David McCullough Speaks about George Washington's Importance to the American Revolution

The link below is a short video clip where famous historian, David McCullough, talks about the founding fathers and puts the importance of George Washington to the war in perspective.

 George Washington

The Founding of the Southern Colonies

Below are links to short videos about the founding of four of the Southern colonies:

Jamestown
Maryland
South Carolina 
Georgia

Chapter 27 Documents

Below is the link for the Chapter 27 Documents:

Chapter 27 Documents

George Washington Voted England's Toughest Foe

The link below is to an interesting article about a conference of English historians. At this conference they voted George Washington England's toughest enemy over men like Napoleon and Rommel.

 http://news.yahoo.com/george-washington-voted-britains-greatest-enemy-commander-153037718.html

Civil War Article in Newsday

The following link is to an interesting article that appeared in Newsday about a Civil War soldier whose ashes were just found in storage. A ceremony was held to bury his ashes, and he is being called the last Civil War soldier to be put to rest.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/civil-war-vet-finally-laid-to-rest-1.3659803

The Jacksonian Period

The following are books we recommend about the Jacksonian Period:

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham

William Henry Harrison by Gail Collins

The Jeffersonian Period

The following are books we recommend for those interested in learning more about the Jeffersonian Period:

American Sphinx by Joseph Ellis

Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose