In the American Grain | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Bridget Bishop - This person was put on trial for witchcraft, mainly because she often attacked people and looked at them menacingly.

Daniel Boone - This person was an uncanny woodsman who loved exploring the wilderness.

Aaron Burr - Williams felt that this person had been unfairly condemned by history after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Samuel de Champlain - This person was a French explorer who spent years in the territories of French Canada.

Christopher Columbus - This person sailed four times from Europe to the New World.

Hernán Cortéz -...
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