Jennifer Kaul Knihy

Why did the Pilgrims and other settlers come to North America? How did American Indians react to white settlers on their land? How was North America changed by the colonists? The colonization of the New World led to major changes for both European colonists and the native peoples who already lived there. Using an inquiry-based approach, primary sources, and quick-reference infographics, readers will learn all about the historic changes that took place in the land and various people's lives at the beginning of Colonial America.

"What are the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Why are these documents important to American history? How do they affect our lives today? After winning the Revolutionary War, the United States needed a new government to help guarantee the hard-won freedoms for all the current and future U.S. citizens."--

Humans are ingenious when it comes to meeting challenges. We invent all sorts of useful contraptions from the wheel to the can opener. But some of the things people have come up with are truly odd. Who came up with grass sandals, and why? Have you ever heard of a portable radio hat? Not many people have, but someone invented it. Get the inside scoop on these odd contraptions and many more weird inventions.