US History Through Film (Netflix carries these titles)
disclaimer: Read the reviews and preview the film to be sure it's appropriate for your family. This is by no means an exhaustive list; it's just something to get your ideas flowing.
Early America
Documentaries
- Liberty! The American Revolution
- George Washington: American Revolutionary
- Benjamin Franklin
- John and Abigail Adams: The American Experience
- John Adams (HBO)
- Ken Burns' America: The Congress
- The History Channel Presents: The American Revolution
- The Patriot
- The Madness of King George
- Longitude
Pre Civil War
Documentaries
- Lewis and Clark: The Journey
- Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
- Slavery and the Making of America
- The American Experience: The Orphan Trains
- The History Channel Presents: The War of 1812
- Roots
- Amistad
- Master and Commander
Civil War
Documentaries
- Ken Burns' Civil War
- Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
- Gettysburg
- Glory
Reconstruction/Industrialization
Documentaries
- Chicago: City of the Century (The American Experience)
- A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama (Nova)
- The Transcontinental Railroad (The American Experience)
- Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (The American Experience)
- Ken Burns' America: The Statue of Liberty
- Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
- Hidalgo
- Somersby
- Rough Riders
World War I
Documentaries
- World War I in Color
- Declassified: Secretes of World War I
- All Quite on the Western Front
- A Farewell to Arms
- Sergeant York
World War II
Documentaries
- Eleanor Roosevelt (American Experience)
- FDR (American Experience)
- The Nazis: A Warning from History
- Truman (American Experience)
- Finding Private Ryan
- Pearl Harbor
- The Hiding Place
- Boenhoeffer: Agent of Grace
- The Winds of War
- War and Remembrance
Post World War II
Documentaries
- Vietnam: A Television History
- The Kennedys (American Experience)
- Reagan (American Experience)
- Berkley in the '60s
- All the President's Men
- Guilt by Suspicion
10 comments:
I love Netflix and I've been using it for some science for Emma. I'm focusing on space right now.
We have done something very similar--we found that the Nest Entertainment heroes stories gave the kids something tangible to hang things on--we have also found that time travel series like Dr. Who and Liberties Kids worked well for the younger kids, especially when mixed with read alouds like the American Girls series.
Wonderful list! You didn't put National Treasure on there!!
Ok ok, I know it's fiction but an AWESOME movie ;-)
Great ideas! I knew you guys would add good stuff to this list. Thanks!
We all love Dr. Who, Liberty Kids and the Nest Series.
I can't believe I forgot National Treasure. That was a fun movie. We even went to Philadelphia not long after seeing it and that helped us understand where we were, etc.
I love this post! My 12 year old loves The History Channel and remembers what he hears. One day I was out shopping and he called me on my cell phone to tell me about the Cold War. You don't get that very often from a text book, do you? Anyhow, I know we can use some of these titles and appreciate the work behind them.
Thanks Jena for the list. I'll be checking them out via your link. We are doing American history this year and have not found a whole lot of interesting videos at the library.
Thanks for these. I have bookmarked this post in my homeschool file for future reference.
Thanks for the great list!
What a great list! I'm so happy Netflix offers these.
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That is quite a list! Thank you.
I am currently trying to learn some more history through historical novels. Not a perfect way, but it does get me to look up the facts after I read the book to see if the author got it right or not. :)
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