Understanding the Declaration of Independence

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Title:

Understanding the Declaration of Independence

Author:

Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-

Personal Author:

Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-

Publication Information:

New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., [2009]

Physical Description:

32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm.

Series:

Documenting early America

Documenting early America.

Summary:

Here is the key to understanding one of the most important writings in the history of the United States.

Language:

English

Contents:

Very big step -- Life in the colonies -- Terrible taxes -- Colonies act -- War begins! -- Talk of independence -- Jefferson's job -- God-given rights -- Failed by Britain -- Free states -- Important vote -- Spread the word! -- Words live on -- Timeline.

Reading Level:

760 Lexile.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.2 0.5 126956.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Declaration of Independence -- Juvenile literature.

United States. Declaration of Independence. -- Juvenile literature.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. -- Juvenile literature.