america

"Did people in the Middle Ages really believe the Earth was flat? Was Columbus the first European to reach the New World? Were European explorers really treated like gods by the indigenous peoples they encountered? You probably think you know the answers to these questions, but sometimes textbooks don't tell the whole truth. This book takes a deep dive into the Age of Exploration, separating myth from reality. Grade-appropriate text is supported by full-color photographs, while fact boxes, sidebars, and timelines provide additional information and historical context"--.

A brief biography of Italian explorer John Cabot, who in hopes of finding a shorter route to Asia landed in Newfoundland, Canada.

A brief biography of Spanish explorer Vasco N??ez de Balboa.

Describes the early life of sixteenth-century French navigator Jacques Cartier, discussing his explorations of the St. Lawrence River and surrounding lands in Canada, and providing information about life at sea on a galleon, and the St. Lawrence Iroquois.

A brief biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier.

Examines the lives of children in the British colonies of North America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including children of European colonists, African slaves, and Native Americans.

"This book takes a deep dive into the Age of Exploration, separating myth from reality"--Provided by publisher.

A brief biography of Amerigo Vespucci who is best known for exploring South America and the West Indies.

In 1619, Dutch traders sold twenty Africans to English settlers for the purposes of slave labor. By the late seventeenth century, enslaved Africans would become the primary source of labor in America, especially in the South. While the North relied more on technology after the Industrial Revolution, the Southern economy was based on agriculture. Despite the aversion of many Northerners to slavery after the American Revolution, the demand for cotton and tobacco in the North kept slavery, on which the antebellum Southern economy was based, alive. In this book, students will read accounts about the lives of those enslaved laborers. Through primary sources, students will also learn about the laws designed to protect the institution of slavery and how the institution was dismantled.

Simple text and illustrations introduce early readers to the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.