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From Colonies to Country is the third book in the historical series "A History of US" by Joy Hakim. It has won the James Michener Prize in Writing and the Parent's Choice Silver Honor Award. It is a book mainly to be used by school-age children for research or school use, or when studying... read more
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Summary edit
It really didn't make sense for a nation far across the ocean to control the fate of people living on the American continent. Many realized that, but Tom Paine put it into words. This book, perhaps the key book in the whole series, tells the story of the American Revoution. Lots of nations... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“A firebrand can be a hothead: someone who sparks a revolution, someone who lights a fire in people's minds and hearts... Historians say the American Revolution had three firebrands: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Paine...”
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“The British didn't just sit around and let the colonies rebel. They sent an army to put down the revolution.”
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“The Americans on Long Island were trapped by British troops drawn up between them and their retreat across The East River. They had to fight their way back through the enemy. One rebel said later, "When we began the attack, General Washington... cried out, 'Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose!'"”
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“This is what happened: James Madison served in the first Congress and he wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. They are called the Bill of Rights.”
First Sentence edit
"Peter Zenger was 13 when he sailed to America."
Table of Contents edit
PREFACE: From Colonies to Country
1. Freedom of the Press
2. Jenkin's Ear
a. Ogelthorpe Marches Into Florida
3. Frenchmen and Indians
4. A Most Remarkable Man
5. Pitt Steps In
a. The French and Indian War
6. Au Revoir (Goodbye), France
7. Staying in Charge
8. What is an American?
9. A Girl Who Always Did Her Best
10. The Rights of Englishmen
11. A Taxing King
a. John Rutledge Visits a Foreign Country
12. The Firebrands
a. On the Road
13. A Massacre in Boston
14. One if by Land, Two if by Sea
a. The Shot Heard Round the World
15. An American Original
a. How the New World Changed the Old
16. On the Way to the Second Continental Congress
17. Naming a General
18. The War of the Hills
19. Fighting Palm Trees
20. Declaring Independence
a. All Men Are Created Equal
21. Signing Up
22. Revolutionary Women and Children
23. Freedom Fighters
a. A Failed Journey?
24. Soldiers from Everywhere
25. Black Soldiers
26. Fighting a War
27. Howe Billy Wished France Wouldn't Join In
28. Valley Forge to Vincennes
29. The States Write Constitutions
30. More About Choices
31. When It's Over, Shout Hooray
32. Experimenting With a Nation
33. Looking Northwest
34. A Man With Ideas
35. A Philadelphia Welcome
a. A Philadelphia Gardener
36. Summer in Philly
a. Science, Isaac Newton, and the Constitution
b. Philadelphia in the 1790's
37. A Slap on the Back
38. Roger to the Rescue
39. Just What is a Constitution?
40. Good Words and Bad
41. No More Secrets
42. If You Can Keep It
i. Considering Great Documents
ii. The Declaration of Independence
iii. Staying Awake With Great Documents
iv. The Constitution
v. The Bill of Rights
vi. Reading the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
vii. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
viii. Chronology of Events
ix. More Books to Read
x. Picture Credits
xi. Index
xii. A Note From the Author
xiii. Atlas
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 11 in A History of US. (standard series)
Preceded by Making Thirteen Colonies, and followed by The New Nation.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 903
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