American Learning Library Overview

Columbus State house Explore the State Capitol in Columbus. Playing time: 3 min
Cincinnati A drive through Cincinnati, the third largest city in Ohio. Playing time: 4 min
Hopewell Mounds Explore the earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture found at the Hopewell culture national historical park. Playing time: 3 min
Frontier life at Fort Steuben This videos shows the outside and inside of reconstructed Fort Steuben, which is located near the Ohio River in Ohio. Inside the buildings you can see artifacts that represented frontier life for the surveyors who built the forest in the 1780s, and artifacts associated with the fur trappers and traders who also used the fort. Playing time: 7 min
Upper Ohio River In this video we cross the Upper Ohio River several times exploring how towns developed along this steep-sided part of the river valley. As the frontier moved west, forts were built at strategic points along the river, which was important for communication and transport. Towns and industry grew up around these early forts, and there are still power plants in the area today. Playing time: 6 min
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