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1775-1783, revolution

The Boston Tea Party

2002
Describes the events that led American Patriots to dump British tea into Boston Harbor, an act that precipitated the American Revolution.

Benedict Arnold

2002
Follows the rise and fall of Benedict Arnold, America's most famous traitor, tracing his life from his wealthy, upper-class childhood to his betrayal of the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Explains Arnold's legacy in modern society.

The Boston Tea Party

2000
Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.

Alexander Hamiliton

first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
2000
Describes the career of Alexander Hamilton, who rose from humble beginnings to become a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and the first Secretary of the Treasury.

Betsy Ross

American patriot
2000
A biography of the Philadelphia seamstress who helped design and make the first flag to represent the United States of America.

Landmarks of the American Revolution

2003
Profiles a variety of historical sites which played an important role, be it military, political, economic, or social, in the American Revolution.

Concord and Lexington

1993
Text and accompanying photographs describe the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the events leading up to the conflict, and the monuments that have been erected to commemorate this pivotal point in history.

Fight for freedom

the American Revolutionary War
2004
Presents a survey of the American Revolution for young readers and includes information on British oppression of the colonists, Boston Tea Party, and Benedict Arnold's treason, as well as personal anecdotes from soldiers and civilians.

Finishing Becca

a story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold
1994
Fourteen-year-old Becca takes a position as a maid in a wealthy Philadelphia Quaker home and witnesses the events that lead to General Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the American forces during the Revolutionary War.

Common sense

2005
A political treatise by American patriot Thomas Paine that advocated the establishment of democracy and the overthrow of the monarchy.

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