Presents a short history of the Declaration of Independence, and describes the events leading to its creation including the Townshend and Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, First and Second Continental Congress, and the Revolutionary War.
Discusses the importance of the Gettysburg Address, provides background information of the document, and includes photographs, illustrations, a chronology, a glossary, and a list of resources.
Presents a discussion of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its importance to the nation, and discusses slavery in America, the Civil War, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, and the Fugitive Slave Law.
An exploration of solar energy that discusses the properties of the sun, how it is used by plants, global energy sources, solar thermal collectors, its advantages and disadvantages, and other related topics.