Primary sources in American history

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount several turning points in American history: the Salem witch trials, the Battle of the Alamo, the California gold rush, the construction of the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroad, and the victory of the women's suffrage movement.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the witch hunt and trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the seventeenth century.

Primary sources describe the history of the Louisiana Purchase, from Jefferson's dream of expansion and his negotiations with Napoleon for the land to the exploration of the new territory by Lewis and Clark.

Primary sources bring to life the immigrant experience through a history of America's most famous point of entry, Ellis Island.

Offers a brief introduction to the War of 1812, including a timeline and profiles of key events and figures.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the pilgrims' journey to America in search of religious freedom, their struggle to survive, and their encounters with native people as they worked together to build a successful colony.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of slavery in the United States.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the colonies' break from Great Britain and the creation of a new government of the United States.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the U.S. government's removal of the Cherokee from their ancestral homes in Georgia to Oklahoma in 1838.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Oregon Trail, its role in westward expansion, and the travails of the pioneers who followed it across the West.