Chapter 27 Documents

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Chapter 27 Documents

George Washington Voted England's Toughest Foe

The link below is to an interesting article about a conference of English historians. At this conference they voted George Washington England's toughest enemy over men like Napoleon and Rommel.

 http://news.yahoo.com/george-washington-voted-britains-greatest-enemy-commander-153037718.html

Civil War Article in Newsday

The following link is to an interesting article that appeared in Newsday about a Civil War soldier whose ashes were just found in storage. A ceremony was held to bury his ashes, and he is being called the last Civil War soldier to be put to rest.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/civil-war-vet-finally-laid-to-rest-1.3659803

Civil War Recommendations

We recommend the following books on the Civil War Period:

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Manhunt by James Swanson
Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Rielly

Second Trimester Review Sheet

The link below is for the Second Trimester Review Sheet:

Review Sheet

The 1840's

This is a great book we recommend about 1840's

A Country of Vast Designs by Robert Merry

The Jacksonian Period

The following are books we recommend about the Jacksonian Period:

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham

William Henry Harrison by Gail Collins