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1774 – 1833 - Full Program

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

Civil rights have been key to the development of the United States. This episode follows the development of U.S. civil rights from colonial times through the start of the abolition movement.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1774 – 1833 - 1774 - Thomas Jefferson Writes A Summary View of the Rights of British America

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

Thomas Jefferson shaped the United States with English Enlightenment ideas: civil society, individual rights, shared values, and law-centric power. He believed in inalienable rights and sought to protect them with the government.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1774 – 1833 - 1776 – America’s Declaration of Independence Sets the Stage for Civil Rights

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

The Declaration of Independence was the first great statement of civil rights.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1774 – 1833 - 1791 –Bill of Rights Guarantees Civil Rights

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

The Bill of Rights was written to guarantee individual rights, a major concern for citizens of the new country.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1774 – 1833 - 1828 – Jacksonian Democracy Creates Universal White Male Suffrage

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

Initially, only white male property owners could vote or hold office. Andrew Jackson eliminated the property requirement, the first of many voter expansions.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1774 – 1833 - 1833 – William Lloyd Garrison Founds the National Antislavery Society

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

The struggle to end slavery was the first U.S. civil rights movement, led by William Lloyd Garrison. Slavery brought civil and property rights into conflict.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1834 – 1868 - Full Program

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

In the mid-1800s, U.S. civil rights issues included public education, slavery, and state/local abridgement of federally recognized rights.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1834 – 1868 - 1837 – Horace Mann Leads the Way for Universal Education

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

Horace Mann first proposed universal free public education in 1837. Extending equal education to minorities was a long-term struggle.

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Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1834 – 1868 - 1863 - The Road to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

The conflict over slavery was kept under control by admitting an equal number of slave and free states at the same time. Eventually the compromises fell through, and civil war broke out. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free all slaves and unify the northern states.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights


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1834 – 1868 - 1865 – 13th Amendment Ends Slavery in America

Series: A History of Civil Rights in America

After the civil war, freed blacks and abolitionists filled political posts. During this time, the 13th amendment was passed. It ended slavery, but it did not extend civil rights to the former slaves.

© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing

Closed Captioned  Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights

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