The US Constitution and Bill of Rights

by Maegan Schmidt

Overview

Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title investigates the people involved with and the events leading up to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617837135
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Foundations of Our Nation Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	820L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Road to Revolution 4

Chapter 2 The Articles of Confederation 10

Chapter 3 The Constitutional Convention 16

Chapter 4 Writing the Constitution 24

Chapter 5 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments 34

Important Dates 42

Stop and Think 44

Glossary 46

Learn More 47

Index 48

About the Author 48