A New Nation: The United States: 1783-1815

The American Story #6

by Betsy Maestro, Giulio Maestro (Illustrator)

The American Story continues . . . After many years of struggle and sacrifice, the American colonists had finally earned their freedom. It was now time to establish unity among the thirteen states and forge a new nation. Our founding fathers wrote a Constitution and a Bill of Rights to set up a democracy, a government that would put the people first. The country grew and flourished. With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States doubled in size. Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the west, and five more states joined the Union. But rising tensions with the British would create more challenges to overcome. In this installment of the acclaimed American Story series, history lovers Betsy and Giulio Maestro tell the true story of the first thirty-two years of the United States, from the Treaty of Paris to the War of 1812.

Genres: History, American History, Picture Books, Nonfiction, School, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Before beginning her career in children's books, Betsy Maestro was a teacher. Her first book with Giulio Maestro was A Wise Monkey Tale published in 1975, and since then they have collaborated on more than one hundred books. Their on-going American Story series began with the highly acclaimed The Discovery of the Americas and continues to help young readers understand and appreciate our nations history.

The Maestros live with two cats and a goldfish in a converted cow barn in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Reviews

[Bookbag_Betty]

- Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

- Change Is The End Result Of All True Learning

"First In War, First In Peace, First In The Hearst Of His Countrymen."

"To Be Good, And To Do Good, Is All We Have To Do.”

"We were now about to penetrate a country at least two thousand miles in width, on which the foot of civilized man had never trod."

The war has renewed and reinstated the national feelings and character which the Revolution had given, and which were daily lessened. The people [...] are more American; they feel and act more as a nation; and I hope the permanency of the Union is thereby better secured."

“Here we shall plant our stakes, and not abandon them until we drive these red-coat rascals into the river, or the swamp.”

On September 3, 1783, a new nation was born.

Great Seal Of The United States // The Louisiana Purchase // The War Of 1812 // Alien And Sedition Acts // Embargo Act //

A New Nation
The United States 1783-1815
TRAVELED TO // State House In Philadelphia - Philadelphia's City Tavern, Washington's Inauguration In New York City, The Philadelphia Mint - Mount Vernon, The Federal City Of Washington, New Orleans, Fort Mandan, Columbia River, Lolo Trail, Fort Clatsop, The Lancaster Turnpike, Monticello, The Battle Of Tippecanoe, The Battle Of Lake Erie, The battle Of Chippewa, Fort McHenry, The Battle Of Lake Champlain, The Battle Of New Orleans (a waste), France, England
MET ALONG THE WAY // George Washington, James Madison, Edmund Randolph, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, The Indians, John Jay, John Pinkney, Eldridge Gerry, John Marshall, Napoleon, Meriweather Lewis & William Clark, Sacagawea, Zebulon Pike, Corps Of Discovery, Tecumbeh, Tenskwatawa, Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, Oliver Hazard Perry, William Henry Harrison, Dolley Madison, Francis Scott Key, Jean Lafitte,

[Anna Mock]

We FINALY finished this book/series. We got distracted, so I think we read the first half BEFORE the fourth of July and then just finished it yesterday or something (almost September). So I can't actually remember the first half of the book, BUT I appreciate this book a lot because it goes into depth about the War of 1812 and I feel like nobody ever talks about that. So just for that, this book is awesome.

Again, this series is not for little little kids, but the older kids who can deal with a lot of words. Even middle school students and maybe junior high if you are using it as a spine for a history course would work.

[Emily]

This provided an excellent summary of many of the main events that happened in the United States between 1783 and 1815. This would be appropriate to read with a kid in upper elementary.

[Tanya Sweetland]

A great book to read aloud with your fourth grader.