Conversations in Early American History: 1492 - 1837 A Comprehensive Question and Answer Guide

Kinds of questions posed:

• One if by land and two if by sea? How could the Redcoats come by land when there’s no land between England and America?
• Were there really witches in Salem?
• What does “tyranny” mean? What’s a “legislature”? What does “separation of church and state” mean? What does “amnesty” mean?

Topics include:

• Discovery of America
• The French and Indian War
• The Revolutionary War
• The Constitution
• The Launching of the Nation
• The Age of Jefferson
• The War of 1812
• The Age of Jackson

Personalities include:

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• Paul Revere
• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Andrew Jackson