60-Second Civics, Episode 153: English Practices in America [ audio ]
How some English practices that protected the landed aristocracy in Great Britain did not survive in the colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 154: Class in the Colonies [ audio ]
How the English class system was weakened in the colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 155: Successful Colonial Americans [ audio ]
Some examples of successful colonial Americans.
60-Second Civics, Episode 156: Colonial Charters [ audio ]
An examination of colonial charters.
60-Second Civics, Episode 157: Massachusetts Body of Liberties, Part 1 [ audio ]
A discussion of the Massachusetts Body of Liberties.
60-Second Civics, Episode 158: Massachusetts Body of Liberties, Part 2 [ audio ]
Continued discussion of the Massachusetts Body of Liberties.
60-Second Civics, Episode 159: Rights in Colonial Pennsylvania [ audio ]
Guarantees of basic rights in Pennsylvania.
60-Second Civics, Episode 160: Rights Denied in Colonial America [ audio ]
The beginning of a discussion of the people who did not enjoy the rights expressed in colonial documents.
60-Second Civics, Episode 161: Rights Denied in Colonial America [ audio ]
The beginning of a discussion of the people who did not enjoy the rights expressed in colonial documents.
60-Second Civics, Episode 162: Indentured Servants in Colonial America [ audio ]
Indentured servants in the colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 163: Native Americans in Colonial America [ audio ]
The rights of Native Americans in the colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 164: Slavery in the Colonies [ audio ]
Slavery in the American colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 165: Structure of Colonial Governments [ audio ]
The structure of colonial governments.
60-Second Civics, Episode 166: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut [ audio ]
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
60-Second Civics, Episode 167: Colonial Constitutions [ audio ]
The basic principles common to all colonial constitutions.
60-Second Civics, Episode 169: Representative Government in the Colonies [ audio ]
Representative government and voting in the American colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 170: Colonial Legislatures [ audio ]
Characteristics of the colonial legislatures.
60-Second Civics, Episode 171: Colonial Governors and Courts [ audio ]
The roles of governors and the courts in colonial governments.
60-Second Civics, Episode 172: Property Requirement for Voting [ audio ]
The property requirement for voting in the American colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 7: George Washington and Slavery [ audio ]
How George Washington reconciled being a slaveholder with his leadership of a nation dedicated to freedom for all.
60-Second Civics, Episode 144: Writ of Habeas Corpus [ audio ]
The writ of habeas corpus.
60-Second Civics, Episode 148: American Colonies [ audio ]
How basic ideas of constitutional government were developed and used in the American colonies.
60-Second Civics, Episode 149: Early American Settlement [ audio ]
The situation in America in the early 1600s.
60-Second Civics, Episode 150: Mayflower Compact [ audio ]
A discussion of the Mayflower Compact.
60-Second Civics, Episode 151: Mayflower Compact, Part 2 [ audio ]
Excerpted text from the Mayflower Compact
60-Second Civics, Episode 152: Colonial Prosperity [ audio ]
How some colonial Americans achieved prosperity in the New World.
60-Second Civics, Episode 168: Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law [ audio ]
Fundamental rights and the rule of law as aspects of colonial constitutions.
Mayflower Compact [ audio ]
A reading of the Mayflower Compact by Internet Archive.
New World Colonized: Jamestown Colony [ video ]
The Virgina Company of London; early settlement life.
At How Stuff Works.
Sailing of the Mayflower [ audio ]
A radio dramatization of the voyage of the Mayflower at You Are There! Podcast.