Running Time:
184 minutes
Grade Level:
7 - Adult
Captions:
English Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles
AVP Release Date:
November 2002
Producer:
Centre/Ambrose Video
America entered the 19th century as an agricultural nation of 16 states and 5.3 million people. By the end of the century, the nation was an industrial power of 45 states and 76 million people. This series of eight programs is chaptered into 55 stand-alone segments that highlight significant historical events, scientific milestones and cultural achievements. Historical content is delivered 'on demand' with unprecedented ease, allowing teachers and students instantaneous access to specific information.
Educational history DVD series includes extras: Teaacher's Guide, Blackline Master Quizzes, Timeline and historical documents.
For your hearing impaired and students who are using English as a second language, each DVD is both English and Spanish subtitled, options you may use or not use at your discretion.
When the DVD's are played through a computer, documents, maps and tests may be viewed on your monitor or printed.
- 19th Century DVD No. 1
Running Time: 46 minutes
Volume 1: 1800-1813
1800 – WASHINGTON DC BECOMES THE NATION’S CAPITAL
1803 – THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
1804 – LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
1807 – ROBERT FULTON AWAKENS THE WORLD TO THE STEAMBOAT
1811 – BATTLE OF TIPPICANOE
1811 – NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKE
Volume 2: 1814-1826
1814 – WASHINGTON DC IS CAPTURED AND BURNED BY THE BRITISH
1814 – STAR SPANGLED BANNER IS WRITTEN
1815 – BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
1819 – WASHINGTON IRVING PUBLISHES “RIP VAN WINKLE”
1821 – INAUGURATION OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL
1825 – ERIE CANAL IS COMPLETED
1826 – JAMES FENIMORE COOPER PUBLISHES “LAST OF THE MOHICANS”
- 19th Century DVD No. 2
Running Time: 46 minutes
Volume 3: 1827-1846
1831 – CYRUS McCORMICK DEMONSTRATES HIS MECHANICAL REAPER
1831 – NAT TURNER BEGINS HIS REBELLION
1832 – BLACK HAWK WAR ENDS WITH MASSACRE AT BAD AXE RIVER
1836 – ALAMO FALLS
1845 – EDGAR ALLEN POE PUBLISHES “THE RAVEN”
1846 – THE DONNER PARTY STARTS WEST
1846 – UNITED STATES DECLARES WAR ON MEXICO
Volume 4: 1846-1860
1846 – DR.MORTON DEMONSTRATES PAINLESS SURGERY USING ETHER
1848 – GOLD IS DISCOVERED AT SUTTER’S MILL
1849 – TREATY BETWEEN U.S. AND HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
1852 – HARRIET BEECHER STOWE PUBLISHES “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN”
1854 – COMMODORE PERRY LANDS IN JAPAN
1858 – LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES BEGIN
1860 – PONY EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE BEGINS
- 19th Century DVD No. 3
Running Time: 46 minutes
Volume 5: 1861-1865
1861 – ELEVEN STATES COMPRISE THE CONFEDERACY
1862 – CONGRESS SETS FORTH THE HOMESTEAD ACT
1863 – LINCOLN SIGNS EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
1863 – LINCOLN DELIVERS HIS GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
1865 – LEE SURRENDERS AT APPOMATTOX
1865 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ASSASSINATED
1865 – FORMATION OF THE KU KLUX KLAN
Volume 6: 1866-1870
1867 – CARPETBAGGERS DESCEND ON THE SOUTH
1867 – U.S. ACQUIRES ALASKA… SEWARD’S FOLLY
1868 – PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS IMPEACHED
1869 – COMPLETION OF THE TRANS CONTINENTAL RAILROAD
1870 – ROCKEFELLER INCORPORATES STANDARD OIL CO. OF OHIO
- 19th Century DVD No. 4
Running Time: 46 minutes
Volume 7: 1871-1881
1871 – CHICAGO FIRE
1872 – SUSAN B. ANTHONY IS ARRESTED FOR VOTING
1875 – ROBERT SMALLS, FORMER SLAVE, ELECTED TO THE HOUSE
1876 – ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL DEMONSTRATES THE TELEPHONE
1876 – BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN
1879 – THOMAS EDISON DEMONSTRATES THE INCANDESCENT LAMP
1880 – GEORGE EASTMAN PATENTS KODAK ROLL FILM
1881 – BOOKER T. WASHINGTON OPENS TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
Volume 8: 1882-1898
1881 – CLARA BARTON ORGANIZES THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
1882 – CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT PASSED BY CONGRESS
1885 – MARK TWAIN PUBLISHES “THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN”
1889 – OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH BEGINS
1890 – BATTLE AT WOUNDED KNEE
1893 – FIRST GAS POWERED AUTOMOBILE IS DEMONSTRATED
1896 – PLESSY vs FERGUSON CASE UPHOLDS SEGREGATION
1898 – SINKING OF THE MAINE
Clip Length: 5 minutes 43 seconds
Reviews:
"DVD is an ideal format for this concise treatment of history making events during the nineteenth century. Through background period drawings, paintings, and brief reenactments, sharply focused, short segments touch on significant social and political happenings, emphasizing their lasting impact on modern society. Dramatically read journal and correspondence excerpts add variety to the straightforward voice-over narration. Topics range from wars and treaties to inventions and literary events. Each segment stands alone, and the DVD menu allows teachers and students to zero in on appropriate material. Additional resources including maps, documents, and tests are accessible when the disc is played on a computer. Recommended as a valuable overview of the time period."
- BooklistRead More Reviews
Reviews:
"DVD is an ideal format for this concise treatment of history making events during the nineteenth century. Through background period drawings, paintings, and brief reenactments, sharply focused, short segments touch on significant social and political happenings, emphasizing their lasting impact on modern society. Dramatically read journal and correspondence excerpts add variety to the straightforward voice-over narration. Topics range from wars and treaties to inventions and literary events. Each segment stands alone, and the DVD menu allows teachers and students to zero in on appropriate material. Additional resources including maps, documents, and tests are accessible when the disc is played on a computer. Recommended as a valuable overview of the time period."
- Booklist"Providing an overview of defining moments from the 1800s, from historical events and scientific breakthroughs to literary landmarks and technological innovations . . . As an excellent bonus, the easily navigated discs also feature a DVD-ROM accessible library of primary source documents and maps (including blank maps for testing purposes), as well as English and Spanish subtitle options. Recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P."
- Video Librarian
Downloadable Documents:
- 19th Century -TEACHER'S GUIDE
- 19th Century -TESTS
- Amendments to the Constitution
- Chief Black Hawk's Autobiography (Excerpt)
- Civil Rights Act of 1886
- Constitution of the Confederacy
- Constitution of the United States of America
- Declaration of Independence
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Gettysburg Address
- Homestead Act of 1862
- Louisiana Purchase
- Map: Alaska-Seward's Folly
- Map: America's Expansion
- Map: Civil War
- Map: Civil War Battle-Antietam
- Map: Gold in the West
- Map: Gold in the West BLANK (for Testing)
- Map: Lewis & Clark Expedition
- Map: Lewis & Clark Expedition BLANK (for testing)
- Map: Oklahoma Territory-Land from Native Americans
- Map: Train Route Hubs
- Map: Transcontinental Railroad
- Map: Westward Expansion
- Map: Westward Expansion BLANK (for testing)
- National Anthem
- Treaty with Hawaii
- Treaty with Japan 1858
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