Suggested Ages are in brackets at the end of each entry.

The term "snippet" refers to a segment of a longer film which is 40 minutes or less in length. The term "short subject" applies to complete movies which are also 40 minutes or less.

1629 - 1750: Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About The Colonial Period Using These Movies and Films

• Ben and Me -- Short Subject       Biography/Franklin; U. S./1750 - 1812 & Pennsylvania; Science-Technology [8 & 9; 27 minutes]
• Ben and Me - Talking and Playing for Growth -- Short Subject    (SEL: Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship [5 - 8; 27 minutes]
• The Crucible    U.S./1629 - 1750, 1945-1991 & Massachusetts; Drama/U.S. (Two versions, one in French with English Subtitles [12+]
• The Mayflower Voyagers -- Short Subject       U.S./1629 - 1750 [7 - 11; 24 minutes]
• Roots Vol. I    U.S./1629 - 1750 & Diversity; World/Africa [12+]
• Roots Vol. II    U.S./1629 - 1750 & Diversity [12+]
• The Scarlet Letter    U.S./1629 - 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S. [12+]

1750 - 1812: Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About The Revolutionary War and Creating the Nation Using These Movies and Films

• 1776    U.S./1750 - 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals [11+]
• The Birth of the Constitution -- Short Subject       U.S./Creating the Nation; [9 - 12; 24 minutes]
• The Crossing    U.S./1750 - 1812, New Jersey & Pennsylvania [12+]
• Roots Vol. III U.S./1750 - 1812 & Diversity [12+]
• The Smithsonian and the Presidency-- Short Subject       U.S./Creating the Nation, 1860 - 1865; and 1929 - 1941 [7 - 11; 25 minutes]

Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About The Frontier and The West Using These Movies and Films

• Barbary Coast    U.S./California [12+]
• Fort Apache    U.S./The Frontier and the West & Arizona [8+] (Some Spanish spoken by the Native Americans)
• High Noon    U.S./The Frontier & the West, 1865 - 1913 and 1945 - 1991 [11+]
• The Ox-Bow Incident    U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 - 1913; The Law; & Nevada [12+]

1812 - 1860: Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About Manifest Destiny and Prelude to the Civil War Using These Movies and Films

• Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided    U.S./1812 - 1865; Biography [10+]
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn    U.S./1812 - 1860, Diversity & Missouri; Literature/U.S. [6+]
• Amistad    U.S./1812 - 1860 & Diversity [14+]
• Baseball: Inning 1. Our Game: The 1840's - 1900 Sports; U.S. History & Culture [10+]
• Hawaii    U.S./1812 - 1860 & Hawaii; Religions/Christianity [12+]
• Moby Dick Literature/U.S.; Seafaring; U.S./1812 - 1860 & Massachusetts [10+]
• Roots Vol. IV U.S./1812 - 1860 & Diversity [12+]
• Roots Vol. V U.S./1812 - 1860 & Diversity [12+]
• Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives U.S./1812 - 1865; 1865 - 1913; and African Americans & the Civil Rights Movement; Literature/U.S. (Narrative Writing) [10+]

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