The Americans

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• ISBN13: 9780395890806
• ISBN10: 0395890802
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Table of Contents

Prologue: What Is an American?	xxx
Students discuss what it means to be an American
Tracing Themes in United States History	xxxii
Ten themes that make American history relevant for today are introduced
Themes of Geography	xxxiv
The five themes of geography are introduced
Review Unit 1 To 1877 American Beginnings to 1877
Beginning to 1763 Exploration and the Colonial Era	2	(44)
The Americas, West Africa, and Europe	4	(10)
Spanish North America	14	(8)
Early British Colonies	22	(11)
Geography Spotlight The Jamestown Settlement	24	(9)
The Colonies Come of Age	33	(13)
Daily Life Colonial Courtship	42	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 2	44	(2)
1763-1800 Revolution and the Early Republic	46	(70)
Colonial Resistance and Rebellion	48	(11)
The Declaration of Independence	56	(3)
The War for Independence	59	(9)
Tracing Themes Women in America: Women and Political Power	66	(2)
Confederation and the Constitution	68	(10)
Now & Then South Africa Creates a Bill of Rights	72	(4)
Geography Spotlight The Land Ordinance of 1785	76	(2)
Launching the New Nation	78	(8)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 3	84	(2)
The Living Constitution	86	(30)
Tracing Themes Expanding Democracy: Voting Rights	108	(2)
Constitution Assessment	110	(2)
Projects for Citizenship Applying the Constitution	112	(4)
1800-1850 The Growth of a Young Nation	116	(46)
The Jeffersonian Era	118	(6)
The Age of Jackson	124	(9)
Manifest Destiny	133	(11)
Geography Spotlight Mapping the Oregon Trail	142	(2)
The Market Revolution	144	(8)
Now & Then From Telegraph to Internet	146	(4)
Daily Life Working at Mid-Century	150	(2)
Reforming American Society	152	(10)
American Literature Abolitionist Literature	158	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 4	160	(2)
1850-1877 The Union in Peril	162	(50)
The Divisive Politics of Slavery	164	(12)
Tracing Themes Constitutional Concerns: States' Rights	174	(2)
The Civil War Begins	176	(8)
The North Takes Charge	184	(8)
Reconstruction and Its Effects	192	(12)
Now & Then From Sharecopper to Shareholder	196	(4)
Point / Counterpoint Reconstruction	200	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 5	202	(2)
Thematic Review of Unit 1
Immigration and Migration	204	(1)
America in the World	205	(1)
Cultural Diversity	205	(1)
Constitutional Concerns	206	(1)
Civil Rights	206	(1)
Democracy in America	207	(1)
Women in America	207	(1)
Economic Opportunity	208	(1)
Science and Technology	208	(1)
The American Dream	209	(3)
Unit 2 1877-1917 Bridge to the 20th Century
1877-1900 Changes on the Western Frontier	212	(32)
Native American Cultures in Crisis	214	(8)
The Growth of the Cattle Industry	222	(8)
Daily Life Mining: Some Struck It Rich---Most Struck Out	228	(2)
Settling on the Great Plains	230	(5)
Farmers and the Populist Movement	235	(9)
American Literature Literature of the West	240	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 6	242	(2)
1877-1900 A New Industrial Age	244	(28)
The Expansion of Industry	246	(6)
Geography Spotlight Industry Changes the Environment	250	(2)
The Age of the Railroads	252	(5)
Big Business Emerges	257	(5)
Point/Counterpoint Robber Barons	260	(2)
Workers of the Nation Unite	262	(10)
Now & Then Underage and on the Job	264	(6)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 7	270	(2)
1877-1914 Immigrants and Urbanization	272	(24)
The New Immigrants	274	(8)
Tracing Themes The American Dream: What Is the American Dream?	280	(2)
The Problems of Urbanization	282	(6)
The Emergence of the Political Machine	288	(3)
Politics in the Gilded Age	291	(5)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 8	294	(2)
1877-1917 Life at the Turn of the Century	296	(32)
Science and Urban Life	298	(5)
Education and Culture	303	(6)
Segregation and Discrimination	309	(5)
Dawn of Mass Culture	314	(14)
Now & Then Going to the Movies	318	(4)
Daily Life New Ways to Play	322	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 9	324	(4)
Unit 3 1890--1920 Modern America Emerges
1890-1920 The Progressive Era	328	(34)
The Origins of Progressivism	330	(7)
Women in Public Life	337	(4)
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal	341	(9)
American Literature The Muckrakers	348	(2)
Progressivism Under Taft	350	(4)
Wilson's New Freedom	354	(8)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 10	360	(2)
1890-1920 America Claims an Empire	362	(30)
Imperialism and America	364	(6)
Tracing Themes America in the World: Growing Involvement in World Affairs	368	(2)
The Spanish-American-Cuban War	370	(5)
Acquiring New Lands	375	(7)
America as a World Power	382	(10)
Now & Then U.S. Intervention	384	(4)
Geography Spotlight The Panama Canal: Funnel for Trade	388	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 11	390	(2)
1914-1920 The First World War	392	(36)
World War I Begins	394	(8)
American Power Tips the Balance	402	(7)
The War at Home	409	(8)
Wilson Fights for Peace	417	(11)
Point/Counterpoint The League of Nations	419	(3)
Tracing Themes Immigration and Migration: Immigration, Migration, and War	422	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 12	424	(4)
Unit 4 1920-1940 The Twenties and the Great Depression
1920-1929 Politics of the Roaring Twenties	428	(22)
Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues	430	(6)
``Normalcy'' and Isolationism	436	(5)
