We the people
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history and economic purpose of the Santa Fe Trail and the resulting settlement of the Southwest.
3)
African-Americans in the colonies
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2002, ©2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the European immigrants who came to North America as explorers and settlers, their interactions with native people, and the wars that ultimately led to their independence.
5)
Ellis Island
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the function of the more than 400 Navajo marines who invented a secret code that was never broken by the enemy during World War II.
7)
The Persian Gulf War
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8)
The Arapaho and their history
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9)
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Author
Language
English
Description
In this action-packed graphic novel, witness the Boston Massacre, the event when American colonists believed that they had been treated and taxed unfairly for years by Great Britain, leading to a clashing with British troops. Eye-popping artwork and easy-to-read text offer an appealing, accessible alternative for struggling and reluctant readers. An additional information section provides key facts and further understanding. The perfect book for budding...
11)
The Buffalo soldiers
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12)
The Carpetbaggers
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the history, traditions, and social customs of the native people from the southeastern woodlands of present-day Alabama and Georgia.
15)
The Dust Bowl
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16)
Great women of the American Revolution
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17)
Industrial America
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18)
The Mayflower Compact
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19)
The Mexican War
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20) The minutemen
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the role the minutemen played in the American Revolution.
21)
The Ojibwe and their history
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22)
Pearl Harbor
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the history, culture, and social customs of the native people from the Middle Atlantic coast, and provides information on the famous Pocahontas.
24)
The Salem witch trials
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25)
The Stamp Act of 1765
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27)
The Wampanoag and their history
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28)
The War of 1812
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29)
The 19th Amendment
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30)
Angel Island
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31)
The Articles of Confederation
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33)
The Gettysburg Address
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34)
The Great Chicago Fire
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35)
The Harlem Renaissance
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36)
The Haymarket Square tragedy
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37)
The Hindenburg
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38)
The Iroquois and their history
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39)
The Johnstown Flood
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40)
The Library of Congress
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41)
The Lowell mill girls
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42)
The Missouri Compromise
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43)
The orphan trains
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44)
The Pueblo and their history
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45)
Roosevelt's Rough Riders
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47)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
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48)
The Berlin airlift
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49)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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50)
The Confederate soldier
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51)
The Dred Scott decision
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52)
The electoral college
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53) The Korean War
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines a war that lasted for more than three years and lead to the deaths of countless people.
54)
The Monroe Doctrine
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55)
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906
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56) September 11
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the events at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and on Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
57)
The sinking of the USS Indianapolis
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58)
The surrender of Cornwallis
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59)
The Union soldier
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60)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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61)
Women of the Confederacy
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62)
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
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63)
The Battle of Saratoga
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64)
GI Joe in World War II
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65)
The Holocaust Museum
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66)
Inventions of the 1700s
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67)
The Monongah mining disaster
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68)
The Negro leagues
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69)
The Pullman strike of 1894
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70)
Robert Fulton's steamboat
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71)
The Second Continental Congress
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72)
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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73)
The weeping time
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74)
African-American soldiers in the Revolutionary War
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75)
American patriot: Benjamin Franklin
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76)
Civil war spy: Elizabeth Van Lew
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Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the events surrounding the massacre in the the South Vietnamese village of My Lai on March 16, 1968 and the aftermath when the rest of the world heard the truth about it.
79)
Selma's bloody Sunday
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80)
A signer for independence: John Hancock
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81)
Soldier and founder: Alexander Hamilton
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