America's History

by Bernstein, Vivian

• ISBN13: 9780739897034
• ISBN10: 0739897039
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: HARCOURT

Summary

Presents the history of America beginning with the Native American Indians.

Table of Contents

To the Reader	ix
The Five Themes of Geography	x
UNIT 1 America's Early Years	2	(54)
Earliest People of the Americas	4	(10)
The First Americans
Native Americans West of the Mississippi River
Native Americans East of the Mississippi River
Native Americans of Mexico, Central America, and South America
Biography: Hiawatha	10	(1)
Review and Apply	11	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Locating Oceans and Continents	13	(1)
Europeans Explore the Americas	14	(11)
Why Did Europeans Become Explorers in the 1400s?
The Portuguese Become Explorers First
Christopher Columbus Sails West
Other Europeans Explore America to Reach Asia
Voices From the Past: The Log of Christopher Columbus	20	(1)
Voices from the Past: A Report to the King of Spain	21	(1)
Biography: Estevanico	22	(1)
Review and Apply	23	(2)
Europeans Settle America	25	(10)
The Conquistadors Build an Empire for Spain
Spanish Missions and Settlements
The French Settle in America
The Dutch Settlement in America
Biography: Bartolome de Las Casas	31	(1)
Review and Apply	32	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Using a Compass Rose and a Map Key	34	(1)
Africans in America	35	(8)
Empires of West Africa
The Beginning of the European Slave Trade
Steps in the Slave Trade
Slavery in Spanish America
Africans in the English Colonies
Biography: Olaudah Equiano	40	(1)
Review and Apply	41	(2)
The English Settle in North America	43	(13)
England Defeats the Spanish Armada
Why did the English Settle in America?
The First English Settlements
The Growth of the English Colonies
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
Biography: William Penn	50	(1)
Review and Apply	51	(2)
Geography Themes: Movement: People, Products, and Ideas	53	(1)
Unit 1 Review	54	(2)
UNIT 2 From Colonies to a Nation	56	(80)
Life in the 13 Colonies	58	(10)
Life in the Three Groups of Colonies
Family Life, Role of Women, and Social Classes
Religion and Education
Colonial Trade and Cities
Biography: Benjamin Franklin	64	(1)
Review and Apply	65	(2)
Geography Themes: Location: The 13 Colonies	67	(1)
The Road to Revolution	68	(10)
Government in England and in the 13 Colonies
The French and Indian War
Problems After the French and Indian War
The American Colonists Begin to Unite
The Colonies Prepare for War
The Shot Heard Round the World
Biography: Paul Revere	74	(1)
Review and Apply	75	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Comparing Historical Maps	77	(1)
The American Revolution	78	(18)
The Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
George Washington Becomes Commander in Chief
Comparing the American and British Armies
The Early Years of the War
The War After the Battle of Saratoga
Who Fought in the American Revolution?
Biography: Thomas Jefferson	85	(1)
Voices from the Past: Letters of John and Abigail Adams 1774-1776	86	(2)
Review and Apply	88	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Interpreting a Line Graph	90	(1)
Declaration of Independence	91	(5)
The Nation's New Constitution	96	(40)
Problems Under the Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
Compromises of the Constitution
Principles of the Constitution
Ratifying the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Biography: James Madison	103	(1)
Review and Apply	104	(2)
Unit 2 Review	106	(2)
The Constitution of the United States of America	108	(28)
UNIT 3 The Nation Grows and Changes	136	(54)
The Start of the New Nation	138	(8)
The New Government Begins
Paying the Nation's Debts
Problems and Decisions for the New Government
The United States Under President John Adams
The Election of 1800
Biography: George Washington	143	(1)
Review and Apply	144	(2)
A Time of Growth and War	146	(9)
The Age of Jefferson Begins
The Louisiana Purchase
Marbury v. Madison
Problems that Led to the War of 1812
The War of 1812
The Era of Good Feelings
The Monroe Doctrine
Biography: Sacagawea	152	(1)
Review and Apply	153	(2)
Growth and Sectionalism	155	(10)
The Industrial Revolution
The Growth of Sectionalism
The Missouri Compromise
The Elections of 1824 and 1828
The Age of Jackson
The Trail of Tears
Biography: Black Hawk	161	(1)
Review and Apply	162	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Reading a Bar Graph	164	(1)
Working for Reform and Culture	165	(11)
Working for Better Education
The Abolition Movement
The Women's Rights Movement
Other Reform Movements
Creating an American Culture
Biography: Elizabeth Blackwell	171	(1)
Voices from the Past: Frederick Douglass: The Life of an Enslaved African American	172	(1)
Voices from the Past: Frederick Douglass: The Life of a Free African American	173	(1)
Review and Apply	174	(2)
Americans Move Westward	176	(14)
Americans Travel West
Texas Becomes a Republic
Manifest Destiny
War with Mexico
The Blending of Cultures in the Southwest
There's Gold in California
Biography: Sam Houston	183	(1)
Geography Themes: Human/Environmental Interaction: The Oregon Trail	184	(1)
Review and Apply	185	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Using Lines of Latitude and Longitude	187	(1)
Unit 3 Review	188	(2)
UNIT 4 The Civil War and Reconstruction	190	(66)
North and South Disagree	192	(10)
Differences Between the North and the South
The Struggle for Freedom
The Compromise of 1850
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Trouble in Kansas
The Dred Scott Decision
The Republican Party Wins Power
The South Secedes
Biography: Harriet Tubman	198	(1)
Review and Apply	199	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Reading an Election Map	201	(1)
The Beginning of the Civil War	202	(10)
Shots Fired at Fort Sumter
Taking Sides in the Civil War
Each Side Had Advantages
Planning and Paying for War
Confederate Victories in the East
Antietam
Biography: Robert E. Lee	208	(1)
Review and Apply	209	(2)
Social Studies Skills: Comparing Circle Graphs	211	(1)
The End of the Civil War	212	(13)
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Contributions of Many Americans
The Battle of Gettysburg
War in the West and the Fall of Vicksburg
Sherman's March to the Sea
Lincoln's Reelection
Final Battles of the Civil War
The Results of the Civil War
Biography: Abraham Lincoln	219	(1)
Voices from the Past: The Gettysburg Address	220	(2)
Geography Themes: Place: Vicksburg	222	(1)
Review and Apply	223	(2)
The Reconstruction Years	225	(31)
Plans for Reconstruction
Congress and Reconstruction
The Impeachment of Johnson
The South During Reconstruction
African Americans in the South After the Civil War
The End of Reconstruction
The South After Reconstruction
Biography: Booker T. Washington	231	(1)
Review and Apply	232	(2)
Unit 4 Review	234	(2)
Map of the World: Physical	236	(1)
Map of the United States of America: Physical	237	(1)
Map of the World: Political	238	(2)
Map of the United States: Political	240	(1)
The Fifty States	241	(8)
Territories and Possessions of the United States	249	(1)
Presidents of the United States	250	(6)
Glossary	256	(10)
Index	266