Information about topics in United States history from pre-colonial to modern times is provided in this series for students at the older elementary and middle school levels. These dynamic and fact-filled books feature colorful and appealing pictures and are ideal for students who seek more in-depth knowledge of important places, people, and events. Dutch Colonies in America reveals to students how the Dutch colony of New Netherland was established in the early 1600s by a diverse group of immigrants who traveled from Europe to develop the fur trade along North Americas Atlantic coast. In French Colonies in America the author tells that the French colonial empire was also established to develop the fur trade in the same place at the same time. However, the French quickly expanded into the interior and gained a foothold north of the St. Lawrence River. On the other hand English Colonies in America discusses the many reasons why England established its first North American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607 and English settlers continued to flock to North American over the next decades. Ultimately, thirteen colonies were established over the next 126 years, and their fight against the rule of their original homeland led to the birth of the United States of America.

Spanish Colonies in America highlights the Spanish presence in the New World from the time of Christopher Columbus's historic voyages. Decades before the Dutch, French, and English settled in North America, the Spanish conquered indigenous empires, overran smaller tribes, established cities, and founded missions to covert the indigenous population to their beliefs. African-American Soldiers in the Revolutionary War shows how enslaved African Americans fought on both sides of the war. In 1870 after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, a different kind of battle was brewing. This amendment stated that all men had the right to vote. However, over 100 years later, most African Americans in the South were still disenfranchised and discriminated against in a variety of ways. In March 1965, a group of Black people, along with their White allies, marched from Selma, Alabama, to the State Capitol in Montgomery. They were brutally attacked by state troopers on a day now known as "Bloody Sunday.

" Selma's Bloody Sunday describes the march, the events leading up to it, and its place in history of the civil rights movement. Historically documents and sites, time lines, color and sepia illustrations and photos, and the FactHound.com web site offer additional resources for learning about these six topics.