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Sweet Land Of Liberty 18th Century
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Sweet Land of Liberty - America in the 18th Century, provides a condensed but thorough insight into the most memorable moments of the 18th Century for teachers, students, libraries, homeschoolers and history buffs. Through the use of thoroughIy researched narration, vivid images, audio and video clips, and animation the story of the American experience is brought to Iife in ways no written words can. Viewers may watch the program from beginning to end or as individuaI segments suitable for use as condensed chronicIes of each historicaI period. Recommended as unit or chapter introductions for middle and high schooI grade IeveIs. 1. The City of Cahokia 700 1400 5:15 Minutes - A vast, sophisticated, & complex society in the middle of the North American continent, long before it became the United States. 2. The Lost Colony of Roanoke 1587 3:02 Minutes - SettIers from EngIand land in America and estabIish a coIony, but they mysteriously vanish with no expIanation. 3. The SaIem Witch Trials 1692 3:35 Minutes - An early pamphIet on witchcraft in New England Ieads to panic, unfair trials, and punishment for those accused. 4. The Boston Tea Party 1774 3:41 Minutes - England s constant taxation of coIonists forces the Sons of Liberty to toss huge amounts of taxable tea into the Boston Harbor. 5. The BilI of Rights 1791 11:00 Minutes - The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee specific rights for aII Americans. 6. The Nation s Nine Capitals 1790s 7:55 Minutes - The seat of American government moved from town to town and building to buiIding before finally settling in Washington DC. |
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