The timeline below shows the events and topics covered by the eighth graders in chronological order, or as they occurred in history. Please enjoy their work both for its educational and entertaining value, all the while keeping in mind that these are done on a very low budget! Most (not all*) of the items you see below are newscasts and are linked using the images and text.

President Thomas Jefferson: 1801-1809

Tecumseh’s Confederation Image provided by the Ohio Historical Society06-07_Newscasts_files/01.%20Tecumseh%27s%20Confederation.mov
President James Madison: 1809-181706-07_Newscasts_files/04.%20James%20Madison.mov
The War of 1812 Image: Signing the Treaty of Ghent06-07_Newscasts_files/02.%20The%20War%20of%201812.mov
President James Monroe: 1817-182506-07_Newscasts_files/05.%20James%20Monroe%20-%20The%20Monroe%20Doctrine.mov
Women’s Rights06-07_Newscasts_files/15.%20Women%27s%20Rights.mov

President John Quincy Adams: 1825-1829

The Election of 182406-07_Newscasts_files/07.%20The%20Election%20of%201824.mov
President Andrew Jackson: 1829-183706-07_Newscasts_files/08.%20Andrew%20Jackson.mov
Westward Expansion06-07_Newscasts_files/16.%20Westward%20Expansion.mov
Building a National Identity06-07_Newscasts_files/03.%20Building%20a%20National%20Identity.mov
Improving Society06-07_Newscasts_files/13.%20Improving%20Society.mov
Trails to the West06-07_Newscasts_files/17.%20Trails%20to%20the%20West.mov

The Louisiana Purchase

Industrial Revolution06-07_Newscasts_files/10.%20The%20Industrial%20Revolution.mov

The below items are a variety of changes that occurred throughout the first half of the century

All images used are in the public domain (unless otherwise noted) and were taken from the following public and government maintained sites:

  1. BulletImages of American Political History

  2. BulletLibrary of Congress: American Memory

  3. BulletPearson/Prentice Hall

  4. BulletSouthern History

The Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820)06-07_Newscasts_files/21.%20Missouri%20Compromise.mov

Image provided by Prentice Hall

The Gold Rush and Mormons in the West06-07_Newscasts_files/20.%20A%20Rush%20to%20the%20West.mov
Growth of Railroads06-07_Newscasts_files/22.%20Growth%20of%20Railroads.mov
Tensions in Texas: The Alamo Image by sonofthesouth.com06-07_Newscasts_files/18.%20Tensions%20in%20Texas%20-%20The%20Alamo.mov
The Mexican-American War Image: General Zachary Taylor06-07_Newscasts_files/19.%20The%20Mexican-American%20War.mov
The Compromise of 185006-07_Newscasts_files/24.%20Compromise%20of%201850.mov
North Transformed06-07_Newscasts_files/11.%20The%20North%20Transformed.mov
Plantation South06-07_Newscasts_files/12.%20The%20Plantation%20South.mov
Abolition and the Underground Railroad06-07_Newscasts_files/14.%20Abolition%20and%20the%20Underground%20Railroad.mov

President Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841

President William Henry Harrison: 1841

Pres. John Tyler: 1841-1845

Pres. James Polk: 1845-1849

Pres. Zachary Taylor: 1849-50

Indian Removal Act - Trail of Tears06-07_Newscasts_files/09.%20Indian%20Removal%20Act.mov

* Respecting the rights and wishes of parents, I have allowed the option of omitting a newscast video from being displayed on the school-sponsored web site at their request.  For the permission letter, click here.

06-07_Newscasts_files/Bloopers.mov