In many ways, the middle colonies served as a model for a new American nation. This Spanish book focuses on the history and development of this influential region of the "New World." Ignite a passion in students with primary source documents that encourage them to delve deeper into historical events and examine history critically. Features include:

• Build content-area knowledge across multiple social studies disciplines
• Text features such as a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents increase comprehension and build academic vocabulary
• Culminating activity challenges students to apply what they have learned in an interactive way
• Your Turn! activity extends learning
• Read and Respond provides post-reading questions that develop critical thinking