A History of Us: Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740a History of Us Book Two

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0195327160 ISBN13: 9780195327168 Release Date: February 2007 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Length: 192 Pages Weight: 0.93 lbs. Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.0" Age Range: 11 to 14 years Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9 Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. Meet Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join William Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac in this remarkable journey