Bøger af Tracey Vasil Biscontini

This is a unique collection of the most important documents in American history. Introductions help describe the circumstances surrounding many of the documents. These are valuable resources and wonderful learning tools. Presented in workbook format, they give students practice in reading, comprehending, and analyzing primary source documents. Volume I covers the years 1492-1870. Volume II spans the period from 1870 to the present. Grade Levels 7-12. Great for home schooling!

This wonderful collection of primary source documents illuminates American history in a fascinating and often personal way. Special emphasis is given to narratives involving women and minorities. The narratives are drawn from journals, letters, speeches, newspaper articles, and court documents. Presented in workbook format, these narratives give students valuable practice in reading, understanding, and analyzing primary source documents. American Narratives Volume I covers the years 1492-1870. American Narratives Volume II deals with the period from 1870 to the present. Grade Levels 7-12

The reasoning and history behind the two term limit for United States presidents as set out in Amendment XXII.

One of the most stirring moments in history was when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Along with this crucial primary source, readers are treated to an amazing collection of essays about the abolishment of slavery and the Thirteenth Amendment. Readers will evaluate the historical defense of slavery and its rejection, reactions to Lincoln's proclamation, and they will learn how early Supreme Court rulings actually undermined this amendment's power. Other topics include segregation, housing developments, road closings, America's debt to slaves, immigrant labor, modern-day slavery, and slavery in American prisons and suburbs.

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