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American Battlefield Trust Pilot, Pieces of Eight
produced by American Battlefield Trust and Makematic, in American Battlefield Trust Pilot (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
In this video, viewers will learn the story behind pieces of eight, the Spanish coins that we most associate with pirates!
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produced by American Battlefield Trust and Makematic, in American Battlefield Trust Pilot (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
Description
In this video, viewers will learn the story behind pieces of eight, the Spanish coins that we most associate with pirates!
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
American Battlefield Trust, Makematic
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Makematic
Series
American Battlefield Trust Pilot
Topic / Theme
Pirates, Trade and Commerce, Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Copyright © 2021 Makematic
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American Battlefield Trust Pilot, The Quill Pen
produced by American Battlefield Trust and Makematic, in American Battlefield Trust Pilot (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
How the quill pen helped to promote literacy in North America and played a part in the founding of the nation.
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produced by American Battlefield Trust and Makematic, in American Battlefield Trust Pilot (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
Description
How the quill pen helped to promote literacy in North America and played a part in the founding of the nation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
American Battlefield Trust, Makematic
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Makematic
Series
American Battlefield Trust Pilot
Topic / Theme
Writing implements, Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2021 Makematic
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Learn About What Lin-Manuel Miranda Got Wrong About The Historical Facts In The Musical Hamilton
(Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2021), 3 mins
What Hamilton (the Musical) Got Wrong
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(Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2021), 3 mins
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What Hamilton (the Musical) Got Wrong
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Encyclopedia Britannica
Person Discussed
Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804
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Copyright ©2021 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Untold: TYK Explainers, The Birth of American Democracy
produced by Makematic, in Untold: TYK Explainers (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they forget to mention is the group of Native Americans who helped to show us the way.
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produced by Makematic, in Untold: TYK Explainers (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
Description
We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they forget to mention is the group of Native Americans who helped to show us the way.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Makematic
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Makematic
Series
Untold: TYK Explainers
Topic / Theme
Democracy, Constitution, Imperialism and Colonialism, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), American Indians, Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Untold: Museum of Artifacts that made America, Skidi Star Chart
produced by Makematic, in Untold: Museum of Artifacts that made America (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2020), 2 mins
Whatever your opinion is of astrology: people have been looking to the night skies for signs since... well, forever! This is the story of the Skidi Star Chart, one of the finest horoscopes ever created, all thanks to the Pawnee Tribe of Native America.
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produced by Makematic, in Untold: Museum of Artifacts that made America (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2020), 2 mins
Description
Whatever your opinion is of astrology: people have been looking to the night skies for signs since... well, forever! This is the story of the Skidi Star Chart, one of the finest horoscopes ever created, all thanks to the Pawnee Tribe of Native America.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Makematic
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Makematic
Series
Untold: Museum of Artifacts that made America
Topic / Theme
Astrology, Inventions, American Indians, Astronomy, Science and Technology, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Pawnee
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Copyright © 2020 Makematic
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Untold: TYK Explainers, The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened?
produced by Makematic, in Untold: TYK Explainers (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2020), 2 mins
Think you know all about the Salem Witch trials? Think again! This is the untold story of one of the most infamous episodes in US history.
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produced by Makematic, in Untold: TYK Explainers (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2020), 2 mins
Description
Think you know all about the Salem Witch trials? Think again! This is the untold story of one of the most infamous episodes in US history.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Makematic
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Makematic
Series
Untold: TYK Explainers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Makematic
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 2, Mystery Men
directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; produced by Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves empowering.
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directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; produced by Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves empowering.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Topic / Theme
Family, Genealogy, Immigration and emigration
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 McGee Media, LLC and Inkwell Films, Inc.
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 8, Hard Times
directed by Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995; produced by Prisca Pointdujour, fl. 1994, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny—three people whose distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.
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directed by Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995; produced by Prisca Pointdujour, fl. 1994, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
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Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny—three people whose distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Prisca Pointdujour, fl. 1994
Author / Creator
Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Topic / Theme
Genealogy, Immigration and emigration, Family, Scots, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 McGee Media, LLC and Inkwell Films, Inc.
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Norrece T. Jones, Associate Professor of History and African American...
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 6 mins
Norrece Jones is interviewed about realities for slave families, the importance of kinship, communications among slaves, the relationships between master and slaves, the fates of slave mothers and babies, contradictory notions of freedom, why many slaves supported the British, Venture Smith, capitalism as a driver...
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 6 mins
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Norrece Jones is interviewed about realities for slave families, the importance of kinship, communications among slaves, the relationships between master and slaves, the fates of slave mothers and babies, contradictory notions of freedom, why many slaves supported the British, Venture Smith, capitalism as a driver of slavery, resistance and its dangers, distortions of American history with regard to slavery.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Norrece T. Jones, 1953-, Venture Smith, 1729-1805, Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826
Topic / Theme
Hope, Plantation life, Slavery, Family affection, American Revolution, 1775-1783, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Early National Era (1790–1828), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Colonial Era (1650–1765), British, African Americans, Americans
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© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1, Interview with Thomas J. Davis, Professor of History, Arizona State...
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Public Broadcasting Service, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 27 mins
Thomas Davis is interviewed about the differing visions of European settlers, how Europeans handle labor in the New World, the fears about the Spanish and Native Americans, the reality in Jamestown, the first Africans in Virginia, Anthony Johnson, what is unique about America between 1750 and 1800, the impact of t...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Public Broadcasting Service, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 27 mins
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Thomas Davis is interviewed about the differing visions of European settlers, how Europeans handle labor in the New World, the fears about the Spanish and Native Americans, the reality in Jamestown, the first Africans in Virginia, Anthony Johnson, what is unique about America between 1750 and 1800, the impact of the Stono Rebellion on slaveowners, the empowerment of Africans and the Stono Rebelliion, and the long-term impact of the Stono Rebellio...
Thomas Davis is interviewed about the differing visions of European settlers, how Europeans handle labor in the New World, the fears about the Spanish and Native Americans, the reality in Jamestown, the first Africans in Virginia, Anthony Johnson, what is unique about America between 1750 and 1800, the impact of the Stono Rebellion on slaveowners, the empowerment of Africans and the Stono Rebelliion, and the long-term impact of the Stono Rebellion.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Thomas J. Davis, fl. 1974
Topic / Theme
Labor and unions, History, Colonization, Slavery, Settlements, African diaspora, Rebellions, Stono Rebellion, 1739, Imperialism and Colonialism, Spanish, Europeans, Americans, Africans
Copyright Message
© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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