1783-1865

Explores Georgia's history during its time as a British colony.

Presents the history of South Carolina from the first Native American inhabitants to its role in some of the battles of the American Revolution.

Explores North Carolina's history during its time as a British colony.

Explores Connecticut's history during its time as a British colony including the French and Indian War and the protests against British taxation.

Briefly examines the lives and contributions of the "Founding Mothers" of the United States--such as Abigail Adams, Deborah Read Franklin, Esther DeBerdt Reed, and Martha Washington.

Introduces Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, discussing its role as a patriotic symbol in American history. Includes color photographs, a chronology, a glossary, and further resources.

Learn as abolitionists fought to end slavery and influential southerners fought to keep it, turning the institution of slavery into a political issue.

The roots of the newly formed United States of America are examined in detail in this volume. With evocative illustrations, paintings, maps, political documents, and other media largely drawn from the post-revolutionary era itself, this book details both the new nation’s growing pains and shortcomings, its major accomplishments and optimism, its sociocultural trends, and its rapid growth and expansion. Political and military struggles, Manifest Destiny, and other dynamic events are all included in a narrative stretching from the nation’s birth through the years prior to the U.S. Civil War.

James Madison cared about achieving results, not about taking credit. Neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma, and high on intelligence, Madison worked towards his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic for the United States of America. He blended his talents with those of his most talented contemporaries. Working with George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe he joined with them in pursuit of his goal.