A historic look at the life of North American Indians before their movement to reservations. Focuses on the customs, beliefs, and heroes of the Plains Indians. Activities revolve around African Americans who have made important contributions to society. Includes inventors, sports figures, government leaders, writers, and more. A close look at events that led to the American Revolution, the role of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War heroes, important battles and battle sites, results of the Treaty of Paris, the Articles of Confederation, and more.
Children examine the causes, characters, viewpoints, and strategies of the Civil War.
Questions challenge comprehension and interpretation of the Missouri Compromise, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and more. For Ages 8 - Teens. Each book provides historical information about the pathway and era, biographies on explorers, and geography, science, environmental, and cultural details. Each book includes charts, illustrations, maps, puzzles, reading, writing, research, and discussion activities. Focuses on the Oregon Trail from the early 1800s to the present, the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, mountain men and other explorers, missionaries, Native Americans, Sioux chiefs, families traveling along the Trail, Conestoga wagons, cultural differences between settlers and Native Americans, railroads and the West, Western forts, rivers of the Trail, today's routes along the Trail, plus maps, diagrams, charts, and many interesting learning activities.