Page:HomeArrow iconCategory:PlaylistsLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness U.S. History Resource – Narratives5250 minutesThis playlist contaiShow moreSave to My LibraryShare176 ItemsNative PeopleEssay·2020 WordsView Native PeopleFirst ContactsEssay·2016 WordsView First ContactsColumbian ExchangeEssay·1890 WordsView Columbian ExchangeHernando de SotoEssay·2167 WordsView Hernando de SotoLife in the Spanish ColoniesEssay·2235 WordsView Life in the Spanish ColoniesOrigins of the Slave TradeEssay·2178 WordsView Origins of the Slave TradeHenry Hudson and ExplorationEssay·2236 WordsView Henry Hudson and ExplorationThe English Come to AmericaEssay·2721 WordsView The English Come to AmericaThe Anglo-Powhatan War of 1622Essay·2470 WordsView The Anglo-Powhatan War of 1622The Founding of MarylandEssay·2682 WordsView The Founding of MarylandAnne Hutchinson and Religious DissentEssay·2415 WordsView Anne Hutchinson and Religious DissentWilliam Penn and the Founding of PennsylvaniaEssay·1871 WordsView William Penn and the Founding of PennsylvaniaThe Fur TradeEssay·1788 WordsView The Fur TradeBacon’s RebellionEssay·2841 WordsView Bacon’s RebellionThe Salem Witch TrialsEssay·2270 WordsView The Salem Witch TrialsThe Stono RebellionEssay·1962 WordsView The Stono RebellionThe Great AwakeningEssay·2596 WordsView The Great AwakeningBenjamin Franklin and the American EnlightenmentEssay·1883 WordsView Benjamin Franklin and the American EnlightenmentAlbany Plan of UnionEssay·1964 WordsView Albany Plan of UnionA Clash of Empires: The French and Indian WarEssay·2272 WordsView A Clash of Empires: The French and Indian WarWolfe at Quebec and the Peace of 1763Essay·2200 WordsView Wolfe at Quebec and the Peace of 1763Pontiac’s RebellionEssay·2930 WordsView Pontiac’s RebellionStamp Act ResistanceEssay·2648 WordsView Stamp Act ResistanceThe Boston MassacreEssay·2367 WordsView The Boston MassacreThe Boston Tea PartyEssay·2731 WordsView The Boston Tea PartyThomas Jefferson and the Declaration of IndependenceEssay·3472 WordsView Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of IndependenceWashington Crossing the DelawareEssay·2271 WordsView Washington Crossing the DelawareThe Battle of Saratoga and the French AllianceEssay·2051 WordsView The Battle of Saratoga and the French AllianceVirginia Statute for Religious FreedomEssay·2869 WordsView Virginia Statute for Religious FreedomShays’ RebellionEssay·3013 WordsView Shays’ RebellionThe Constitutional Convention (LLPH)Essay·3622 WordsView The Constitutional Convention (LLPH)The Ratification Debate on the ConstitutionEssay·3192 WordsView The Ratification Debate on the ConstitutionMercy Otis WarrenEssay·2261 WordsView Mercy Otis WarrenAlexander Hamilton and the National BankEssay·2382 WordsView Alexander Hamilton and the National BankJames Madison and the Bill of RightsEssay·2533 WordsView James Madison and the Bill of RightsBenjamin Franklin and the First Abolitionist PetitionsEssay·2197 WordsView Benjamin Franklin and the First Abolitionist PetitionsEli Whitney and the Cotton GinEssay·1968 WordsView Eli Whitney and the Cotton GinThe Battle of Fallen TimbersEssay·2857 WordsView The Battle of Fallen TimbersThe Jay TreatyEssay·2225 WordsView The Jay TreatyThe XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with FranceEssay·2052 WordsView The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with FranceThe Alien and Sedition ActsEssay·2501 WordsView The Alien and Sedition ActsThe Lewis and Clark ExpeditionEssay·2197 WordsView The Lewis and Clark ExpeditionFort McHenry and the War of 1812Essay·2194 WordsView Fort McHenry and the War of 1812Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New OrleansEssay·2265 WordsView Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New OrleansTecumseh and the ProphetEssay·2391 WordsView Tecumseh and the ProphetThe Corrupt BargainEssay·2436 WordsView The Corrupt BargainMountain MenEssay·1786 WordsView Mountain MenThe