Students often spend a long time learning about the early European settlements, such as Jamestown, and the founding the 13 British colonies that became the United States. Remembering and digesting so much information can be difficult, especially for struggling readers. Through accessible language and simple sentences, this book allows readers to review the history of the 13 colonies no matter the level at which they read. A concluding timeline helps...

When gold was first discovered on the American River above Sutter's Fort in January 1848, California was a sparsely populated frontier territory that had yet to be officially ceded to the United States following the war with Mexico. The astonishing news - gold in California! - prompted hundreds of thousands of people from around the world to flock to California in hopes of finding instant riches ... By 1850, California had become a state - the fastest...

A multicultural history of the United States, from 1815 to 1850, focusing on the first wave of immigration and the abolitionist and feminist movements.