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Taking a stand

portraits from the southern secession movement
1998
Tells the story of the movement that led to Confederate independence from the perspectives of five Southern men who came to their own individual decisions to abandon the Union.

The day the Revolution began

19 April 1775
2000
Chronicles the reactions of people from all walks of life to the news that the American Revolution had begun, from jubilant rebel leaders to farmers, shopkeepers, and Europeans.

The creation of America

through revolution to empire
2000
Offers an alternative history of the American Revolution, portraying the colonists as conquerors and their revolution as a rebellion over control of conquests.

Boston Tea Party

1982
A Boston merchant describes the American colonists' act of protest against British taxation and the tea monopoly of the East India Company.

Causes of the Civil War

2006
"Explains the causes of the American Civil War, including legislative efforts to prevent the conflict, and the rising sectional tensions during the 1850s that ultimately led to rebellion by the Southern states"--Provided by publisher.

The root causes of Sudan's civil wars

2003
Examines the root causes of over twenty years of civil war in the Sudan, the confrontation between culture defined by blood-lines, the economic and political patterns that have affected the development of democracy, and analyzes the factors that have not permitted this war to end.

The causes of the American Revolution

Details the factors that pushed the American colonies towards war with Great Britain, a conflict that resulted in the creation of the United States of America. Includes illustrations, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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Colonial life

the adventures of Benjamin Wilcox
2002

How did tea and taxes spark a revolution?

and other questions about the Boston Tea Party
2011
An exploration of the Boston Tea Party that discusses taxation without representation, protestors, the Boston Massacre, and other related topics. Includes a time line and a writing activity.

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