Video: Seeds of Liberty - Causes of the American Revolution

Summary:

Description: Full motion footage accompanied by stills of historical events combined with dramatized narration explain the growing unrest between America and Great Britain in the pre-revolutionary period. © 1993 Rainbow Educational Media Grades: 6-8   (22 min.)

Segments:

The Battle at Lexington: The American Revolution Begins (00:37)
The Early Americans and the English Influence on Trade, Government, and Other Aspects of Colonial Life (04:37)
Video Quiz: Early Colonial Life and the British Influence (00:37)
Britain Pays for the French and Indian War: Taxation Without Representation (03:34)
Video Quiz: The French and Indian War (00:39)
The Quartering Act and the Stamp Act (03:46)
Video Quiz: The Quartering Act and the Stamp Act (00:46)
The Townshend Acts and the Boston Massacre (04:39)
Causes of the American Revolution: A Review (01:08)