Professor Waldo Martin looks at the life of free black abolitionist and journalist David Walker (1785-1830). He focuses on David Walker as a window into exploration of free blacks' lives in the U.S. prior to the Civil War.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the many roles women filled during the American Revolution, from assisting as soldiers to running households. These strides in independence led women to clamor for greater freedom after the war.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the post-American-Revolution definition of women's role as working to raise sons who are patriotic.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the the Northwest Ordinance, adopted by Congress in 1787, which called for new states to be developed in the Ohio region.

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Michael Ray narrates a basic introduction to indentured servitude and slavery in the North American colonies. The presentation looks at the transition from indentured servitude as the most common form of forced labor to the use of African slaves and the development of the slave trade. It includes excerpts from the oral history of a former slave.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces how the American Revolution exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and the need for a new national constitution.

This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces elements of state constitutions, like branches of power and checks and balances, that were eventually incorporated into the national constitution.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the establishment of the Georgia colony by philanthropist James Oglethorpe as a refuge for criminals from England's debtor prisons. At first he banned slavery for fear of an African insurrection, but eventually relaxed his rules to attract more immigrants.

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This A&E clip traces First Ladies' roles in shaping the White House, both architecturally and through decoration and restoration.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces Shays's Rebellion, which revealed the weakness of the federal government—which lacked the power to deploy troops.

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