and incidents that occurred. I believe that when information is presented it is much easier to maintain that information that is presented in an interesting manner. By using the reenactors to act out various battles, or explain a statesman’s views in the first person, it is much easier to grasp that which is being taught.The material contained within these films is relevant to class discussions and our readings because it helps to tie all the information together. I can read Brinkley’s book and get dry facts about the Revolution and don’t tell the entire story. I can read Zinn’s book and get a view of what happened that Brinkley forgot to include. However by only reading what happened it is still difficult to tie together all that happened in the years surrounding 1776. The films and class discussions help to tie the readings together so that it all makes sense.I feel that the information contained in these films will always be useful in the teaching and understanding of American history and more specifically the teaching of the American Revolution. There were a number of different views presented on the Revolution and it is important for future students to know the views of the people on all sides of that war. I also feel that there are a lot of foreigners who do not know our version of why the American Revolution occurred. I have a few friends who live on the other side of the world and when speaking with them you forget that some of the things that occurred in history we consider to be good, but they might not feel that way. I feel that by using information such as that which we have viewed in these films where all the sides are presented everyone will understand why the Revolution occurred and why people fought on the sides that they did. It is my personal opinion that by getting accurate information everyone will be able to understand what happened regardless of where you live or are from. I bel...
