Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: Conestoga Wagon Videos: Cumberland Gap

9th - 10th
Brian Unger explores the Cumberland Gap and the mysteries behind it. [2:32]
Instructional Video
eSpark Learning

E Spark Learning: Developing Key Events Instructional Video (6.Ri.3)

6th Standards
In this video, students are guided through an analysis of a piece of informational text about travelers on the Oregon Trail. The instructor shows how to use a graphic organizer to sequence the events and see how the main event, westward...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Dred Scott Case and Citizenship

9th - 10th
This video is a brief overview of the Dred Scott vs. Sandford case that had major consequences on the definition of citizenship in the United States. [7:48]
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

Hip Hughes History: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Explained in 3 Minutes

9th - 10th
A brief and humorous explanation of what the Northwest Ordinance was which may help students recall its significance when being tested. [2:38]
Instructional Video
Other

Fifty Four Forty or Fight

6th - 8th
Discusses the role James K. Polk played in the expansion of the United States, negotiations over the Oregon territories and Texas, and the drawing of the boundary with Canada. [4:08]