History
epub |eng | | Author:Oscar Cantillo
Mission San Francisco Solano had different areas for the church, the priests, and the neophytes, as well as orchards, farms, and a cemetery on its grounds, as depicted in the ...
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State & Local
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2019-07-29 | Author:Anika Fajardo [Fajardo, Anika]
Cooking over an open fire was dangerous. Burns were common. As colonists grew wealthier, they built larger kitchens with fireplaces. But stray sparks from the fire could be dangerous. For ...
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Colonial & Revolutionary
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2019-06-11 | Author:Ash Imery-Garcia
The Union and the Confederacy were reluctant to arm black soldiers, and it was only after two years into the war that black men were legally allowed to enlist. Military ...
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History
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Jeannette Buckley
The first stone was put in place in 1797. Isidro Aguilar, a master stonemason, arrived from New Spain in 1799 to make sure the new church would be strong and ...
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State & Local
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Jeannette Buckley
finishing the mission As the mission's neophyte population grew to its peak (832 inhabitants) in the early 1800s, so did the mission complex. Construction ended in 1819, at which time ...
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State & Local
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2019-09-29 | Author:Brynn Baker [Baker, Brynn]
BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was the only black cadet at West Point during his four years there. His fellow cadets refused to speak to him or ...
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Military & Wars
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Alicia Tovar
This picture shows a meeting of colonial American women. They have come together to sign an agreement promising not to drink British tea. AMERICAN PROTESTERS TAKE ACTION The tea ship ...
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History
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2016-10-15 | Author:B. J. Best
Immediate Reactions Many Northerners, particularly Republicans, were thrilled by Lincolnâs signing of the Emancipation Proclamation into law. They believed the United States could not be a free country unless all ...
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History
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Xina M. Uhl
European immigrants and rural Americans flocked to urban areas in search of jobs. Cities grew rapidly during the nineteenth century. The new American city had impressive skyscrapers, strong new bridges, ...
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History
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Madeline Stevens
October 1800 was a particularly bad month at Mission San Juan Bautista. Those living at the mission reported six earthquakes a day for nineteen days. All of the mission buildings ...
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State & Local
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2017-12-20 | Author:Janet Wees
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Empty Bunk â Farewell from Alfred 13 December, 1943 Guten morgen (good morning) Walter, Forgive me. I leave and do not tell you. It is for your ...
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Holocaust
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Stephen Whitwell
This early 20th-century illustration shows British troops retreating from Concord. The colonists shot at the British as they retreated. Many colonists had fought in the French and Indian War, during ...
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Colonial & Revolutionary
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2011-10-15 | Author:Carla Mooney [Mooney, Carla]
channel: a narrow stretch of water between two areas of land. glaciers: huge sheets of ice found in mountains or polar regions. provisions: supplies of food. rations: the amount of ...
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Exploration & Discovery
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | 2016-07-14 | Author:Rebecca Stefoff [Stefoff, Rebecca]
John Glenn orbited Earth three times in his historic flight. It lasted 4 hours and 56 minutes. The committee chairman says, âI think the loss of prestige in losing a ...
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Exploration & Discovery
October 4,2022 )
epub |eng | | Author:Pam Flowers
âGotcha!â Ellieâs silliness always made Pam laugh. She liked having a fun partner on the Trail. In the mountains of Virginia, January brought snow. Ellie was excited to see big ...
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State & Local
October 4,2022 )
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