A Primary Source Investigation of Ellis Island
A Primary Source Investigation of Ellis Island

Author: Caitlin Merrick

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1499435061

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This fascinating look into American history uncovers how some of our ancestors came to the United States, seeking freedom and fortune, and often risking everything to make a home in America. This resource tells the story of the immigrant history of the United States, using documents and photographs from the heyday of one of the most important immigration ports. The history of Ellis Island is revealed to be one of grit, misfortune, and luck that is both true of the island and of the people it welcomed to America?s shores.

A Primary Source Investigation of Ellis Island
A Primary Source Investigation of Ellis Island

Author: Caitlin Merrick

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1499435053

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This fascinating look into American history uncovers how some of our ancestors came to the United States, seeking freedom and fortune, and often risking everything to make a home in America. This resource tells the story of the immigrant history of the United States, using documents and photographs from the heyday of one of the most important immigration ports. The history of Ellis Island is revealed to be one of grit, misfortune, and luck that is both true of the island and of the people it welcomed to America?s shores.

What Was Ellis Island?
What Was Ellis Island?

Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-03-13

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 044847915X

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From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America's history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.

A Picnic in October
A Picnic in October

Author: Eve Bunting

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780152050658

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A boy finally comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family come to Ellis Island each year to celebrate Lady Liberty's birthday.

A Primary Source Investigation of the Alamo
A Primary Source Investigation of the Alamo

Author: Janey Levy

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1499435088

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This book traces the Alamo's history, from the Native American peoples who lived in the area when the mission was first built through the continuing efforts to preserve the historic site. Particular attention is paid to the Battle of the Alamo and how the bravery of its defenders inspired Texans during the Texas War of Independence.

A Primary Source Investigation of Women's Suffrage
A Primary Source Investigation of Women's Suffrage

Author: Meredith Day

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1499435207

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When the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution authorized women’s suffrage in 1920, it was the culmination of decades of work by women who had fought to be considered equal to men under the law. Accompanied by primary source documents, this resource chronicles the birth of the women’s rights movement at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848; the suffragists’ sometimes-contentious partnership with the abolitionist movement; and the slow build toward national suffrage. The efforts of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other important leaders are recognized.

A Primary Source Investigation of the Underground Railroad
A Primary Source Investigation of the Underground Railroad

Author: Viola Jones

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1499435177

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In the decades before the Civil War effectively ended the institution of slavery in the United States, many people risked their lives to rescue Southern African Americans from the shackles of slavery and shepherd them to the safety of the Northern states and Canada. Thousands of slaves made the journey under cover of night. Once free, some became agents of the railroad while others educated those in the North about the horrors of slavery. The remarkable stories of people who would achieve freedom or die trying are chronicled within these pages.

A Primary Source Investigation of the Gold Rush
A Primary Source Investigation of the Gold Rush

Author: Melanie Gildenstein

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1499435118

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The story of California’s gold rush has all the aspects of a great drama. Countless characters crossed great distances to fulfill their dreams of obtaining riches in the golden land of “El Dorado.” The great rush to California’s goldfields from points around the globe changed the face of California and transformed the United States, a young country still grappling with the growing pains of its fairly new independence. Readers will explore this exciting chapter in American history through primary sources such as broadsheets, lithographs, and poems.

A Primary Source Investigation of the Erie Canal
A Primary Source Investigation of the Erie Canal

Author: Lara Sahgal

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 149943510X

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Snaking its way through 363 miles of upstate New York, the original Erie Canal was the most massive public works project the United States had seen before the Civil War. Many doubted that such a grand waterway could be constructed, but upon its completion, it almost instantly became an enduring national symbol of American ingenuity. This volume relates the captivating story of the Erie Canal, chronicling how some dedicated political figures and surveyors-turned-engineers helped make one of the earliest American engineering marvels a reality. Primary source documents provide historical context, showing how the Erie Canal transformed the greater American landscape.

A Primary Source Investigation of the Trail of Tears
A Primary Source Investigation of the Trail of Tears

Author: Jeremy Klar

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1499435150

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The story of the Cherokee Nation and its tragic displacement by early colonial settlers is an integral part of American history. Here that tale is told through an investigation of primary sources related to the historic episode. Images and textual transcriptions are presented of such historical documents as presidential addresses, treaties, and the Cherokee constitution. Such examination of primary sources and their use in the narration of this all-too-often overlooked piece of history is in line with the skills outlined in the Common Core standards for reading informational text.