U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.
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Welcome to Fort Sumter | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie 1
Welcome to Fort Sumter | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 8

This episode introduces the student to the social history of South Carolina, the rise of Charleston as an important shipping center, and the building of the fort where the Civil War began. It further...
The Mexican American War Trivia Quiz | History In A Nutshell
The Mexican American War Trivia Quiz | History In A Nutshell

Interactive

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

This quiz tests your knowledge on a not often discussed conflict in American history – The Mexican-American War. This war remains a source of controversy due to how the U.S. acquired Mexico’s northern...
The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell
The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

President James K. Polk desired to achieve his vision of "Manifest Destiny," and sought to acquire Mexico's northern territories. Mexico had no desire to sell Alta California and Nuevo Mexico to Pres...
Modjeska Monteith Simkins | Carolina Snaps
Modjeska Monteith Simkins | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the "matriarch of civil rights activists" in South Carolina. Born in Columbia in 1899, Simkins spent her adult life fighting for equality and advocating for human...