History of US

Name: History of US
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ISBN: 9780195153262

ISBN-10: 019515326X

ISBN-13: 9780195153262

Edition: 3rd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Joy Hakim

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Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents an acre!), Lewis and Clark's daring expedition through this wilderness, the War of 1812 a.k.a. "Revolutionary War, Part II," Tecumseh's effort to form an Indian confederacy, the growth of Southern plantations, the beginning of the abolitionist movement, and the disgraceful Trail of Tears are just a few of the setbacks, sidetracks, and formidable tasks put in the new nation's path. Master storyteller…

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List price: $15.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 9.17" wide x 7.56" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface: Getting a Nation Started



The Father of Our Country


Feature: Kings and Revolutions



About Being President



The Parties Begin


Feature: Money, Money, Money, Money



A Capital City



Counting Noses



The Adams Family Moves to Washington


Feature: Our House is a Very Fine House



About President Adams



Alien and Sedition: Awful and Sorry



Something Important: Judicial Review



Meet Mr. Jefferson



Meriwether and William--or Lewis and Clark



An Orator in a Red Jacket Speaks



The Great Tekamthi, Also Called Tecumseh



Osceola



The Revolutionary War Part II, or the War of 1812


Feature: The Star-Spangled Banner



The Other Constitution



That Good President Monroe



JQA vs. AJ


Feature: A Virginia Visit



A Day of Celebration and Tears



Old Hickory



Yankee Ingenuity: Cotton and Muskets



Going Places


Feature: Old Heroes, Old Friends



Teakettle Power


Feature: Roads and Rails, Canals and Trails



Making Words



A Time to Weep


Feature: Barron V. Baltimore



The Second Seminole War



History's Paradox



A Man Who Didn't Do As His Neighbors Did


Feature: The Golden Rule



African-Americans



The King and His People



Abolitionists Want to End Slavery



Frederick Douglass


Feature: Walking Across the Map



Naming Presidents



A Triumvirate Is Three People



The Great Debate



Liberty for All?


Reading the Mail: A Firebell in the Night


Thomas Jefferson: A Firebell in the Night


Lewis and Clark: A Poem


Chronology of Events


More Books to Read


Yet More Books to Read


Picture Credits


Index


A Note from the Author


Atlas