causes

Examines the events of 1861 that led to the outbreak of the American Civil War, profiling key figures whose actions and opinions contributed to the start of the war and outlining key events of the year.

A history of the American Civil War and Reconstruction, arguing that the war was brought about by the introduction of evangelical religion to the public arena, but had the positive effect of making the country one nation while at the same time eliminating slavery.

Chronicles the attack on Fort Sumter at the start of the Civil War and describes the events that led to it and the roles of its significant participants.

Presents a comprehensive study of the economic expansion into the frontier following the end of the French and Indian War, the move to compete with French fur traders in the Ohio Valley, and the surge of land speculators into territory occupied by Native Americans.

Examines the people and events both in the American colonies and in Great Britain between 1760 and 1776 that led to the American Revolution.

Excerpts from diaries and letters help chronicle the events which lead to the formation of the Kansas Territory and describe how abolitionists and slaveowners tried to influence whether it would become a slave state or free.

In Williamsburg in 1775, as events threaten to plunge the colonies into war with Britain, eleven-year-old John feels caught between the revolutionary sentiments of his older brother and his father's insistence on a more temperate and patient course of action.

An illustrated history of the events that led to the American Revolution.

Text and photographs trace the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, and examine the Party's impact on the Revolution.