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  • The Boston Tea Party in American History

    Mary E. Hull

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Presents the people and events connected with the dynamic episode called the Boston Tea Party, which helped to spawn the American Revolution.

  • Prohibition: Social Movement and Controversial Amendment

    Joan Stoltman

    Paperback (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    The story of Prohibition in the United States is one of extremes, with temperance crusaders on one side working to ban alcohol across America and bootleggers and organized crime rings on the other side illegally transporting alcohol into speakeasies and homes. Readers explore both sides of this controversial period in American history as they learn the fascinating facts behind the passage and repeal of the 18th Amendment. The captivating main text is supplemented by a helpful timeline, relevant primary sources, informative sidebars, and annotated quotations from historical figures and scholars.

  • Protests and Riots That Changed America

    Joan Stoltman

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    The right to peaceably assemble is one of the freedoms granted to Americans under the First Amendment. However, those peaceful protests sometimes erupt into violent riots. Both protests and riots have changed the course of American history, highlighting sources of unrest, inequality, and tension in the nation from its earliest days. Readers explore the fascinating history of these protests and riots, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the Women's March, through engaging main text featuring annotated historical and contemporary quotes. Details of these marches and demonstrations are made further memorable for readers through fact-filled sidebars, primary source images, maps, and a detailed timeline.
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  • The Cuban Missile Crisis in American History

    Paul Brubaker

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2001)
    Relates the events of the 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

  • The Salem Witch Trials: A Crisis in Puritan New England

    Tanya Dellacio, Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Press, March 1, 2017)
    Mass hysteria in the late 17th century led to trials of people suspected to be witches in Salem, Massachusetts. Anyone could be accused of causing mysterious maladies or unfortunate occurrences, such as the death of cattle. Readers discover important facts and captivating details about this fascinating time in American history. The dangers of leveling accusations without proof and succumbing to panic are discussed in this engaging text, which is supplemented with a fact-filled timeline, full-color photographs, and primary sources.
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  • The Reconstruction Era, Grades 4 - 7

    Cindy Barden

    Paperback (Mark Twain Media, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Provide challenging activities that enable students to explore history, geography, and social studies topics. Activities include word searches, fact or opinion, creative writing, and more. Answer keys, time lines, and suggested reading lists are included.
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  • The Reconstruction Era

    Susan M Latta

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Learn why the Reconstruction was such a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States, and the great effort it took to transform the south and free the slaves. This title offers primary sources, Fast facts and sidebars, prompts and activities, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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  • The Constitution and Founding of America

    John M. Dunn

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 10, 2007)
    Discusses how the influx of immigrants to the thirteen original colonies helped found an identity separate from the English that ruled them and describes the struggle for independence and the impetus for the Constitution.
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  • Slavery: Opposing Viewpoints

    William Dudley

    Paperback (Greenhaven Pr, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Provides two-sided arguments on such topics as the beginning of slavery in early America, abolitionism, and the living conditions of the slaves

  • Twentieth-Century Immigration to the United States

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, July 27, 2007)
    An account of immigration to the U.S.A. in the twentieth century.
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  • The Industrial Revolution

    Kevin Hillstrom

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Nov. 21, 2008)
    Examines the technological developments that brought about the great economic and social changes that came to be called the Industrial Revolution.
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  • American Revolution, Grades 5 - 8

    George R. Lee

    Paperback (Mark Twain Media, Feb. 9, 1996)
    Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using The American Revolution! This 144-page book highlights events, battles, and people from when the first inhabitants arrived in North America to when the new republic was created. The book covers topics such as the first colonies, slavery, New France, George III, the Boston Tea Party, and the Confederacy. It also includes biographies, time lines, maps, reproducible activities, and a complete answer key.
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