Below you will find links to all episodes of “America, the Story of Us”, a History Channel program which chronicles the history of the United States. The series is not without its imperfections (it often strives for entertainment over history), but you may find clips useful.
You can find a NY Times review of the series here.
Episode One: “Rebels”
Episode Two: “Revolution”
Episode Three: “Westward”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSpG1FbuPqI
Episode Four: “Division”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m8IEcqzG-A
Episode Five: “Civil War”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRyf2axy3C0
Episode Six: “Heartland”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZEhqBEt8DI
Episode Seven: “Cities”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weHgU8Y1Vys
Episode Eight: “Boom”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKh9GzjeDRc
Episode Nine: “Bust”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgkl85909jU
Episode Ten: “WWII”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6E6CbfuZ58
Episode Eleven: “Boomers”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPu1JGhzQ28
Episode Twelve: “Millenium”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7RMp9_VHg
If you want to use videos in this series, you can access them on the program’s YouTube page. To use them on VOCAT, simply copy & paste the link into your “Manage Media” Tab, minus the quotation marks:
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efi9TMgQ5gM”