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Living in the American colonies was difficult at times as towns were built, governance was established, and people from many different backgrounds, including Native Americans, learned to live together. By the 1770s, many colonists were asserting their belief in a new country free from English rule. Readers meet a young colonist growing up during the tumult of the pre-Revolutionary era. This unique, first-person perspective introduces readers to a period important to the social studies curriculum. Historical images and fact boxes add context to the main content, which focuses more on the chores, schooling, and family life of colonial children.

Provides primary source documents about the colonial history of the United States, and includes lesson plans and document analysis for each selection.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

A biography of Christopher Columbus, supplemented with historical and cultural information about the Renaissance world and the New World he explored.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, who moved to England and got King Henry VII to back an expedition across the Atlantic, where Cabot found what is now Canada. Eager to discover more, Cabot soon set sail on another voyage -- never to be heard from again.

A tale loosely inspired by the life of Alexis de Tocqueville is set in the early nineteenth century and follows an unlikely friendship between a survivor of the French Revolution and an itinerant English engraver's son.

Recounts how Henry Hudson defied orders to find an eastern passage to China by redirecting his voyage along the coastline from Spanish Florida to the Grand Banks, an effort that laid a foundation for New York's establishment as a global capital.

Discusses Spain's early explorations in the Western Hemisphere, its expansion into regions of the United States, its conflicts with France and Great Britain, and the founding of the notable missions of California.

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.