Colonization America

Discovering a New World using Online Video

Use these 4 online educational video titles to discover a new world with Columbus, and witness America's exploration, colonization, and development through the pre-Revolutionary period. Learn the reasons for European expansion and identify important explorers and their accomplishments. Trace the explorations of the Spanish and French and distinguish the differences in their treatment of Native Americans. Follow the establishment of the thirteen original colonies and see what life was like in the early English settlements. Learn the probable origins of the Native Americans and describe their relationships with the early settlers and the U. S. government.

• History > Elementary American History > Exploring And Colonizing
• Exploring a New World (Runtime: 08:41)
• Colonizing Mexico and Canada (Runtime: 07:14)
• Colonizing the Atlantic Coast (Runtime: 11:43)
• The First Americans (Runtime: 07:02)