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Examines the key roles played by Samuel Adams, Thomas Hutchinson, and James Otis during the fifteen years preceding the American Revolution and discusses their influence on the events that led to the colonists' revolt.

Presents a short history of the Boston Massacre which occurred in March 1770 written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the events leading up to the confrontation, its aftermath, and the trial of those involved.

Contains the story of the Boston Tea Party, one of the acts of rebellion taken by patriots against England which led to the American Revolution. Presented as a graphic novel.

Examines the events and circumstances which prompted the writing of the document which united the thirteen colonies and became the basis of the Constitution of this new nation.

Four essays examine the causes and conditions leading to the American revolution.

Looks at the Stamp Act of 1765 as a turning point in U.S. history, explaining what the Stamp Act was, and discussing how the protest against taxation with representation became a rallying cry in the American colonies' quest for independence from England.

Explores the social, political, and economic conditions that led to the American Revolution; and examines major battles, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the thirteen states' path to statehood after the war.

Examines the causes of the American Civil War, introduces some of the major political and military leaders of the conflict, and looks at the strategies, resources, and technologies used by Union and Confederate forces.