Building of the Erie CanalEssay·2234 WordsView The Building of the Erie CanalWashington IrvingEssay·2442 WordsView Washington IrvingThe Nullification CrisisEssay·2939 WordsView The Nullification CrisisThe Mormon TrailEssay·2555 WordsView The Mormon TrailThe Trail of TearsEssay·2761 WordsView The Trail of TearsWilliam Lloyd Garrison’s War against SlaveryEssay·2160 WordsView William Lloyd Garrison’s War against SlaveryNat Turner’s RebellionEssay·2860 WordsView Nat Turner’s RebellionSam Houston and Texas IndependenceEssay·2698 WordsView Sam Houston and Texas IndependenceElizabeth Cady Stanton and the Struggle for Women’s SuffrageEssay·2406 WordsView Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Struggle for Women’s SuffrageThe Lowell GirlsEssay·2639 WordsView The Lowell GirlsJohn Quincy Adams and the AmistadEssay·2007 WordsView John Quincy Adams and the AmistadFrederick Douglass’s Path to FreedomEssay·2143 WordsView Frederick Douglass’s Path to FreedomThe American Southwest: Tucson in TransitionEssay·2715 WordsView The American Southwest: Tucson in TransitionThe Free Soil PartyEssay·2377 WordsView The Free Soil PartyThe 49ersEssay·2237 WordsView The 49ersHarriet Tubman and the Underground RailroadEssay·1572 WordsView Harriet Tubman and the Underground RailroadThomas Sims and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850Essay·2768 WordsView Thomas Sims and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850Harriett Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom’s CabinEssay·2508 WordsView Harriett Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom’s CabinCommodore Perry and the Opening of JapanEssay·2383 WordsView Commodore Perry and the Opening of JapanNativist Riots and the Know-Nothing PartyEssay·2339 WordsView Nativist Riots and the Know-Nothing PartyKansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding KansasEssay·2457 WordsView Kansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding KansasCharles Sumner and Preston BrooksEssay·2468 WordsView Charles Sumner and Preston BrooksJohn Brown and Harpers FerryEssay·2645 WordsView John Brown and Harpers FerryThe Election of 1860Essay·2570 WordsView The Election of 1860Fort Sumter and the Coming of the WarEssay·2710 WordsView Fort Sumter and the Coming of the WarThe Battle of AntietamEssay·2523 WordsView The Battle of AntietamGettysburg and Vicksburg: July 4, 1863Essay·2650 WordsView Gettysburg and Vicksburg: July 4, 1863The Draft and the Draft Riots of 1863Essay·2400 WordsView The Draft and the Draft Riots of 1863Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts RegimentEssay·1936 WordsView Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts RegimentWomen during the Civil WarEssay·2566 WordsView Women during the Civil WarMary Chesnut’s WarEssay·2184 WordsView Mary Chesnut’s WarClement Vallandigham and ConstitutionalismEssay·2567 WordsView Clement Vallandigham and ConstitutionalismWilliam Tecumseh Sherman and Total WarEssay·2403 WordsView William Tecumseh Sherman and Total WarO. O. Howard and the Freedmen’s BureauEssay·1957 WordsView O. O. Howard and the Freedmen’s BureauThe Ku Klux Klan and Violence at the PollsEssay·2499 WordsView The Ku Klux Klan and Violence at the PollsThe Transcontinental RailroadEssay·2622 WordsView The Transcontinental RailroadThe Brooklyn BridgeEssay·2146 WordsView The Brooklyn BridgeGeorge Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little BighornEssay·3156 WordsView George Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little BighornWilliam “Boss” Tweed and Political MachinesEssay·2160 WordsView William “Boss” Tweed and Political MachinesAndrew Carnegie and the Creation of U.S. SteelEssay·2348 WordsView Andrew Carnegie and the Creation of U.S. SteelCowboys and Cattle DrivesEssay·2795 WordsView Cowboys and Cattle DrivesIda B. Wells and the Campaign against LynchingEssay·1848 WordsView Ida B. Wells and the Campaign against LynchingThe Annexation of HawaiiEssay·2523 