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American Horizons 3e
Video and Web Links
Chapter 1
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E9WU9TGrec&index=1&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
The Black Legend, Native Americans and Spaniards: Crash Course US History. (11:19)
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/exploration-of-north-america
Did Columbus Really Discover America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibjUpk9Iagk
The History of Chocolate
Web Links
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/
PBS.org’s NOVA site has many articles, videos and interactives that explore the First Americans: how they arrived in America, the tools they used and how scientists are doing further research on these early homosapiens.
http://mayaincaaztec.com/index.html
Explore images, maps and articles about the ancient Mayans, Incans, and Aztecs and discover how these civilizations relate to world history.
Chapter 2
Videos
http://www.pbs.org/video/first-freedom-city-upon-hill/
A City Upon A Hill
http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/fur-trade
Fur Trade. Excerpt from Mankind: The Story of All of Us, a History Channel documentary.
Web Links
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/page2.html
A collection of articles, maps, and images help to recreate and provide a history on the early English settlement of Jamestown and the Indian settlements nearby - created by Virginia Tech, The University of Virginia, and the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia.
http://www.understandingslavery.com/index.php-option=com_content&view=article&id=369&Itemid=145.html
The Understanding Slavery Initiative website presents an overview of the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Chapter 3
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxVvD-0Jwjs
King Philips War – The History & Legacy of Americas Forgotten Conflict and First Great Indian War. Presented by TMW Media Group.
Web Links
https://colonialdiseasedigitaltextbook.wikispaces.com/Home
The Colonial Disease Digital textbook compiles several different diseases that were common during early colonial times, as well as explores how they related to the slave trade.
http://public.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/hist106web/Indian%20Converts/index.htm
This resource from Gettysburg College details the effects various Christian groups had on the Native Americans that they attempted to convert.
Chapter 4
Videos
A short documentary on American Capitalism: The Industrious Revolution. Presented by Cornell University’s Cornell X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6DGquJe5I
The Industrious Revolution I (5:44)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPSne9OHeGI
The Industrious Revolution II (4:48)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArABkvvZ8TQ
22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 Agreed. Presented by History Pod.
Web Links
http://www.goldenageofpiracy.org/
The Golden Age of Piracy. View pictures, maps and videos about pirate pirate settlements, famous pirates, descriptions of equipment and how pirates effected the colonial age.
https://scholar.library.miami.edu/slaves/Maroons/maroons.html
The University of Miami presents several essays on the Jamaican Maroons and the slave trade.
Chapter 5
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0qbzNHmfW0
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History (12:19)
http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment
A brief history of the Enlightenment and several videos related to the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution.
Web Links
http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/colonialamerica/wars/
Small Planet’s website provides an overview of the culture of the colonies, covering important people, wars and religion.
http://www.benfranklin300.org/index.php
Dedicated to what would have been Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday, this site includes a virtual tour of the exhibit with information about Franklin’s life, as well as trivia, artifacts, and links to other resources.
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/index.html
George Washington: A National Treasure is an exhibit curated by the Smithsonian featuring articles, timelines, history and links to various other sites with games and information.
Chapter 6
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eytc9ZaNWyc&index=6&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
Taxes & Smuggling – Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History (12:18)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O05rNWygHF4
The Boston Massacre: The American Revolution. Presented by American Heroes Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNTBHmWOyA
Fast Facts About the Proclamation of 1763. Presented by the History Channel.
Web Links
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/index.html
USHistory.org provides the full text of the Declaration of Independence, as well as timelines and further information about the document and the people who signed it.
http://www.boston-tea-party.org/
The Boston Tea Party Historical Society covers historical facts, videos, timelines and first-person accounts surrounding the monumental event in our nation’s history known as the Boston Tea Party. Discover everything from participant biographies to where the tea came from.
Chapter 7
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWs9LpCg8I
What Were the Articles of Confederation? Presented by the History Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex7mY8HMMnw
Phillis Wheatley clip from series “Great African American Authors.” Excerpt from CUNY TV’s 8-part documentary series “Great African American Authors.”
Web Links
http://www.revolutionary-war.net/
A colorful, story-telling overview of the American Revolutionary War, with biographies of the founding fathers, little-known facts, and information on the spies, soldiers, women, and other famous Americans involved in the War for Independence.
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/the-federalist-papers/
Part of the American History: From Revolution to Reconstruction and Beyond, created by the University of Groningen. The complete text of the Federal Papers included.
http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/
Springfield Technical Community College’s “Shay’s Rebellion and the Making of the Nation” dives into Shay’s Rebellion and reflects on how it affected the coming war.
Chapter 8
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiSymRrKI4&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=7
Who Won the American Revolution?: Crash Course US History (12:40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOGVgQYX6SU
PBS Egalite for All:Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution (2009). PBS Documentary detailing the Haitian Revolution. (55:22)
Web Links
American Heritage Inc. details the events of the War of 1812 through articles, images, maps, and videos.
https://jeffersonpapers.princeton.edu/
Princeton University’s website compiles many of Thomas Jefferson’s writings and includes a chronology of Jefferson’s life.
Chapter 9
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68gi3C0A9Fo
What Was the Missouri Compromise? Presented by the History Channel.
Web Links
Discovering Lewis & Clark. Sponsored by Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation, Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, and National Park Service Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, this large collection of articles detail the entire expedition of Lewis and Clark, from initial preparations, to the routes they took, to their return home.
http://www3.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/hist106web/site7/Latin%20America.htm
“Latin American Background and Events Leading to the Wars for Independence” by Gettysburg College details the history of the Latin American revolutions, and discusses important figures and movements related to the revolutions.
Chapter 10
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nFdqCr0A1A
Leviathan – The History of Whaling in America. Video accompaniment to the book Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Dolin.
Excerpts from the History Channel’s “The Real West,” hosted by Kenny Rogers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA3smbU2b4k
The Founding of Texas Pt. 1 (13:18).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJIR0YYI2A
The Founding of Texas Pt. 2 (13:47)
Web Links
https://firstindustrialrevolution.weebly.com/
Working conditions, inventions, inventors and what truly caused the Industrial Revolution.
A comprehensive history of the Erie Canal, with special focus on the area surrounding the City of Rochester.
http://www.eriecanal.org/UnionCollege/175th.html
Mandeville Gallery of Union College details the history and mechanics of the Erie Canal.
Chapter 11
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKTG_dRFG0
APUSH Review: The Second Party System
Web Links
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/index.html
Companion website to the documentary film “Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.”
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
The History Channel’s dedication to the Trail of Tears.
Chapter 12
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM1czS_VYDI
Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History (13:10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j0jvj4e4XU
America the Story of US: Frederick Douglass. Presented by the History Channel.
Web Links
http://www.teachushistory.org/second-great-awakening-age-reform
Operated by the American Antiquarian Society, teachushistory.org details the Second Great Awakening and the Age of Reform.
http://transcendentalism-legacy.tamu.edu/index.html
The Web of American Transcendentalism Web by Virginia Commonwealth University is a great source for biographies of important transcendentalists like Emerson and Thoreau, and also contains various articles, writings and other resources about the history of Transcendentalism.
Chapter 13
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWww0YIf-JE
How One Piece of Legislation Divided a Nation – Ben Labaree, Jr. Ted-ed video on the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OW18pIo8c
Sound Smart: Dred Scott Case. Presented by the History Channel.
Web Links
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html
PBS.org’s account of the Mexican-American War, with interactive maps and timelines.
http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/sitemap.html
An interactive website on the history and ramifications of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous text Uncle Tom’s Cabin - curated by the University of Virginia
Chapter 14
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dNDWzsZTI
How the Civil War Got Its Start. Video presented by the Smithsonian Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOyO75HJygI
The Civil War in Four Minutes: Black Soldiers. Presented by the Civil War Trust.
Web Links
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/civil-war/
Companion website to the film “The Civil War” offers a number of videos, images and articles detailing the history, battles and people involved in the Civil War.
http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/
“Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom” by the Lehrman Institute is comprised of maps, political cartoons, articles, short quizzes and links to additional resources on the famous president.
Chapter 15
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nowsS7pMApI&index=23&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course US History (12:59)
http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan
The KKK. Presented by the History Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hsQ0FlCxVE
Sound Smart: The Homestead Act. Presented by the History Channel.
Web Links
The Abolition of the Slave Trade. This website, run by The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, offers timelines, maps, images and various articles and essays about how slavery came to be abolished.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/reconstruction/index.html
Digital History’s site for Reconstruction, based on an exhibition from the Valentine Museum in Richmond, details the Reconstruction Era.
