Mike Hoornstra

Primary Source Analysis

Co-written with Rick Granger

Exploration – Could Natives and Explorers Have Gotten Along or Were They Doomed to Clash?

Exploration

Could Natives and Explorers Have Gotten Along or Were They Doomed to Clash?

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Colonization – Was the Success of the British Due to a Spirit of Commerce or a Spirit of Control?

Colonization

Was the Success of the British Due to a Spirit of Commerce or a Spirit of Control?

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Road to Revolution - Who's to Blame?

Road to Revolution

Who's to Blame?

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American Revolution - Who Contributed Most to America's Victory?

American Revolution

Who Contributed Most to America's Victory?

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Articles of Confederation - Why Was This Sytem of Government Doomed to Fail?

Articles of Confederation

Why Was This Sytem of Government Doomed to Fail?

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The Federalists - Were They Power-Hungry or Protective?

The Federalists

Were They Power-Hungry or Protective?

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The Jeffersonians - Were They the Party of the People or Were They Empire Builders?

The Jeffersonians

Were They the Party of the People or Were They Empire Builders?

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Lewis and Clark - Was Their Success Based on Luck or Skill?

Lewis and Clark

Was Their Success Based on Luck or Skill?

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Andrew Jackson - Was He Shaping the Future or Stuck in the Past?

Andrew Jackson

Was He Shaping the Future or Stuck in the Past?

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Oddball Presidents – Did They Fail America or Did America Fail Them?

Oddball Presidents

Did They Fail America or Did America Fail Them?

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Social Reform – Was it a Diagnosis or a Cure?

Social Reform

Was it a Diagnosis or a Cure?

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Manifest Destiny - Was it for God or for Greed?

Manifest Destiny

Was it for God or for Greed?

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The Mexican-American War – Did Mexico Lose Its Territory by Force or by Choice?

The Mexican-American War

Did Mexico Lose Its Territory by Force or by Choice?

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Westward Expansion – Was it a Time of Development or Disaster?

Westward Expansion

Was it a Time of Development or Disaster?

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Slave Narratives – What Was It Like To Be A Slave?

Slave Narratives

What Was It Like To Be A Slave?

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Civil War - Was it a War of Economics or Ethics?

Civil War

Was it a War of Economics or Ethics?

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Reconstruction - Was it About Helping Former Slaves, or Hurting Political Enemies?

Reconstruction

Was it About Helping Former Slaves, or Hurting Political Enemies?

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The Closing of the West – Was the Destruction of Native Culture a Foregone Conclusion or Could It Have Been Prevented?

The Closing of the West

Was the Destruction of Native Culture a Foregone Conclusion or Could It Have Been Prevented?

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Industrial Revolution - What Built America: Industry or Agriculture?

Industrial Revolution

What Built America: Industry or Agriculture?

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Florida History – Was It a Land Where Dreams Came True or a Land of Nightmares?

Florida History

Was It a Land Where Dreams Came True or a Land of Nightmares?

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