America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Somalia, an ancient country in Africa, is made up mostly of Muslims who wage war on each other. The US and other countries send aid to this poor and h...
Read an excerpt fromThe Harp Weaver and Other PoemsbyEdna St Vincent Millay.
The Hughes family becomes extremely wealthy from the invention of the "rock eater" drill bit.
Students will understand how colonists became American citizens Indicator 2-2.3
Native Americans Indicator SC 8-1.1
Response of South Carolina to events leading to the American Revolution Indicator 8-2.2
Patriots, Tories/Loyalist, women, enslaved/free Africans, and Native Americans Indicator 8-2.4
Spain, French, and English Come Exploring Indicator 8-1.2
South Carolina History Standard 8-5.5 Compare Industrial development in South Carolina to the rest of the United States
Benedict Arnold, ageneral for the Continental Army, creates a plan to give up West Point to the British.
Former slaves tell of the pain of losing their families to slave trading. Because America had chattel slavery, where people were treated like property...
Even the North Korean invasion into the South does not force the UN to reunify Korea; the North and South take turns being in control.
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