Download or read book 50 Things You Should Know About U S History A New Nation written by Julie Eisenhauer and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expand your knowledge about America's experience as a new nation with 50 flash cards that present figures and features of the period. Test your knowledge or challenge a friend with 150 ready-made questions on topics from the failed Articles of Confederation and the successful Constitution to the nation?s early internal and external conflicts, including the War of 1812. Flip the card over to find the answers and more fascinating facts. Every deck in the series is great for learning, review, trivia, and more!
Download or read book What Every American Should Know about American History written by Alan Axelrod and published by Adams Media Corporation. This book was released on 1992 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of 200 important historical events that impacted American history from Leif Ericson exploring Vinland to the Cold War ends.
Download or read book 50 Things You Should Know About U S History The American Revolution written by Julie Eisenhauer and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the road to the American Revolution and expand your knowledge about the War of Independence with 50 flash cards that present figures and features of the period. Begin with the taxes and protests that led to the war and move through battles to the Treaty of Paris that ended it all. Test your knowledge or challenge a friend with 150 ready-made questions. Flip the card over to find the answers along with more fascinating facts. Every deck in the series is great for learning, review, trivia, and more!
Download or read book Learn about the United States written by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn About the United States" is intended to help permanent residents gain a deeper understanding of U.S. history and government as they prepare to become citizens. The product presents 96 short lessons, based on the sample questions from which the civics portion of the naturalization test is drawn. An audio CD that allows students to listen to the questions, answers, and civics lessons read aloud is also included. For immigrants preparing to naturalize, the chance to learn more about the history and government of the United States will make their journey toward citizenship a more meaningful one.
Download or read book Common Sense written by Thomas Paine and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What You Did Not Know about the United States written by Okyere Bonna and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is a union of fifty states and territories. Each of the 50 states has a unique history, and each state also has a unique place in the history of the federation. It is fascinating to learn about the differences among the various states. This book presents a short history of each of the 50 states in full colour. In it you will also find the popular but unofficial names of the states. The various states have the flexibility of making their own rules and regulations in carrying out their day-to-day duties and administration. The individual states are also governed as semi-autonomous entities. In some cases, the laws governing one state may be different from those governing another. The Constitution of the United States guarantees to every state in the Union a republican form of government. Article IV, Section 4, obligates the federal government to defend and protect the states against foreign invasion and against domestic insurrection. "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence." (Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution). By protecting the states the United States is also protected from being parceled and threatened. Thus the Constitution protects each of the states and ensures correct application of laws by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. You will likely be amazed as you read this book about the many things we take for granted or assume we know about the United States, even as citizens of this great nation. This book will provide you precise, in-depth knowledge about the history of the 50 states that you do not usually find in textbooks. It is ideal reading for all ages.
Download or read book We the People written by Alfred Fabian Young and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the American Revolution has been obscured by hero worship and sacred symbols. Using original sources-articles of clothing, crafts, artwork, and tools, as well as documents-Alfred F. Young and Terry J. Fife attempt to "rescue from oblivion" the ordinary men and women who played so vital a role in shaping the new nation and whose stories have been eclipsed by the extraordinary leaders of that era.Based on a permanent exhibition at the Chicago Historical Society, We the People offers an unfamiliar approach to familiar material. It addresses two central questions: What roles did ordinary people play in creating the nation? and, To what extent did they achieve the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? More than 200 artifacts are analyzed in their historical context to explore the meaning of the revolutionary era. The authors invite readers to evaluate and interpret visual evidence from the past: revered objects such as the official Declaration of Independence and Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre are juxtaposed with objects of everyday life-a slave's shackles, a soldier's powder horn, a letter from a "minuteman" in the Battle of Lexington.Blending new social and cultural history with traditional political narrative, Young and Fife redefine and resort the controversies that marked the revolutionary era from the perspective of ordinary people as well as the "founding fathers." George Washington, John Adams, and Tomas Jefferson figure prominently in this history, as do farmers, artisans, women, African Americans, and American Indians. The book is unique in the way it frames the period, expanding the story of the founding of the Republic by extending it to a full generation beyond the Revolution into the early national era and by extending it geographically into the Old Northwest.With arresting images and authentic voices, We the People captures an American past that will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers who are interested in confronting anew fundamental questions about the founding of America that resonate in our own era. Author note: Alfred F. Young is Senior Research Fellow at the Newberry Library and Professor Emeritus of History at Northern Illinois University. He is the editor of The America Revolution: Explorations in the History of American Radicalism and co-editor of the 45-volume American Heritage Series.Terry J. Fife is President of History Works, Inc., and was curator at the Chicago Historical Society.Mary E. Janzen is Assistant to the President of the Chicago Historical Society.
Download or read book The New Nation written by Joy Hakim and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the 19th century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of abolitionism.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American History Revolution and new nation written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of US The new nation written by Joy Hakim and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 50 Things You Should Know About U S History The Civil Rights Movement written by Jonathan Gross and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1950s and 60s, a brave and unstoppable movement forever changed America and its people as African Americans fought for the equality they deserved. With these 50 flash cards of figures and features, you can expand your knowledge about that period. Test yourself or challenge a friend with 150 ready-made questions about topics including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Martin Luther King, Jr., Little Rock, and the Civil Rights Act. Flip the card over to find the answers and more fascinating facts. Then discover historical connections with the bonus Connect a Card question. Every deck in the series is great for learning, review, trivia, and more!connections with the bonus Connect a Card question. Every deck in the series is great for learning, review, trivia, and more!
Download or read book 1863 written by Joseph Edward Stevens and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2000 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from personal letters, official documents, and rare photographs, the author offers a look at the "tumultuous" 1863 and all the personalities of the year.
Download or read book American Nations written by Colin Woodard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who during presidential elections, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own unique historical roots. In American Nations he takes readers on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, offering a revolutionary and revelatory take on American identity, and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and continue to mold our future. From the Deep South to the Far West, to Yankeedom to El Norte, Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) reveals how each region continues to uphold its distinguishing ideals and identities today, with results that can be seen in the composition of the U.S. Congress or on the county-by-county election maps of any hotly contested election in our history.
Download or read book 50 Things You Should Know About U S History The Civil War written by Jonathan Gross and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of slavery divided the nation and pushed it into the Civil War. With these 50 flash cards of figures and features, you can expand your knowledge about that period. Test yourself or challenge a friend with 150 ready-made questions about famous figures like Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, or battles like Gettysburg and Antietam. Flip the card over to find the answers and more fascinating facts. Then discover historical connections with the bonus Connect a Card question. Every deck in the series is great for learning, review, trivia, and more!
Download or read book The Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.
Download or read book The Forgotten Americans written by Isabel Sawhill and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation's economic inequalities One of the country's leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society--economic, cultural, and political--and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. Although many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and the federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm.
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation written by Merrill D. Peterson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1986-09-11 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive life of Jefferson in one volume, this biography relates Jefferson's private life and thought to his prominent public position and reveals the rich complexity of his development. As Peterson explores the dominant themes guiding Jefferson's career--democracy, nationality, and enlightenment--and Jefferson's powerful role in shaping America, he simultaneously tells the story of nation coming into being.
