Summary

Providing a brief history of one of the first U.S. colonies, New Hampshire covers details of daily colonial life and the growing political workings of America as well as the effects of revolution, reform, and restoration in England on the colony. An entire chapter is devoted to the battles and events of the Revolutionary War, and special attention is given to the role New Hampshire played in forming the Constitution, along with its place as the ninth state to ratify it. In a book certain to please any upper elementary, middle or junior high school student looking for an informative introduction to the topic, New Hampshire examines these exciting events and reflects upon New Hampshire's struggle to define itself as a colony.

Sidebars include:

• Dartmouth College
• Hannah Dustin
• Early laws of New Hampshire
• Ebenezer Webster's speech to the New Hampshire ratifying convention
• Excerpt from John Underhill's account of the Pequot War
• John Paul Jones
• Robert Rogers
• sassafras
• The Exeter Combination, 1639
• The Gove Rebellion
• Treachery in New Hampshire, 1676.

Specifications

Black-and-white photographs. 6 maps and graphs. Index. Appendix of historical sites in the state. Sidebars. Timeline. Further reading list.

About the Author(s)

Craig A. Doherty has a B.A. in English and history from the University of Massachusetts and studied education at the graduate level at the University of New Mexico. Editor and co-owner of Field Trial Magazine, he has 11 years' experience teaching English at the high school level and six years' experience teaching social studies at both the middle and high school levels.

Katherine M. Doherty has a B.A. in anthropology from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. in library science from Simmons College. Director of learning resources for New Hampshire Community College, she has worked as a librarian at elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as entire school districts. A member of the American Library Association, the New Hampshire Library Association, and the New Hampshire State Library Advisory Council, Doherty serves as a trustee of the Dummer Public Library.

Together Craig A. Doherty and Katherine M. Doherty are coauthors of more than 25 nonfiction books for children and young adults.