The New Nation: 1789-1850 (A History of US Series #4)

by Joy Hakim

Overview

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents an acre!), Lewis and Clark's daring expedition through this wilderness, the War of 1812 a.k.a. "Revolutionary War, Part II," Tecumseh's effort to form an Indian confederacy, the growth of Southern plantations, the beginning of the abolitionist movement, and the disgraceful Trail of Tears are just a few of the setbacks, sidetracks, and formidable tasks put in the new nation's path. Master storyteller Joy Hakim weaves these dramatic events and more into a seamless tale that's so exciting, how could it be true? But it is- it's A History of US.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199989058
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/16/2012
Series:	History of US Series , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at McGraw-Hill's World News

Table of Contents

	Preface: Getting a Nation Started	9
1	The Father of Our Country	13
	Feature: Kings and Revolutions	18
2	About Being President	20
3	The Parties Begin	24
	Feature: Money, Money, Money, Money	28
4	A Capital City	30
5	Counting Noses	33
6	The Adams Family Moves to Washington	37
	Feature: Our House is a Very Fine House	40
7	About President Adams	42
8	Alien and Sedition: Awful and Sorry	45
9	Something Important: Judicial Review	48
10	Meet Mr. Jefferson	52
11	Meriwether and William--or Lewis and Clark	57
12	An Orator in a Red Jacket Speaks	64
13	The Great Tekamthi, Also Called Tecumseh	68
14	Osceola	73
15	The Revolutionary War Part II, or the War of 1812	76
	Feature: The Star-Spangled Banner	83
16	The Other Constitution	84
17	That Good President Monroe	90
18	JQA vs. AJ	93
	Feature: A Virginia Visit	95
19	A Day of Celebration and Tears	96
20	Old Hickory	99
21	Yankee Ingenuity: Cotton and Muskets	103
22	Going Places	110
	Feature: Old Heroes, Old Friends	116
23	Teakettle Power	117
	Feature: Roads and Rails, Canals and Trails	122
24	Making Words	124
25	A Time to Weep	129
	Feature: Barron V. Baltimore	132
26	The Second Seminole War	134
27	History's Paradox	138
28	A Man Who Didn't Do As His Neighbors Did	142
	Feature: The Golden Rule	144
29	African-Americans	146
30	The King and His People	150
31	Abolitionists Want to End Slavery	153
32	Frederick Douglass	157
	Feature: Walking Across the Map	160
33	Naming Presidents	162
34	A Triumvirate Is Three People	169
35	The Great Debate	173
36	Liberty for All?	177
	Reading the Mail: A Firebell in the Night	178
	Thomas Jefferson: A Firebell in the Night	179
	Lewis and Clark: A Poem	180
	Chronology of Events	181
	More Books to Read	182
	Yet More Books to Read	183
	Picture Credits	184
	Index	186
	A Note from the Author	192
	Atlas	193