought bubble reads, "I'm the president and I set lots of precedents!" Caption. As our first president, he established many precedents.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 1
1 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Gray bearded man in cravat grimaces and looks off camera. Blurs of light flare in background. Caption.Total independence from Britain.
America the Story of Us
Season 1 / Ep 2
44 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Is the "Father of Our Country?"
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 67
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Was the First President?
Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Episode 68
1 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Civics in a Civic: Part 3
6 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital map titled "Battle of Saratoga." The 13 American Colonies are shaded in green. The cities of Boston, New York and Philadelphia are shaded red. The remainder of the map, including Canada, is labeled, "Indian Territories."
Command Decisions
Episode 9
20 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Actors wearing Continental Army costumes hold rifles and stand at attention. Caption. They served for only a three-month period.
18 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Painting of 6 men raising clubs and bayonets to attack another man, while a soldier in a blue coat and black hat looks on. A building is on fire in the background. Caption. Washington used force to disperse the angry farmers.
Our Presidents In America's History
Episode 2
9 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
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Text reads, "George Washington," against a digital illustration of George Washington, holding a finger to the sky.
7 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Closeup of a green plant with little green bulbs. Overlaid text reads, "George Washington Birthplace National Monument Virtual Tour."
America's National Monuments: The Historic South
Episode 7
12 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Federal Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and a man dressed as George Washington stand in front of a stately building. Text reads, “George Washington: History Speaks. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and George Washington, Portrayed by Dean Malissa.”
40 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting. Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware showing Washington in a rowboat with several men. He's looking out ahead across the water with an American flag waving in the wind behind him. Caption. That was the leader I was willing to be.
Getting To Know The U.S. Presidents
Episode 1
16 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Person crouching and using a brush to expose an item in the dirt. Caption: The team has already brought up thousands of artifacts,
Wild Chronicles
Season 3 / Ep 336
2 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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