Tag: history
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Chapter 4: William Penn and the Lenape Indians
The King of England gave all the land in Pennsylvania to William Penn. The King made Penn a kind of king over Pennsylvania. Penn could make the laws of this new country. But he let the people make their own laws. Penn wanted to be friendly with the Lenape (also called Delaware) Indians living in…
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THE TRUE STORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS CALLED THE GREAT ADMIRAL
Elbridge S. Brooks’ “The True Story of Christopher Columbus” depicts Columbus’s ambition, challenges, and achievements, inspiring young readers through his exploration and perseverance.
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CHAPTER III. HOW COLUMBUS GAINED A QUEEN FOR HIS FRIEND.
When you wish very much to do a certain thing it is dreadfully hard to be patient; it is harder still to have to wait. Columbus had to do both. The wars against the Moors were of much greater interest to the king and queen of Spain than was the finding of a new and…
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CHAPTER II. WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF THE IDEA.
I do not wish you to think that Columbus was the first man to say that the earth was round, or the first to sail to the West over the Atlantic Ocean. He was not. Other men had said that they believed the earth was round; other men had sailed out into the Atlantic Ocean.…
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CHAPTER I. BOY WITH AN IDEA.
Men who do great things are men we all like to read about. This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America. He lived four hundred years ago. When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa. It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy.…
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HIEROGLYPHICS
Egyptians invented writing, preserving history and communication. Their phonetic system, hieroglyphics, influenced future civilizations and transformed record-keeping for generations.
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Great Stories for Little Americans
“Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans” by Edward Eggleston introduces young readers to American history through engaging tales, fostering national pride and knowledge of heritage via accessible storytelling.
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The First Governor in Boston
Before the white people came, there were no houses in this country but the little huts of the In-di-ans. The In-di-an houses were made of bark, or mats, or skins, spread over poles. Some people came to one part of the country. Others started set-tle-ments in other places. When more people came, some of these…