WordsView The Annexation of HawaiiJane Addams, Hull House, and ImmigrationEssay·2404 WordsView Jane Addams, Hull House, and ImmigrationIgnatius Donnelly and the 1892 Populist PlatformEssay·2871 WordsView Ignatius Donnelly and the 1892 Populist PlatformThe Homestead StrikeEssay·2602 WordsView The Homestead StrikePlessy v. FergusonEssay·2793 WordsView Plessy v. FergusonIda M. Tarbell’s Crusade against Standard OilEssay·2523 WordsView Ida M. Tarbell’s Crusade against Standard OilAlice Paul and the Struggle for Women’s SuffrageEssay·2705 WordsView Alice Paul and the Struggle for Women’s SuffrageRemember the Maine! Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough RidersEssay·2475 WordsView Remember the Maine! Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough RidersWestward Expansion and the Quest to ConserveEssay·2547 WordsView Westward Expansion and the Quest to ConserveJim Crow and ProgressivismEssay·2618 WordsView Jim Crow and ProgressivismThe Panama CanalEssay·2647 WordsView The Panama CanalSpeaker Joseph Cannon DethronedEssay·2281 WordsView Speaker Joseph Cannon DethronedWilsonian ProgressivismEssay·2098 WordsView Wilsonian ProgressivismAmerica Enters World War IEssay·2371 WordsView America Enters World War IThe Philippine-American WarEssay·2791 WordsView The Philippine-American WarThe Great MigrationEssay·2183 WordsView The Great MigrationOver There: The U.S. Soldier in World War IEssay·2231 WordsView Over There: The U.S. Soldier in World War IThe Red Scare and Civil LibertiesEssay·3059 WordsView The Red Scare and Civil LibertiesPostwar Race RiotsEssay·2399 WordsView Postwar Race RiotsThe Spanish Flu of 1919Essay·2170 WordsView The Spanish Flu of 1919U.S. Foreign Policy between the WarsEssay·2213 WordsView U.S. Foreign Policy between the WarsThe Ku Klux Klan in the 1920sEssay·2537 WordsView The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920sHenry Ford and Alfred P. Sloan: Industrialization and CompetitionEssay·2393 WordsView Henry Ford and Alfred P. Sloan: Industrialization and Competition“Silent Cal” CoolidgeEssay·2498 WordsView “Silent Cal” CoolidgeThe Scopes TrialEssay·2531 WordsView The Scopes TrialCharles Lindbergh and FlightEssay·2549 WordsView Charles Lindbergh and FlightThe Crash of 1929Essay·2169 WordsView The Crash of 1929The Dust BowlEssay·2023 WordsView The Dust BowlThe National Recovery Administration and the Schechter BrothersEssay·2694 WordsView The National Recovery Administration and the Schechter BrothersNew Deal CriticsEssay·2645 WordsView New Deal CriticsLabor Upheaval, Industrial Organization, and the Rise of the CIOEssay·2376 WordsView Labor Upheaval, Industrial Organization, and the Rise of the CIOCourt Packing and Constitutional RevolutionEssay·2729 WordsView Court Packing and Constitutional RevolutionEleanor Roosevelt and Marian AndersonEssay·1922 WordsView Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian AndersonForeign Policy in the 1930s: From Neutrality to InvolvementEssay·2622 WordsView Foreign Policy in the 1930s: From Neutrality to InvolvementPearl HarborEssay·2162 WordsView Pearl HarborDouble V for Victory: The Effort to Integrate the U.S. MilitaryEssay·2959 WordsView Double V for Victory: The Effort to Integrate the U.S. MilitaryD-DayEssay·2083 WordsView D-DayRaising the Flag on Iwo JimaEssay·1693 WordsView Raising the Flag on Iwo JimaThe Manhattan ProjectEssay·1848 WordsView The Manhattan ProjectEleanor Roosevelt and the United NationsEssay·2969 WordsView Eleanor Roosevelt and the United NationsThe G.I. BillEssay·2423 WordsView The G.I. BillThe Berlin AirliftEssay·2637 WordsView The Berlin AirliftThe Postwar Red ScareEssay·2428 WordsView The Postwar Red ScareCold War Spy CasesEssay·2511 WordsView Cold War Spy CasesThe Korean War and the Battle of Chosin ReservoirEssay·2605 WordsView The Korean War and the Battle of Chosin ReservoirJackie RobinsonEssay·2308 WordsView Jackie RobinsonThe Murder of Emmett TillEssay·1960 WordsView The