A More Perfect Union (American Story) (American Story the American Story)
by Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro
Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
In her sixth presidential biography for National Geographic, Cheryl Harness illuminates the many sides of Thomas Jefferson: scientist, lawyer, farmer, architect, diplomat, inventor, musician, philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and third president of the United States. Readers meet this extraordinary man of contradictions: a genius who proclaimed that "All men are created equal" and championed the rights of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursui...
First Independence Day Celebration (Our American Story)
by Kathy Allen
"Explore the life of a colonial miller and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time"--Provided by publisher.
In a text that mirrors their language and thoughts, Marcia Sewall has masterfully recreated the coming of the pilgrims to the New World, and the daily flow of their days during the first years in the colony they called Plimoth. Aye, Governor Bradford calls us pilgrims. We are English and England was our home...But our lives were ruled by King James, and for many years it seemed as though our very hearts were in prison in England... September, 1620, our lives changed. We were seventy menfolk and...
Discusses the changing roles, rights, and contributions of Afro-Americans in the United States during the colonial period from 1607 to 1763. Also includes a chronology of significant events.
The Revolutionary Period 1750-1783 (American history by era)
by Bruce Thompson
The Drafting of the Constitution (U.S. History: Need to Know)
by Daniel R Faust
Washington's Crossing the Delaware and the Winter at Valley Forge: Through Primary Sources (American Revolution Through Primary Sources)
by John Micklos, Jr.
A Day in the Life of a Colonial Sailmaker (Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times)
by Laurie Krebs
Details the history of the Underground Railroad from the roots of slavery through the post-Emancipation era by focusing on the lives of the participants.
Life on the Frontier (Daily Life in Us History)
by Bethany Onsgard
La ConstituciĆ³n de Estados Unidos (U.S. Constitution) (Documentos de la Democracia de Estados Unidos (Documents Of)
by Kristen Rajczak Nelson
The American Revolution Through Primary Sources (American Revolution Through Primary Sources)
Creation of the U.S. Constitution (Turning Points in World History (Paperback)) (Turning Points in World History)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second (Library))
by Heidi Kimmel