Rossi, Ann

Combines paintings, maps, and text to portray Native Americans' early encounters with the European settlers who colonized the "New World," and describes the differences in farming, socialization, and values which often created friction.

Describes the anti-slavery movement in the United States from 1830 to 1865. Examines how the Underground Railroad was used to help slaves escape to the North and how the issue of slavery led to the Civil War. Discusses the roles of movement leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

See how Native American and European cultures helped one another and also clashed. Learn how encounter and exchange impacted life in the Americas.

Presents a short study of several inventions that came into use between 1870 and 1910 including the automobile and airplane, the telephone and electric light bulb, vacuum cleaners, typewriters, and other things that changed the ways in which people lived.

Presents a children's study of the cultural differences between the Native Americans and the early Europeans from 1492 to 1700, and discusses the various native homes and customs as well as the changes that they incurred as a result of European expansion.

Presents an overview of the history of abolitionism in the United States, including information on the Underground Railroad with an emphasis on pro-slavery and anti-slavery arguments used up until the Civil War.

A brief history of American women's fight for voting rights.