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Series
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This eBook will help students learn the history concepts related to the U.S. Constitution. Each lesson covers a key historical time period and includes interesting facts and quotes, as well as practice questions to help students track their progress." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Discusses the United States Constitution and the founding of America, covering such aspects as the Constitutional Convention, the writing of the Constitution, the struggle for ratification, and the enduring legacy of this document.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
R. Sikoryak is the master of the pop culture pastiche. In 'Masterpiece Comics', he interpreted classic literature with defining twentieth-century comics. With 'Terms and Conditions', he made the unreadable contract that everyone signs, and no one reads, readable. He employs his magic yet again to investigate the very framework of the country with 'Constitution Illustrated'. By visually interpreting the complete text of the supreme law of the land...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 38
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The children of Forest Lake Elementary trod the boards in a dramatic reenactment of how the United States Constitution came to be. Full of facts about the call for a national government and the Constitutional Convention, this book presents American history with personality, good humor, and energy.
9) What are the Articles of Confederation?: and other questions about the birth of the United States
Author
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Answers questions about the Articles of Confederation and the circumstances around its creation and dismissal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The site of not only the signing of the Declaration of Independence but also the signing of the U.S. Constitution, Independence Hall could not be more appropriately named. Engaging facts and photos give young report writers a comprehensive tour of this American symbol, from early building blueprints to its relevance in today's world"--
16) Triumvirate: the story of the unlikely alliance that saved the Constitution and united the nation
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Historian Edward J. Larson recovers a crucially important—yet almost always overlooked—chapter of George Washington's life, revealing how Washington saved the United States by coming out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and serve as our first president. After leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, Washington shocked the world: he retired. In December 1783, the most powerful man in the country...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In a genre overdue for a shakeup, Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he's not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, chased rich young women, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the...
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