The Pioneer Trail: American History Vlog

A brief primer on the meaning, history, and importance of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Some interesting factoids emerge from General McClellan's autobiography. Did New York bankers and Radical Republicans influence Lincoln into prolonging the Civil War so as to end slavery on terms that would give them an "perpetual" majority?

The Seven Years' War, or French and Indian War, was the most inaccurately-named conflict in our history. Watch and find out why.

Discusses the establishment of the first European settlements in North America.

A historical discussion of the settling of the New England colonies, the Puritans, Thanksgiving, and the role Weber's Protestant Ethic played in the founding narrative of America.

A brief history and background on the Electoral College and why the Founders chose that method for electing the President.