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Essentials: Primary History (Elementary)

A series of films covering the essential topics of U.S history for elementary students.

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Season 1

California Missions

The California Missions are a long-lasting legacy of Spanish colonization in the Americans. Built to spread Catholicism among Indigenous communities, they still exist today.

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138. California Missions

The California Missions are a long-lasting legacy of Spanish colonization in the Americans. Built to spread Catholicism among Indigenous communities, they still exist today.

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Expansion and Settlement of the United States

Today, the United States is home to more than 330 million people. In this video, learn about how the population has expanded and changed over time.

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126. Expansion and Settlement of the United States

Today, the United States is home to more than 330 million people. In this video, learn about how the population has expanded and changed over time.

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English settlers known as the Pilgrims founded the first permanent English settlement in North America, the Plymouth Colony.

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English settlers known as the Pilgrims founded the first permanent English settlement in North America, the Plymouth Colony.

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Historical Events: The American Revolution

Studying historical events can help us better understand the past and the present. In this video, learn about five events from the American Revolution.

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51. Historical Events: The American Revolution

Studying historical events can help us better understand the past and the present. In this video, learn about five events from the American Revolution.

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The American Revolution

The American Revolution saw the Thirteen Colonies rise up against Great Britain to become independent. But what were the causes of the rebellion and how did it end?

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50. The American Revolution

The American Revolution saw the Thirteen Colonies rise up against Great Britain to become independent. But what were the causes of the rebellion and how did it end?

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The French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was a bloody struggle between Britain and France for control over North America. It created the conditions for the American Revolution.

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49. The French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was a bloody struggle between Britain and France for control over North America. It created the conditions for the American Revolution.

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Explorers: Coming to North America

An explorer is someone who travels to places they have not been to before, to learn about them. In this video, meet the explorers who came to the place we now call the United States.

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48. Explorers: Coming to North America

An explorer is someone who travels to places they have not been to before, to learn about them. In this video, meet the explorers who came to the place we now call the United States.

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What is History?

What is History and how do we study it? Explore the difference between primary and secondary sources, why it’s important to search for more than one source and why learning about our past can tell us more about our present.

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47. What is History?

What is History and how do we study it? Explore the difference between primary and secondary sources, why it’s important to search for more than one source and why learning about our past can tell us more about our present.

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Coming to the Colonies

Have you ever dreamed of moving to a new place? What might make you want to go? In this video, learn about what motivated settlers to travel to North America centuries ago.

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24. Coming to the Colonies

Have you ever dreamed of moving to a new place? What might make you want to go? In this video, learn about what motivated settlers to travel to North America centuries ago.

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Indigenous People before the 13 Colonies

Long before European settlers arrived in North America, the continent was richly populated by many different Indigenous Peoples. In this video, learn about the lives of these original inhabitants.

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14. Indigenous People before the 13 Colonies

Long before European settlers arrived in North America, the continent was richly populated by many different Indigenous Peoples. In this video, learn about the lives of these original inhabitants.

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The arrival of the Mayflower on the shores of Cape Cod in 1620 signaled the beginning of a new age of European colonization in North America. But why did the Pilgrims and Strangers want to migrate to the New World? Who were they? And what legacy did they leave?

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9. The Mayflower

The arrival of the Mayflower on the shores of Cape Cod in 1620 signaled the beginning of a new age of European colonization in North America. But why did the Pilgrims and Strangers want to migrate to the New World? Who were they? And what legacy did they leave?

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