Taking Sides: Clashing Views in United States History, Volume 1: The Colonial Period to Reconstruction

Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. Taking Sides readers feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructors Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is also an excellent instructor resource.