Homework Helpers: U.S. History (1492-1865)

"Homework Helpers: U.S. History" is the latest book in the popular series designed to help students master the material and tackle the tests. It will help any student learn and remember the many facts about the people, places and things from Columbus and his fellow explorers to Washington, Lincoln, Lee and Grant. Rote memorisation won't do it. Neither will just timelines and lists. But there are some simple tools that will make history come alive, that will enable any student to manage a vast amount of historical information. "Homework Helpers: U.S. History" is a user-friendly book that will make any student - or those trying to help them - feel like he or she has a private tutor. Each chapter focuses on a major theme and explains it with a variety of diagrams, charts and maps. Each chapter, also, contains detailed questions that allow students to assess how well they've mastered various concepts. Not only are the right answers to these self-study questions included, but, also, detailed explanations as to why the wrong answers are wrong. Topics included are: Christopher Columbus and the Native Americans, the 13 Colonies, the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Constitution, the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Whether used as a stand-alone text or to supplement a poorly written or badly organised "official" text, each volume in the "Homework Helpers" series is just what students need to boost their confidence and give them the tools they need to succeed in the most challenging classes or in the most difficult exams.