A very sketchy look at American history during the early 1800s is given here in one of a series of shorts in the form of a brief history lesson. Most of the footage shows monuments dedicated to various Ameican heroes or glimpses of their homes.
Includes a look at Trinity Church in New York where Alexander Hamilton is buried; the homes of John Adams and John Quincy Adams; Thomas Jeffeson's home; a description of New Orleans as a refuge for pirates and a glimpse of the French governor's house; talk about the Louisiana Purchase; mention of Robert Fulton and the first steamboat; how Andrew Jackson defeated the British army; the stirring words of James Lawrence: "Don't give up the ship!"; Fort McHenry where Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"; and then shifts to Florida for a look at the building that used to house a slave market in St. Augustine.
Probably served as a quick history lesson for students in school auditoriums across the country but makes hardly more impact than a pebble thrown in a brook.
Includes a look at Trinity Church in New York where Alexander Hamilton is buried; the homes of John Adams and John Quincy Adams; Thomas Jeffeson's home; a description of New Orleans as a refuge for pirates and a glimpse of the French governor's house; talk about the Louisiana Purchase; mention of Robert Fulton and the first steamboat; how Andrew Jackson defeated the British army; the stirring words of James Lawrence: "Don't give up the ship!"; Fort McHenry where Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"; and then shifts to Florida for a look at the building that used to house a slave market in St. Augustine.
Probably served as a quick history lesson for students in school auditoriums across the country but makes hardly more impact than a pebble thrown in a brook.
