2. What is History?

3. History is……
History is great events, great ideas, great themes and how great men influenced society.
History is HIS STORY
Who wrote this textbook we will be using in this class?

4. Great Events in History
Exploration
Settling of 13 colonies
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
The Constitutional Convention
Civil War
911

5. Great Men Christopher Columbus Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay

6. Great Themes Women’s Rights Independence Child Abuse Wife Abuse Safety
Terrorism
Equality

7. Great Ideas Freedom Steam Engine Telephone Computers Television
Internet
styles

8. What is Freedom?

9. Is Freedom the foundation of our society?