When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, the size of the United States almost doubled. Suddenly, the country stretched from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Rocky Mountains. But no one knew much about the new territory. Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore it and report on what they found. What would they need for their journey? How would they cross high waterfalls, snowy mountains, and raging rivers? Who would help them speak and trade with Native Americans along the way? Discover how Lewis and Clark overcame these and other challenges while collecting important scientific information and carefully mapping unknown lands. Find out how their courageous expedition opened the West for expansion, trade, and development.
Discusses how and why American colonists protested high taxes from Great Britain by dumping tea in Boston Harbor in 1773, as well as the ramifications of their actions.
In the summer of 1954, competition with two rival girls in producing a neighborhood newspaper and her experience dealing with a friend's case of polio help ten-year-old Judy Oliver develop an understanding of how a newspaper ought to be written.
Sixth-grader Kelly's attempt to sell Christmas cards to the scary lady in the haunted house begins a mutually enjoyable friendship for them both, as well as for their families and friendes.
Eleven -year-old Kelly hatches a series of schemes to get rid of her bratty little brother, until his disappearance awakens her to her true feelings for him.
Sixth-grader Kelly's attempt to sell Christmas cards to the scary lady in the haunted house begins a mutually enjoyable friendship for them both, as well as for their families and friendes.
In the summer of 1954, competition with two rival girls in producing a neighborhood newspaper and her experience dealing with a friend's case of polio help ten-year-old Judy Oliver develop an understanding of how a newspaper ought to be written.
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