American Stories: A History of the United States, Combined Volume

by Brands, H. W.; Breen, T. H. H.; Williams, R. Hal; Gross, Ariela J.

• ISBN13: 9780321510884
• ISBN10: 0321510887
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Based on the idea that you can't cover (and don't want to) everything in a survey course, H.W. Brands and a team of award-winning historians present the story of American history in a refreshing new way. American Stories: A History of the United States concentrates on the topics most commonly taught in an American history survey course, with a focus on the major themes and the connections between them. A unique pedagogical program developed and implemented by instructional designers provides a consistent structure for students as the story of American history unfolds.

Table of Contents

New World Encounters, Preconquest-1608

Clash of Cultures: The Meaning of Murder in Early Maryland

Native Americans Before the Conquest

Conditions of Conquest

West Africa: Ancient and Complex Societies

Europe on the Eve of Conquest

Spain in the Americas

The French Claim Canada

The English Take Up the Challenge

Conclusion: Campaign to Sell America

England'sNew World Experimentsm 1607-1732

Profit and Piety: Competing Visions for English Settlement

The Chesapeake: Dreams of Wealth

A "New" England in America

Diversity in the Middle Colonies

Planting the Southern Colonies

Conclusion: Living with Diversity

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society, 1619-1692

Families in an Atlantic Empire

Social Stability: New England Colonies of the Seventeenth Century

The Challenge of the Chesapeake Environment

Race and Freedom in British America

Blueprint for Empire

Colonial Political Revolt

Conclusion: Foundations of an Atlantic Empire

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America, 1680-1763

Constructing an Anglo-American Identity: The Journal of William Byrd

Tensions in the Backcountry

Spanish Borderlands of the Eighteenth Century

The Impact of European Ideas on American Culture

Religious Revivals in Provincial Societies

Clash of Political Cultures

Century of Imperial War

Conclusion: Rule Britannia?

The American Revolution: From Gentry Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763-1783

Moment of Decision: Commitment and Sacrifice

Structure of Colonial Society

Eroding the Bonds of Empire

Steps Toward Independence

Fighting for Independence

Conclusion: Preserving Independence

The Republican Experiment, 1783-1788

A New Political Morality

Defining Republican Culture

Stumbling Toward a New National Government

"Have We Fought for This?

Whose Constitution? Struggle for Ratification

Conclusion: Success Depends on the People

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics, 1788-1800

Force of Public Opinion

Principle and Pragmatism: Establishing a New Government

Hamilton's Plan for Prosperity and Security

Charges of Treason: The Battle over Foreign Affairs

Popular Political Culture

The Adams Presidency: Politics of Mistrust

Conclusion: Danger of Political Extremism

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision, 1800-1814

Limits of Equality

The Republic Expands

Jefferson as President

Race and Dissent Under Jefferson

Embarrassments Overseas

The Strange War of 1812

Conclusion: The "Second War of Independence

Nation Building and Nationalism, 1815-1825

A Revolutionary Wa

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