Expansion of the United States: Florida, Alaska, Gadsden Purchase, and Mexican Cession

Contributor(s): Stanley, Joseph (Author)

ISBN: 9781508149415

Publisher: PowerKids Press

$20.95

Pub Date: July 31, 2016

Dewey: 973.3

LCCN: 2015050556

Lexile Code: 1060

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.60" L x 7.20" W ( 0.60 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

History | United States | Revolutionary Period 17751800

Series: Spotlight on American History

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000183562 ( Expansion of the United States: Florida, Alaska, Gadsden Purchase, and Mexican Cession)

Reading level: 6.60

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: The United States didn't expand from the 13 original states to its present size all at once. Many different events took place to shape the country into what it is today. Readers explore the details behind many of these events, including the purchase of Alaska and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. These essential social studies curriculum topics are introduced in a clear and engaging way. Carefully chosen primary sources and other historical images allow readers to immerse themselves in this important period of U.S. expansion.

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