This volume introduces students to the institution of slavery through a compilation of slave narratives, government documents, songs, and other firsthand accounts of those involved in the early slave trade, the passage from Africa, life as a slave, and stories from the Underground Railroad. Class activities are also included.

This compilation of primary sources provides a detailed view of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, covering freed slaves, carpetbaggers, presidential policy, Radical Republicans, social and economic problems in the South, Black codes, voting rights, the KKK, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

An introduction to some of the greatest inventors from each century in American History, the public's reaction to their innovations, and how their inventions changed the course of history.

Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source documents underpin the introduction to U.S. history in History Compass' popular Research American History series. This anthology highlights the Constitution's treatment of voting and elections, leaders who have influenced voting practices, the electoral college, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and more.