Video: American History - Colonial America
Summary:
Description: Explore the difficult roots of America’s past when Assignment Discovery takes you behind the history of Jamestown and the struggles of colonial life. Then meet the Puritans and explore the tragic history behind the Salem Witch Trials. © 2006 Discovery Channel School Grades: 9-12 (55 minutes)
Segments:
America's Roots (04:41)
Earliest Settlers (03:12)
European Influences (01:28)
American Colonies Take Hold (05:51)
English and Dutch Colonies (04:21)
Spanish Colonies (01:29)
Settlement at Jamestown (06:32)
Colonial Life (03:21)
Salem Witch Trials (32:21)
History of the Salem Witch Trials (05:40)
Investigating the Salem Witch Trials: Theory 1 (05:27)
Investigating the Salem Witch Trials: Theories 2 and 3 (02:38)
Investigating the Salem Witch Trials: Theory 4 (05:58)
Investigating the Salem Witch Trials: Theory 5 (09:31)
Politics in the Salem Witch Trials (03:06)