| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
24 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Spotlight on American history |
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Spotlight on American history (PowerKids Press)
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Slavery in the Thirteen Colonies -- The Cost of War -- Freedom's promise -- Anger in Boston -- The Boston Massacre -- The American Revolutionary War -- African American Patriots Go to War. |
| Summary |
While Crisps Attucks was the first American to die for the cause of liberty he was not the only African American patriot. This informational text looks at Attucks life, his murder at the Boston Massacre and the determination of colonists to be free of Britain's tyrannical rule. This book, however, also looks at other African American patriots who fought at Lexington and Concord and other battles and who bravely fought for the nation's freedom and their own. Activities, Biographies, Detailed Table of Contents, Diagrams, Fact Boxes, Further Information Sections, Infographics, Graphic Organizers, Maps, Primary Sources, Sidebars, Timelines, Pronunciation Guide, Glossary, Websites, Index, Black-and-White Photogra. |
| Audience |
4567 Childrens Plus, Inc. |
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810 Lexile. |
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M Fountas and Pinnell. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR RL 5.1 0.5 178440 PCMS. |
| Subject |
Attucks, Crispus, -1770.
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African American soldiers -- History -- 18th century.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Boston Massacre, 1770.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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| ISBN |
1499417411 |
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9781499417418 |
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