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Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Many people traveled far to a new land in search of freedom. But years later, they were still ruled by a foreign power. How did the Declaration of Independence proclaim freedom? And how did it help form the United States?"--From the publisher's web site.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Describes the people and events involved during the colonial years before the Revolutionary War. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of an indentured Virginia servant, a Massachusetts colonist, and a resident of Philadelphia just before the revolution"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
Many consider Franklin the most fascinating American man who ever lived. A scientist, businessman, diplomat, author, inventor, philosopher and politician, he is America's original Renaissance man. His remarkable and varied accomplishments include the discovery of electricity and the modernization of the postal system. Brilliant and bawdy, a master statesman and a cultural icon, Franklin was so important and popular in his day that, according to the...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of information about the daily lives, homes, clothing, and activities in Colonial America. Describes how the European colonists, American Indians, and African slaves exchanged ideas and customs to create a unique American culture. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living in Colonial America? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more!"--OverDrive website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Why did colonists dump tea into the Boston harbor? Why did the British government cling to the 13 colonies with such force? Why did the French and Spanish lend a helping hand to the colonies? From local rebellions to full-scale battles, The Revolutionary War: Why They Fought reveals the motivations behind the Revolutionary War from all sides. Go beyond names and dates and ask: what were they fighting for?
Author
Series
Capricorn giant volume 242
Publisher
Capricorn Books
Pub. Date
1964
Language
English
Description
"In these pages I have undertaken to describe the life of colonial America from 1625 to 1742 as it developed under urban conditions."--Preface.
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1774, American independence was hardly inevitable--indeed, most Americans found it neither desirable nor likely. Beeman tells the remarkable story of how the delegates to the Continental Congress, through courage and compromise, came to dedicate their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to the forging of American independence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
©1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides an in-depth look at daily life and historical events in the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, including home life, work, medicine, and play.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Using a host of primary sources, author Brandon Marie Miller recounts the roles, hardships, and daily lives of Native American, European, and African women in 17th- and 18th-century colonial America. Hard work proved a constant for most women--they ensured their family's survival through their skills while others sold their labor or lived in bondage as indentured servants and slaves. Even in this world defined entirely by men, a world where no one...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A culminating work on the American Founding by one of its leading historians, The Cause rethinks the American Revolution as we have known it. George Washington claimed that anyone who attempted to provide an accurate account of the war for independence would be accused of writing fiction. At the time, no one called it the 'American Revolution': former colonists still regarded themselves as Virginians or Pennsylvanians, not Americans, while John Adams...
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