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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
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
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
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
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
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.
© 2011, Ambrose Video Publishing
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
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
Grade Level(s): 6 - 12
Media Type: Video
Subject: Social Studies | Civil Rights
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