Baltimore
A drive through Baltimore, from the historic downtown to Fort McHenry. Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland, and was the capital of the United States for a time due to its role in the Revolutionary War. Fort McHenry is famous as the site of a battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.
Playing time: 6 min
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Fort McHenry, Maryland
Shows Fort McHenry in more detail, and tells the story of how Francis Scott Key came to write the words of the Star-Spangled Banner. This came about after the Battle of Baltimore in 1812, which Francis Scott Key saw from a ship out at sea near the fort and harbor.
Playing time: 3 min
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Great Falls of the Potomac
Shows the Great Falls of the Potomac, on the boundary between Maryland and Virginia.
Playing time: 2 min
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Patowmack Canal
A walk through what remains of a section of the Patowmack Canal, a series of locks commissioned by George Washington in 1785 so that boats could get around the Falls of the Potomac.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 3 min
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The history of America
An introductory video about the history of America, from Native American peoples to the present day, through early settlers, colonial times, revolution and independence, Civil War, the Gilded Age, Immigration, the Great Depression, and more. Designed to support our 'History of America' book.
Playing time: 15 min
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