The Business of America	441	(9)
Tracing Themes Economic Opportunity: Consumer Spending	446	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 13	448	(2)
1920-1929 The Roaring Life of the 1920s	450	(30)
Changing Ways of Life	452	(6)
The Twenties Woman	458	(6)
Daily Life Youth in the Roaring Twenties	462	(2)
Education and Popular Culture	464	(6)
The Harlem Renaissance	470	(10)
American Literature Literature in the Jazz Age	476	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 14	478	(2)
1929-1933 The Great Depression Begins	480	(22)
The Nation's Sick Economy	482	(8)
Now & Then The Dow Jones Averages	486	(4)
Hardship and Suffering During the Depression	490	(5)
Hoover Struggles with the Depression	495	(7)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 15	500	(2)
1933-1940 The New Deal	502	(38)
A New Deal Fights the Depression	504	(7)
The Second New Deal Takes Hold	511	(6)
The New Deal Affects Many Groups	517	(6)
Society and Culture	523	(6)
The Impact of the New Deal	529	(11)
Point/Counterpoint The New Deal	530	(4)
Geography Spotlight The Tennessee Valley Authority	534	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 16	536	(4)
Unit 5 1931-1960 World War II and Its Aftermath
1931-1941 World War Looms	540	(28)
Dictators Threaten World Peace	542	(6)
War in Europe	548	(6)
The Holocaust	554	(5)
America Moves Toward War	559	(9)
Point/Counterpoint Isolationism	561	(5)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 17	566	(2)
1941-1945 The United States in World War II	568	(36)
Mobilization on the Home Front	570	(8)
The War for Europe and North Africa	578	(8)
The War in the Pacific	586	(10)
Tracing Themes Science and Technology: From the Frontlines to Your Back Yard	594	(2)
The Impact of the War	596	(8)
Point/Counterpoint Japanese-American Internment	600	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 18	602	(2)
1945-1960 Cold War Conflicts	604	(30)
Origins of the Cold War	606	(7)
The Cold War Heats Up	613	(6)
The Cold War at Home	619	(6)
Now & Then Television: Making the News	622	(3)
Two Nations Live on the Edge	625	(9)
American Literature Science Fiction Reflects Cold War Realities	630	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 19	632	(2)
1946-1960 The Postwar Boom	634	(34)
Postwar America	636	(7)
The American Dream in the Fifties	643	(9)
Geography Spotlight The Road to Suburbia	650	(2)
Popular Culture	652	(8)
Daily Life The Emergence of the Teenager	658	(2)
The Other America	660	(8)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 20	664	(4)
Unit 6 1954-1975 Living with Great Turmoil
1960-1968 The New Frontier and the Great Society	668	(26)
Kennedy and the Cold War	670	(7)
The New Frontier	677	(6)
The Great Society	683	(11)
Now & Then Creating Fair Legislative Districts	688	(2)
Point/Counterpoint The Legacy of the Great Society	690	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 21	692	(2)
1954-1970 Civil Rights	694	(28)
Taking on Segregation	696	(8)
The Triumphs of a Crusade	704	(7)
Challenges and Changes in the Movement	711	(11)
Tracing Themes Civil Rights: An Evolving Idea	718	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 22	720	(2)
1954-1975 The Vietnam War Years	722	(36)
Moving Toward Conflict	724	(5)
U.S. Involvement and Escalation	729	(6)
A Nation Divided	735	(6)
1968: A Tumultuous Year	741	(6)
The End of the War and Its Legacy	747	(11)
American Literature Literature of the Vietnam War	754	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 23	756	(2)
1960-1975 An Era of Social Change	758	(26)
Latinos and Native Americans Seek Equality	760	(8)
Geography Spotlight The Movement of Migrant Workers	766	(2)
Women Fight for Equality	768	(5)
Culture and Counterculture	773	(11)
Daily Life Signs of the Sixties	778	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 24	780	(4)
Unit 7 1968-1997 Passage to a New Century
1968-1980 An Age of Limits	784	(32)
The Nixon Administration	786	(7)
Watergate: Nixon's Downfall	793	(7)
Daily Life Television Reflects American Life	798	(2)
The Ford and Carter Years	800	(8)
Environmental Activism	808	(8)
Now & Then Air Pollution in California	810	(4)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 25	814	(2)
1980-1992 The Conservative Tide	816	(28)
A Conservative Movement Emerges	818	(4)
Conservative Policies Under Reagan and Bush	822	(5)
American Society in a Conservative Age	827	(9)
Geography Spotlight Sunbelt, Rustbelt, Ecotopia	834	(2)
Foreign Policy After the Cold War	836	(8)
Point/Counterpoint Intervention Abroad	840	(2)
Assessment / Bridge to Chapter 26	842	(2)
1992-1997 The United States in Today's World	844	(32)
The Clinton Presidency	846	(7)
The New Global Economy	853	(7)
American Literature Women Writers Reflect American Diversity	858	(2)
Technology and Modern Life	860	(6)
The Changing Face of America	866	(10)
Tracing Themes Cultural Diversity: Sharing Cultures	872	(2)
Assessment / Review Chapter 26	874	(2)
EPILOGUE Issues for the 21st Century	876	(26)
Foreign Policy After the Cold War	878	(2)
The Debate over Immigration	880	(4)
Crime and Public Safety	884	(4)
Exploring Education Today	888	(4)
Curing the Health Care System	892	(2)
Women and the Glass Ceiling	894	(2)
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty	896	(4)
Tough Choices About Entitlements	900	(2)
REFERENCE SECTION	902	(57)
Skillbuilder Handbook	903	(30)
Economics Handbook	933	(8)
Atlas	941	(13)
Facts About the States	954	(2)
Presidents of the United States	956	(3)
Glossary	959	(14)
Spanish Glossary	973	(17)
Index	990	(26)
Acknowledgments	1016