Follows the development of the American Industrial Revolution from 1793 to 1850, including the major industrial inventions and advances of the time period.
Discusses the situations and events that led to the Boston Massacre, the precursor to the American Revolutionary War, including information on the colonies' relationship with Britain and the effects of the French and Indian War.
Explores the events leading up to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which freed most slaves, and its effects on the course of the Civil War.
A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin, whose application of standardized parts to the production of weapons and other machines was a major influence in the development of industry.
Follows the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria that led to the Salem witch trials and describes the impact of these trials on the people and community.
Explains the events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg and its importance in the Civil War. Sidebars include information on Union generals and the text of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free blacks, and its participation in the Civil War. Sidebars include quotations from leaders of the time and facts about African American soldiers.
Follows the slave trade from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to its abolishment after the Civil War, and describes slavery's impact on the people bought and sold.
Provides background information on the people and events connected with the writing of the Declaration of Independence and briefly examines the contents of the document itself.
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