Get the Answers!: History

The discovery of gold in California triggered thousands of people to move to California during the 1800s. While not everyone found gold and became rich, the gold rush of the 1800s had a lasting effect on the United States. Who were the most famous gold hunters? Were prospectors only Americans? What were the gold mining camps like? Did anyone find any gold? This volume answers these questions and more in an engaging question-and-answer format that makes this time period accessible and comprehensible for readers of many levels.

Starting in the late 1500s, colonists searching for a better, or different, life left Europe and sailed to the New World. But things may not have always gone exactly the way they planned them to! Who were these early colonists and where did they settle? Was freedom the only thing colonists were searching for when they arrived? Who were the people living there before them? This up-close look at colonial America answers these questions and more for young readers in a fun question-and-answer format, accompanied by historical images.

Before the United States was its own country, it was a group of colonies ruled by the British. But some people living in these colonies became unhappy with British rule and wanted freedom! Who were the key figures of the American Revolution? How did this war start? How did it end? Young readers have many questions about the Revolutionary War-and this volume tackles them in an engaging question-and-answer format. Historical images correlate to the main text and help readers visualize the beginnings of the United States clearly.

During the 1800s, hundreds of thousands of people packed up their families and moved west, many on the Oregon Trail. These settlers were searching for many things, from more space to new lives, and even gold! But how did Americans move their possessions from one place to the other? Did they have a right to stay on the land they found? What did their day look like? Young readers explore these questions and more in this unique question-and-answer approach to an important era of U.S. history. Historical images accompany the at-level, curricula-supporting text.

The Civil War was a huge turning point for the people of the United States. What exactly is a civil war and who were the people that fought in the American Civil War? What were they fighting about? What were the important battles? Who were the people that fought them? Who won the war? Through this look at the Civil War, young readers explore answers to questions they have and learn important details they need to know about this pivotal time in American history.

The Age of Exploration was an important era in world history. In the 1400s, Europeans set out in ships to learn more about the world. What were they looking to find? Who were the important figures of this age and what did they find? Who financed the trips they took? What did the European explorers bring back from the new places they visited? Young readers will love exploring their questions about the Age of Exploration and getting the answers they need to know to better understand this era in this book's engaging question-and-answer format.