Primary sources in American history
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Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This book uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how construction of the Erie Canal changed America by vastly improving the movement of goods to settlers in the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
4) The Transcontinental Railroad: a primary source history of America's first coast-to-coast railroad
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This book describes the people, circumstances, and events surrounding the building of the railway system across the continent in the 1800's.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Pilgrims' journey to America in search of religious freedom, their struggle to survive, and their encounters with native people as they worked together to build a successful colony.
12) Manifest destiny: a primary source history of America's territorial expansion in the 19th century
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Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Explores the history of America's territorial expansion, the ways in which it was done, and the term 'manifest destiny' that was popularized by newspaper editor John O'Sullivan in 1845.