Six questions of American history

Discusses Quaker leader and Pennsylvania founder William Penn, and his "holy experiment" in setting up a society based on freedom of religion and individual rights.

Provides an overview of the Jamestown settlement, describing why the English settlers came to America, what they found when they arrived, and how they adapted to their new lives.

Discusses the events during the time Missouri was striving for statehood and the issue of slavery in the 19th century in the United States.

Provides information about Columbus' voyages that led to settlement in the Americas.

Provides information about the Underground Railroad and how it was used by runaway slaves to escape bondage on plantations in the South and reach freedom in the North.

Explores what primed Salem for its witchcraft fever, key people in the drama, and the events of the Salem witch trials that led to the execution of 19 innocent people.

Examines the people who traveled along the Oregon Trail in the 19th century.

An introduction to the Declaration of Independence and the Continental Congress that explains the role they played in the formation of the United States and profiles the men who played a key role in its creation.

Examines the Articles of Confederation and the birth of the United States.

Explains the answers to six questions related to the Lewis and Clark expedition, and includes a writing prompt and an excerpt from the journal of Captain Meriwether Lewis.