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A collection of important documents, speeches, and proclamations of presidents from Washingto to Lyndon Johnson

Traces the history of the Constitution of the United States and discusses the significance of the Constitution and its amendments

Informative maps highlight this story of the American Indians and their role in their great struggle with the whites for possession of North America in the early days of the United States

Surveys the decisive years, 1789-1801, of the American Republic when the leadership of the Federalists formed a solid base for the government and the future of a nation.

The history of the writing of the Constitution and the following amendments as well as a simplified outline of the document are included in this informative analysis of the development and significance of the Constitution

Gives an account of the crucial struggle of the United States against Great Britain as the United States tried to resolve disagreements with their former mother country while trying to prove itself as a new country

Recounts the happenings of the first great revolution of modern times, the American Revolution, an event that still affects our lives today

Product Description: Book by Morris, Richard Brandon

Character sketches of Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Jay, Madison, and Hamilton emphasize their reasons for turning against Britain and their prominence in the American Revolution

Product Description: Timely and timeless, these basic documents are designed to remind us of the durable qualities of American values and traditions, and how adaptable they are to a changing world. This concise collection forcibly demonstrates that national growth and prosperity have been achieved in the face of honest and persistent differences of opinion over policy, both domestic and foreign...read more

Product Description: The American Revolution: A Short History (The Anvil)