Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
Reconstructs a possible mission of the fourteen-year-old spy who carried messages to George Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary War.
Looks at how the thirteen individual colonies came together as a unified nation in the wake of the American Revolution, discussing the Articles of Confederation, and the process by which the Constitution was forged.
Examines events that led up to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, discussing the reasons why colonists became discontented with British rule, and how they responded to what they felt was tyranny.
Introduces children to important people and events in the quest for American independence, covering the social, political, and economic conditions that led colonists to seek freedom from England's authority.
Learn the history behind America's progression from rule by the English monarchy to today's democracy. Explore colonial government, George Washington and the American revolution. See why the founding fathers set the standard of dividing and sharing power.
the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent
Rockwell, Anne F
2016
The story of James Armistead Lafayette, an American slave and spy whose information helped end the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he fought the Virginia General Assembly to gain his freedom.
Thomas Jefferson was a man of many talents who was invaluable to the founding of the United States. After loaning his expertise to writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson went on to serve as the third U.S. president. Jefferson's extraordinary life and accomplishments are recounted in this engaging volume.
