Problem
• How has industrialization and the World Wars influenced the interpretations of historians?
• In the article The Significance of the Frontier in American History (1893), Frederick Jackson Turner identifies what he believed to be the most important force in American history: the existence of an ever-moving frontier. Does Jackson's frontier thesis sufficiently explains America's success and whether it is inclusive of all Americans?
• In the article, An Economic Interpretation of The Constitution of The United States, Charles Beard identifies what he believes are problems with earlier interpretations of American history and proposes a new interpretation of that history. Should Beards economic interpretation supplement or replace those earlier interpretations?