Murder of Emmett TillRosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus BoycottEssay·2316 WordsView Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus BoycottThe Little Rock NineEssay·1900 WordsView The Little Rock NineThe National Highway ActEssay·2222 WordsView The National Highway ActThe Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen DebateEssay·1967 WordsView The Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen DebateWilliam F. Buckley Jr. and the Conservative MovementEssay·2404 WordsView William F. Buckley Jr. and the Conservative MovementSputnik and NASAEssay·2219 WordsView Sputnik and NASADr. Benjamin Spock and the Baby BoomEssay·2359 WordsView Dr. Benjamin Spock and the Baby BoomJohn F. Kennedy’s InaugurationEssay·2413 WordsView John F. Kennedy’s InaugurationFreedom RidersEssay·2752 WordsView Freedom RidersRachel Carson and Silent SpringEssay·2075 WordsView Rachel Carson and Silent SpringThe Cuban Missile CrisisEssay·2319 WordsView The Cuban Missile CrisisThe March on BirminghamEssay·2444 WordsView The March on BirminghamBetty Friedan and the Women’s MovementEssay·2290 WordsView Betty Friedan and the Women’s MovementThe Vietnam War: Ia Drang ValleyEssay·2113 WordsView The Vietnam War: Ia Drang ValleyStudents and the Anti-War MovementEssay·2578 WordsView Students and the Anti-War MovementBlack PowerEssay·2570 WordsView Black PowerThe Election of 1968Essay·3039 WordsView The Election of 1968Neil Armstrong and the Moon LandingEssay·2656 WordsView Neil Armstrong and the Moon LandingKent StateEssay·2553 WordsView Kent StateThe Birth Control PillEssay·2456 WordsView The Birth Control PillPhyllis Schlafly and the Debate over the Equal Rights AmendmentEssay·2400 WordsView Phyllis Schlafly and the Debate over the Equal Rights AmendmentThe Gay Liberation MovementEssay·2042 WordsView The Gay Liberation MovementRichard Nixon Opens Diplomatic Relations with ChinaEssay·2643 WordsView Richard Nixon Opens Diplomatic Relations with ChinaRichard Nixon and WatergateEssay·2949 WordsView Richard Nixon and WatergateAmerican Indian Activism and the Siege of Wounded KneeEssay·2489 WordsView American Indian Activism and the Siege of Wounded KneeThe 1973 Oil Crisis and Its Economic ConsequencesEssay·2453 WordsView The 1973 Oil Crisis and Its Economic ConsequencesThe Controversy over BusingEssay·2436 WordsView The Controversy over BusingCésar Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm WorkersEssay·2534 WordsView César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm WorkersJimmy Carter and the “Malaise” SpeechEssay·2568 WordsView Jimmy Carter and the “Malaise” SpeechJimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage CrisisEssay·2387 WordsView Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage CrisisRonald Reagan and Supply-Side EconomicsEssay·2170 WordsView Ronald Reagan and Supply-Side EconomicsThe Iran-Contra AffairEssay·2301 WordsView The Iran-Contra AffairThe Space Shuttle Program and the Challenger DisasterEssay·2187 WordsView The Space Shuttle Program and the Challenger DisasterRodney King and the Los Angeles Race RiotsEssay·2548 WordsView Rodney King and the Los Angeles Race RiotsThe 1992 Presidential Election and the Rise of Democratic PopulismEssay·2592 WordsView The 1992 Presidential Election and the Rise of Democratic PopulismTimothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City BombingEssay·2278 WordsView Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City BombingThe USA PATRIOT ActEssay·2643 WordsView The USA PATRIOT ActFossil Fuels, Foreign Policy, and Climate ChangeEssay·2489 WordsView Fossil Fuels, Foreign Policy, and Climate Change“Tear Down This Wall”: Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold WarEssay·2586 WordsView “Tear Down This Wall”: Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold WarTech Giants: Steve Jobs and Bill GatesEssay·2097 WordsView Tech Giants: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