Chapter 16
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFAQBUCNEtg
How The US Suppressed Native American Identity. Presented by TeleSur
Web Links
http://railroad.lindahall.org/index.html
The Transcontinental Railroad honors the history and technology of the Transcontinental Railroad. The site is derived from the collections of the Linda Hall Library
The William F. Cody Archive documents the life and times of Buffalo Bill. The Archive was jointly created by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
Chapter 17
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_ZWCB_1cM
Sound Smart: The Haymarket Square Riot. Presented by History Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZFzG3wQdwU
Homestead Strike Puts Carnegie and Frick at Odds. Presented by the American Heroes Channel.
Web Links
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
PBS website companion to the documentary series “The West.” The website includes selected documentary materials, archival images and links to background information.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=9&smtID=1
Digital History provides a timeline, articles, images, quizzes and multimedia about the Gilded Age.
Chapter 18
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRhjqqe750A&index=26&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
Growth, Cities, Immigration: Crash Course US History (12:44)
Web Links
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/
The Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation site houses a plethora of information on U.S. immigration history and the island itself.
https://ehistory.osu.edu/sites/ehistory.osu.edu/files/mmh/clash/NewWoman/newwomen-page1.htm
Read about the emergence of “The New Woman” and how the 19th century represented the expansion of women’s roles.
Chapter 19
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SshpBcUQGqE
The Spanish American War: History Channel Documentary (47:47)
Web Links
http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trpresident.html
The Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt. The site compiles articles, videos, speeches, and cartoons on the life of President Theodore Roosevelt.
http://www.filipinoamericanwar.com/
Philippine-American War, 1899-1902. The site includes a multitude of images and articles that focus on the war between the Philippines and the States.
Chapter 20
Videos
https://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967
Video and short article on Helen Keller. Presented by Biography.com.
Web Links
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=11
Digital History’s site for the Progressive Era. Content includes articles, documents, images and multimedia. Digital History is supported by the College of Education and the University of Houston.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/index.html
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. PBS interactive website on the Jim Crow laws and the system of oppression that persisted after the Reconstruction. The site details the history of segregation up until 1954 but focuses on earlier in the 1900s and late 1800s.
Chapter 21
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEMscZE5dY&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=32
Women’s Suffrage: Crash Course US History (13:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPmZm-zs-k
League of Nations: Extract from BBC People’s Century (15:41)
Web Links
https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. Stanford University provides several articles on the influenza pandemic, images and graphs.
https://www.influenzaarchive.org/
The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: The University of Michigan’s Center for the History of Medicine hosts a comprehensive listing of the people, places, organizations, and subjects associated with the Influenza Epidemic.
Chapter 22
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQfMWAikyU&index=34&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
The Great Depression: Crash Course US History (14:26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzp3n51phHg
History Brief: The Scopes Trial. Presented by Reading Through History.
Web Links
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html
The Library of Congress’s Guide to the Harlem Renaissance.
Chapter 23
Videos
https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches
A full list of recorded speeches by U.S presidents, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous Fireside Chats.
Web Links
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
America in the 1930’s. An online exhibit by the University of Virginia that compiles film, print and other resources about this influential time period.
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-roosevelts
Website accompaniment to the PBS film “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.”
http://www.ushistory.org/us/49.asp
A close look at The New Deal, and national reform in the wake of the Great Depression.
Chapter 24
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G4ZY66BG38&list=PLob1mZcVWOahCu7-pViYP2z8BdyoPCKes
The World Wars. A compilation of the History Channel’s videos about the World Wars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTioTkHcB0
Japanese-American Internment During WWII: History Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeBKBFAPwNc
When he was a child, George Takei and his family were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a "security" measure during World War II. 70 years later, Takei looks back at how the camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy.
Web Links
World War II Database. The site includes articles, images, videos, maps, timelines, and many other resources about World War II.
https://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/
The accompanying website to the PBS film “The Perilous Flight: America’s World War II in Color.” The site includes videos, letters, timelines and articles about World War II.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Website
Chapter 25
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C72ISMF_D0&index=38&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
The Cold War: Crash Course US History (13:33)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyoviiavusk
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
Web Links
http://www.coldwar.org/index.asp
The Cold War Museum has many articles, images, exhibit overview, activities, and a trivia games.
The Korean War Project maintains command reports and military records. The site also compiles lists of every soldier and unit that served lists of the memorial sites, letters from families, and maps of Korea.
Chapter 26
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siiQelPHbQ
Brown v. Board of Education: Homework Help from the Bill of Rights Institute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=40
Civil Rights and the 1950’s: Crash Course US History (11:57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N35IugBYH04
What is McCarthyism? And How Did it Happen? – Ellen Schrecker. Presented by Ted-Ed.
