SynopsisIdeal for developing reading comprehension skills, this series presents basic topics in American history and includes illustrations, vocabulary lists, and questions., Book 2, A Young Nation Solves Its Problems, covers the Articles of Confederation through the Civil War. Each chapter opens with a vocabulary section of 5 to 10 words with pronunciations. Passages are followed by multiple choice, fill in the blank, and true/false questions with a writing and discussion element at the end of the chapter. There is a final cumulative test.