Collier, Christopher

Examines the events and personalities involved in creating the Constitution of the United States in 1787, a document which has been the foundation of American democracy for over 200 years.

Discusses the circumstances surrounding English colonization of Virginia and the evolution of slavery in that colony.

Discusses the culture of Native Americans in North America and how exploration and early colonization affected them.

Emphasizes economic trends and the role of the government in regard to the economy from the beginning of the twentieth century to America's entry into World War II.

Emphasizes America's expanding role in world affairs between the late nineteenth century and the end of World War I.

Examines the settlement of the area that became the southwestern portion of the United States, detailing how it evolved from land settled by Native Americans, to Spanish territory, to states that were pawns between the North and South prior to the Civil War.