Web Links
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/
Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. The site includes original papers, articles, timelines, and speeches concerning Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chapter 27
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FCqjClIxuU
Assassination of John F. Kennedy: Live Coverage: CNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8SRcIbLQBg
Sound Smart: The Black Panthers: History Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgNk4LzbIw
Malcolm X Speeches & Interviews 1960-1965. A compilation of interviews and speeches given by Malcolm X.
Web Links
http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/index.html
Website accompaniment to the PBS movie The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation.
https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/space-race/online/index.htm
The online exhibit on the Space Race, presented by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The site includes several articles and images about the space race and the various space craft built during this time.
Chapter 28
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnvTyMptOt8
The My Lai Massacre. The History Channel presents a brief look at the My Lai Massacre, based on a letter written to the US government by army infantryman Ron Ridenhour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0UXnXpABw
What Was China’s Cultural Revolution and Why Was It So Violent? Presented by NowThis World.
Web Links
This website is dedicated entirely to the Vietnam War. It includes facts, articles, timelines, maps, media and quizzes on the events and people involved in the war.
The website details the events leading up to and following the infamous Watergate Scandal. The site includes timelines, articles, media, and transcripts from the original incriminating tapes and court records.
Chapter 29
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLBwZKVPZE
A History of Iran: From the 1979 Islamic Revolution to Ayatollah Khomeini’s Death (1989). Interview with Robin Wright the author of In the Name of God. She talks about Ruholla Khomeini and his influence on the West. (56:52)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDQLHFBp4aM
Feature History – Soviet-Afghan War (10:29).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9PT45EJdrM
What Happened in the Iran-Iraq War? Presented by History Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzKIUuUGx7o
Roe v. Wade (Abortion) – Landmark Cases. Presented by Think LegalEase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h4DkpFP_aw
The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History (14:19)
Web Links
Website dedicated to Ronald Reagan by Raegan 20/20. The site includes timelines, images, speeches, presidential orders, links to other sites and historical documents.
http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/index.htm
Website dedicated to the Equal Rights Amendment. The site explores the history of the ERA and also offers current facts about which state have ratified the amendment and the ERA in congress compared to the states. The site was created by the Alice Paul Institute.
http://fohn.net/history-of-aids/index.html
The History of AIDS. The website has many articles, timelines and other resources about the history of the AIDS epidemic. It also offers links to more facts and current research on AIDS.
Chapter 30
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rboN6F2g-k&index=46&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
The Clinton Years, or the 1990s: Crash Course US History. (15:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lEEDD2vxaE
Supreme Court Moments in History: Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill. A PBS NewsHour video from the 1991 case where Anita Hill accused newly appointed Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcz6NSyxrfQ
Bush v. Gore: The Endless Election. A CNN Special Report on the Election of 2000. (42:19)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84v9HpI0LvY
Feature History – Saddam’s Iraq (17:05)
Web Links
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/index.html
The White House: George W. Bush. A compilation of records, articles and other links concerning George W. Bush’s time as President.
https://la.curbed.com/maps/1992-los-angeles-riots-rodney-king-map
Mapping the 1992 LA Uprising. Information accompanied by a map outlining where each event occurred during the L.A. riots.
In the 90s. Website compiling all the pop culture trends in the 90s. The site includes music, TV, movies and world events.
Chapter 31
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfh2ebjLOg&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=48
Obamination: Crash Course US History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJZxir00xjA
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror. In this documentary, John Pilger presents a personal view of the war on terror through a multitude of interviews with citizens, soldiers, government officials, and intellectuals. (51:05)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJKyQn-Cmaw
Obergefell v. Hodges – Landmark Cases. Presented by Think LegalEase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFOWci6yrSs
Occupy Wall Street: The Story Behind Seven Months of Protest. Presented by The Guardian.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmedslmeiUc
9/11 Timeline: The Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Presented by the History Channel.
Web Links
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan
The U.S. War in Afghanistan. A timeline with images that details the major events of the War in Afghanistan.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/saddam/
A collection of PBS FRONTLINE’s reporting on Saddam Hussein and Iraq from the Gulf War to the present. The site links to several other websites that offer articles and videos.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/
PBS FRONTLINE’s Drug Wars site. The site includes tapes, transcripts, special reports, interviews and several articles on the drug war in America.