Six questions of American history
Author
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how and why American colonists protested high taxes from Great Britain by dumping tea in Boston Harbor in 1773, as well as the ramifications of their actions.
9) Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?: and other questions about the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover the facts about the 1787 Convention and the writing of the Constitution.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the history of the U.S. government removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma, including the events leading up to their removal, the tremendous hardships they faced on their journey, and what followed their arrival in Oklahoma.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (mostly color), maps, photographs ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In December 1620, a group of English settlers stepped out of their boats and climbed up the shore to a point overlooking a small harbor. Known as the Pilgrims, they had traveled far on the Mayflower. Behind them was the vast Atlantic Ocean. Before them was the wilderness of North America. They called their new home the Plymout Colony.
14) What are the Articles of Confederation?: and other questions about the birth of the United States
Author
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Answers questions about the Articles of Confederation and the circumstances around its creation and dismissal.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Answers questions about slavery and the Missouri Compromise, discussing why it was controversial, what the terms were, and who stood out as the great compromiser.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores what primed Salem for its witchcraft fever, key people in the drama, and the events of the Salem witch trials that led to the execution of 19 innocent people.