1775-1783

"Developed . . . for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the United States Constitution to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

An in-depth look at the leaders, battles, institutions, and ideals that contributed to the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Tea leaves, a lantern, yellowed documents, and more tell a part of the story of the colonists' fight for independence.

Everyone knows the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. But did you know that it took until July 9th for General George Washington to get his hands on it? Explore the extreme history of our nation's birth certificate.

"Uses the founding fathers with their traits of ingenuity, determination, passion, resourcefulness as an example for leaders in modern businesses"--OCLC.

An illustrated adaptation of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense," which relates Paine's 1776 arguments for independence from British rule for a younger audience, and features lesson ideas, activities, and projects with an answer key.

"Where students of the American founding are inclined to dispute whether the Revolution was liberal, republican, or merely confused, [the author] demonstrates that the American regime embodies an uneasy, fragile, and carefully worked-out compromise between the enlightened despotism espoused by Thomas Hobbes and the classical republicanism defended by Pericles and Demosthenes"--Back cover.

An exploration of social life and customs in the United States during the Revolutionary period that discusses freemen, bondsmen, crimes, marriages, houses, vocations, dress, diet, recreation, literature, the press, philanthropy, education, religion, and other related topics.

Learn about one of the United States' most important symbols of liberty, the Declaration of Independence; exploring how and why it was created, the Revolutionary war, and more.

Introduces the history of the Declaration of Independence.