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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Reconstruction--the period after the Civil War--was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended--thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went...
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The prosperity of the nation was secured for centuries to come when the political will of the U.S. government and thousands of immigrants joined forces to create the massive rail system known today as the transcontinental railroad.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how the fur trade played a part in the social dynamics of the nineteenth century, such as relations with Native Americans, foreign policy, explorations of natural resources and the establishment of business.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What do you know about the Underground Railroad? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? Scholastic's If You Lived... series answers all of kids' most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is the perfect partner for the classroom and for history-loving...
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses the life of Sitting Bull as a reference to examine the history of the United States during the intial settlement by the Europeans. Europeans pushed the natives further and further west during the claiming of land, the frontier towns being built, and the Battle at Little Bighorn from 1840 to 1890.