What Was the Boston Tea Party? (Häftad)
avKathleen Krull, Lauren Mortimer
ISBN: 9780448462882 - UTGIVEN: 201302"No Taxation without Representation " The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution--outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and r[...]
What Was the First Thanksgiving? (Häftad)
avJoan Holub, Lauren Mortimer
ISBN: 9780448464633 - UTGIVEN: 2013-08The history of the feast After their first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims at Plymouth shared a three-day feast with their Native American neighbors. Of course, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag didn't know it at the time, but they were making history, celebrating what would become a national holiday.[...]
What Was the Underground Railroad? (Häftad)
avYona Zeldis McDonough, Lauren Mortimer
ISBN: 9780448467122 - UTGIVEN: 2013-12No one knows where the term "Underground Railroad "came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on th[...]
