Explore historical as well as fun did-you-know? facts on every American president from George Washington to George W. Bush! Also included are the major accomplishments of each president, timelines, and activities to reinforce comprehension. Perforated, reproducible pages.
The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived ...
A chronological history of children's playtime over the last 200 yearsIf you believe the experts, “child’s play”; is serious business. From sociologists to psychologists and from anthropologists to social critics,...
By 1827, disappointed in failing to secure a federal district judgeship for the Southern District ofNew York, Wheaton had accepted an ambassadorship to Denmark.91 Wheaton was succeeded as Reporter for the Supreme Court by Richard Peters ...
Paul S. Boyer. taxes” such as the Stamp Act. But in an influential 1767 pamphlet misleadingly titled Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia lawyer John Dickinson rejected this distinction. As the dispute deepened, ...
The story of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, whose politics put these Founding Founders in constant conflict which led to the most famous duel in American history.
William Henry Harrison was the first candidate to actively campaign for the presidency, under the slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.” Tippecanoe referenced Harrison's defeat of Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown on the Tippecanoe River in ...
One hundred essays--each spurred by a famous phrase or quotation, such as "Remember the Alamo" or "Give me liberty or give me death"--are arranged chronologically to trace the events that shaped the history of America. Original.
Offers a visual reference guide to American history, beginning with the first Native American cultures on the continent and ending in 2018.
Including an introduction which places key themes in context, this book enables readers to make comparisons and trace major thematic developments across American history.
A look at major events in U.S. and world history as they influenced, and as they may have been influenced by, the cultivation and use of hemp.