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"The American Revolution created heroes,...and traitors-who shaped the birth of a new nation: the United States of America "Taxation Without Representation" was a serious problem for American colonies during the Mid-1700's. Great Britain imposed harsh taxes and refused to give the colonists a voice in their own government. The colonists rebelled and declared their independence from Braitain-the war was on. Illustrated on each page with line drawings, graphic designs, photographs.
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Benjamin Banneker challenged one of the Founding Fathers to explain the presence of slavery in a nation that declared all people to be created equal. His thoughtful words won the admiration of Thomas Jefferson. But it was Banneker's work as an astronomer amd mathematician that made him perhaps the best known African-American in the early years of the United States.
Product Details
ISBN-10: 0756518059
EAN: 9780756518059
Binding: Paperback
Published Date: 2006
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Misc. Category: Black Astronomers
Writing Origin: African American
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 22.96 cms x 15.44 cms x 1.09 cms
Number of pages: 112
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