Explore History Beyond the Pages! 🏡📚
Make American History Personal and Powerful!
Welcome to the Social Studies companion for the Teen Patriot and Teen Warrior series, where thrilling fiction meets real American history.
Designed for middle school readers, the Teen Patriot and Teen Warrior series follow real-life-inspired young characters through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. To complement your classroom or homeschool curriculum, we’ve created a list of Social Studies topics that connect each book to actual historical events. From major battles to lesser-known moments of bravery, these resources provide an exciting opportunity to explore the history behind the stories and build a strong foundation in U.S. history—one chapter at a time.
Social Studies Topics - Teen Patriot
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Rhythms Of War
View BookThe vital role of drummer boys in both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
- Children's role in war
- Uniforms Of Drummer Boys
- Motivation and roles of young soldiers.
- Personal Stories.
- The snare drum.
- Basic military drumming techniques
- The legacy of military drumming.
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I Stand For Liberty
View Book- Life in a Revolutionary War military camp
- Children’s experiences during wartime
- The role of family and survival in conflict
- Espionage and secret missions in early America
- Courage and sacrifice in the fight for liberty
Social Studies Topics - Teen Warrior Series
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Rhythms Of War
View BookThe vital role of drummer boys in both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
- Children's role in war
- Uniforms Of Drummer Boys
- Motivation and roles of young soldiers.
- Personal Stories.
- The snare drum.
- Basic military drumming techniques
- The legacy of military drumming.
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They Shot My Drum
View BookAlexander H. Johnson
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Frederick Duglas
- The Battle of Fort Sumter
- 54th Massachusetts Infantry
- African American contributions during the Civil War.
- Col. Robert Gould Shaw
- The 54th Regiment at Fort Wagner
- Civil War Vocabulary
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Gunpowder Warrior
View BookJames Machon
- Powder Monkey's
- Civil War Ships and Submarines
- Fort Sumter
- The Battle Of Vicksburg
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Clear The Way
View BookMichael Dougherty
- The Irish Brigade
- The 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- North V South
- A Union Cavalry Soldier
- Military Heirachy
- Training for soldiers
- Weapons of the Civil War
- Fort Sumter
- Antietam
- Battle Of Winchester
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Clear The Way Book 2
View BookMichael Dougherty
- An Introduction to prisoner of war camps
- Andersonville Prison
- Living conditions and food at the camp
- The regulators
- The Demon of Andersonville
- Captain Henry Wirz
- Fort Donelson
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Clear The Way Book 3
View BookMichael Dougherty and Activity Book
- The end of the civil war.
- counting the cost.
- The Mississippi River in 1865
- The Sultana
- The overcrowded steamboat
- The disaster
- The aftermath
- Humanity in the face of horror
- A memorial
- Poetry
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