Dear All,

I’m sending the second part of my list of Ted Ed Lessons. This time the films are connected with the USA. I hope they will be of any use.

Best wishes,

Monika.

THE USA

1. History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-christopher-columbus-alex-gendler

2. The history of colonial America: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/49m6kVP5

3. The story behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-story-behind-the-boston-tea-party-ben-labaree

4. When is Thanksgiving?: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/lOrzfPGq

5. How North America got its shape - Peter J. Haproff: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-north-america-got-its-shape-peter-j-haproff

6. The Atlantic slave trade. What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-atlantic-slave-trade-what-your-textbook-never-told-you-anthony-hazard

7. The oddities of the first American election - Kenneth C. Davis: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-oddities-of-the-first-american-election-kenneth-c-davis

8. How one piece of legislation divided a nation (Abraham Lincoln) - Ben Labaree: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-piece-of-legislation-divided-a-nation-ben-labaree-jr

9. An unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement (Martin Luther King) - Christina Greer: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-unsung-hero-of-the-civil-rights-movement-christina-greer

10. Fun cartoon on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for Kids: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/VoGB08Kh

11. Watch this educational video for children with a Rosa Parks biography: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/dezxdZXf

12. The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-historic-women-s-suffrage-march-on-washington-michelle-mehrtens

13. A refresher on Edgar Allan Poe: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/kpxLn1Hp

14. Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-edgar-allan-poe-scott-peeples

15. A poetic experiment: Walt Whitman, interpreted by three animators - Justin Moore: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-poetic-experiment-walt-whitman-interpreted-by-three-animators-justin-moore

16. Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-sylvia-plath-iseult-gillespie

17. The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/6BK8Cbre

18. Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-your-vote-count-the-electoral-college-explained-christina-greer

19. Inventing the American presidency - Kenneth C. Davis: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/inventing-the-american-presidency-kenneth-c-davis

20. The Making of the American Constitution - Judy Walton: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-made-the-american-constitution-judy-walton

21. A 3-minute guide to the Bill of Rights - Belinda Stutzman: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-3-minute-guide-to-the-bill-of-rights-belinda-stutzman

22. What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence - Kenneth C. Davis: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-you-might-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence-kenneth-c-davis

23. How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-is-power-divided-in-the-united-states-government-belinda-stutzman

24. Building the Brooklyn Bridge - Alex Gendler: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/epic-engineering-building-the-brooklyn-bridge-alex-gendler

25. How did trains standardize time in the United States? - William Heuisler: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-trains-standardize-time-in-the-united-states-william-heuisler

26. What’s so great about the Great Lakes? - Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-so-great-about-the-great-lakes-cheri-dobbs-and-jennifer-gabrys

27. How blue jeans were invented?: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-blue-jeans-were-invented-moments-of-vision-10-jessica-oreck