Primary sources in American history

This book uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how construction of the Erie Canal changed America by vastly improving the movement of goods to settlers in the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.

This book describes the people, circumstances, and events surrounding the building of the railway system across the continent in the 1800's.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the colonies' break from Great Britain and the creation of a new government of the United States.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Pilgrims' journey to America in search of religious freedom, their struggle to survive, and their encounters with native people as they worked together to build a successful colony.

Primary source documents and narratives recount the War of 1812, from the U.S. declaring war against Great Britain in 1812 to the Treaty of Ghent in 1815.

Explores the history of America's territorial expansion, the ways in which it was done, and the term 'manifest destiny' that was popularized by newspaper editor John O'Sullivan in 1845.