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Creating America
Focusing on U.S. history from the earliest explorers to 1900, Creating America is a resource book for teachers that includes over 50 lessons, each with suggested resources and activities. The entire book is accessible in Adobe PDF format through the Washington State Colonial Dames Society, which funded Jan Kragen's work.
Focusing on U.S. history from the earliest explorers to 1900, Creating America is a resource book for teachers that includes over 50 lessons, each with suggested resources and activities. The entire book is accessible in Adobe PDF format through the Washington State Colonial Dames Society, which funded Jan Kragen's work.
Table of Contents
Basic Human Needs Cultural Universals European Explorers I Empires of America Clash of the Titans European Explorers II Motivations to Move Bringing Baggage Colonial Children Picking a Place Escaping Religious Persecution Compacts and Charters Expanding Religious Rights Making Money Bartering Buying Land, Taking Land Compelled to Come Keeping Slaves Colonial Regions Education in America VIPs of the American Revolution French and Indian War The Mercantile Theory Causes of the Revolution The Battles Begin The Try for Canada | Declaration of Independence
Don’t Forget the Women The Battles of Trenton and Princeton The Turning Point We Win! Establishing Our Government Napoleon’s Impacts on the United States Lewis and Clark Sacajawea Transportation Moving West Andrew Jackson Texas The Oregon Trail California’s Gold Rush Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement Lincoln and the Beginning of the War Fighting the Civil War The Union Victory Reconstruction The Indian Wars The Transcontinental Railroad and Beyond Industrial Growth Immigration The Spanish-American War End of the Year Tests Print and Film Series Bibliography |
