Picturing America

I think they tried to teach american history like this because it seems more interesting to show pictures of american history than rather reading it in a book or encyclopedia(ECT...).

From these pictures you can learn how they dressed and what things looked like then. The cities and homes look different than now. The homes and cities looked more older and less small than now. The people wore wigs and long cloaks then also.  

I think the pictures were selected to show that things in american history were more older and historical than now. People then were American Heros too so, they could've picked those pictures for American Heros.

The pictures that I like are Falling water, and View from mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after thunderstorm. I like these pictures because they are about nature and they are beautiful.

 Here's the site,Picturing America