Growing up, I learned a lot of inaccurate history from some very well-meaning teachers.
In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...Who can tell me the name of Columbus's 3 ships?
What are you grateful for today?
This nationalistic version of history was supported by my equally well-intentioned family.
Family, friends, and the fact that I live in a FREE country!
In HS this one-sided history continued.
EXAM1. IN WHAT YEAR WAS AMERICA DISCOVERED?A. 1492B. 1776C. 1810D. 17062. WHY DID THE SOUTHERN STATES SECEDE?A. TAXESB. STATES RIGHTSC. TO PRESERVE THEIR CULTURED. REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS