Building on the American Heritage Series - Preserving America’s Heritage

Plot Summary

This installment includes: Preserving America's Heritage, and Foundations of American Government. Preserving America's Heritage: From news desks to dinner tables and even in the White House, America's Christian heritage has been the source of great debate in recent years. Is America still a Christian nation? Is there proof that our Founding Fathers were actually men of Christian faith? As conflicting answers circulate in society, another question has emerged in many American minds. Why does America's heritage even matter? Foundations of American Government: America's government rests on five simple principles found in the Declaration of Independence. But what inspirited the Founding Fathers to create this distinct form of government? Why did they choose those particular principles as the basis of our nation? And why is it important for Americans to preserve them today?