Students from Appomattox Middle School confront these two men, seeking to find answers that give us insight into their lives, their roles in the American Revolution and the new government, and into the dark days known as The Burr Conspiracy.  Join this conversation and learn more about these two men, their early years, education, careers, their roles in the American Revolution and the American Government, their thoughts on democracy, and their views on their country’s future.

Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte are interviewed by students from Amherst Middle School.  Among other things, their answers explore the roles of democratic principles and dictatorship. Students and teachers can join this conversation and learn more about these two men, their early years, education, careers, the American and French Revolutions, their thoughts on democracy and dictatorship, and their views on their country’s future.
 

In this interchange between Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, students will have the opportunity to learn more about the men, their opinions on a variety of democratic issues, their views on women and slavery, Washington's Presidency and their innovative farming practices on their plantations.  

In this program Thomas Jefferson, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and their vice presidential running mates present their credentials and platform for consideration for the highest offices in the United States.  Students will have the opportunity to learn more about the men, the campaign and the issues at the time.

A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis

In this program, Meriwether Lewis reports to President Thomas Jefferson on the success of the westward expedition.  Students have the opportunity to learn more about the extraordinary journey into what Jefferson called the "Mysterious West" with discussions on the reasons for the expedition, the secret message to Congress, the instructions and preparation for the journey, the members of the Corps of Discovery, the Native Americans encountered, the plants and animals of the west, and the day to day life of being in uncharted territory.  

A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette

In this interchange between Jefferson and Lafayette, students will have the opportunity to learn more about the men and their opinions on a variety of democratic issues, their work on the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and their views and concerns for their respective countries.