America

by Cayton, Andrew R. L.; Perry, Elisabeth Israels; Winkler, Allan M.

• ISBN13: 9780134323862
• ISBN10: 0134323866
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Prologue: Why Study History?	4	(4)
Unit 1 The Nation's Beginnings to 1840	8	(140)
Encounters and Colonies to 1754	14	(36)
Three Lands on the Atlantic	16	(7)
The Atlantic World Is Born	23	(5)
European Settlement and Native American Resistance	28	(8)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Decision to Use Enslaved Africans for Labor	34	(2)
Life in Colonial America	36	(14)
Historian's Toolbox: Making Comparisons	43	(1)
Chapter Review	44	(2)
Source Readings	46	(4)
The Revolutionary Era, 1754-1783	50	(28)
Colonial Issues and Independent Ideas	52	(7)
Historian's Toolbox: Expressing Problems Clearly	58	(1)
The War for Independence	59	(7)
Government by the States	66	(12)
Chapter Review	72	(2)
Source Readings	74	(4)
The Constitution of the United States, 1783-1789	78	(26)
The Constitutional Convention	80	(8)
Historian's Toolbox: Identifying Central Issues	87	(1)
Ratifying the Constitution	88	(4)
The New Government	92	(12)
Chapter Review	96	(2)
American Album: After the Revolution	98	(2)
Source Readings	100	(4)
From Jefferson Through Jackson, 1789-1840	104	(44)
The Election of 1800: A Turning Point in History	106	(6)
The Lasting Impact of the Election of 1800	110	(2)
Life in the New Nation	112	(8)
Changing Households and New Markets	120	(4)
Sectional Divisions Arise	124	(6)
The Age of Jackson	130	(18)
Historian's Toolbox: Determining Relevance	137	(1)
Chapter Review	138	(2)
Source Readings	140	(4)
Unit 1 Summary	144	(4)
Unit 2 The United States, 1815-1915	148	(156)
Reform and Expansion, 1815-1860	150	(38)
Reform and Abolitionism	152	(8)
Time & Place: A Geographic Perspective Routes to Freedom	158	(2)
Women and the Working Class	160	(7)
Beyond the Mississippi	167	(7)
The Conquest of the West	174	(14)
Historian's Toolbox: Formulating Questions	181	(1)
Chapter Review	182	(2)
Source Readings	184	(4)
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877	188	(38)
The Coming of the Civil War	190	(8)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Dred Scott Decision	196	(2)
The First Two Years of the Civil War	198	(7)
Historian's Toolbox: Using Letters as Primary Sources	204	(1)
War Brings Change	205	(7)
Reconstruction	212	(14)
Chapter Review	218	(2)
American Album: Life at War	220	(2)
Source Readings	222	(4)
Changing Frontiers, 1860-1910	226	(44)
The Expansion of American Industry	228	(8)
Historian's Toolbox: Drawing Conclusions	235	(1)
The Great Strikes: A Turning Point in History	236	(8)
The Lasting Impact of the Great Strikes	242	(2)
Moving West	244	(7)
Politics in the Gilded Age	251	(6)
Immigration and Urban Life	257	(13)
Chapter Review	264	(2)
Source Readings	266	(4)
Cultural and Social Transformations, 1870-1915	270	(34)
The Expansion of Education	272	(4)
Recreation for the Masses	276	(5)
The World of Jim Crow	281	(201)
Historian's Toolbox: Reading a Political Cartoon	285	(197)
The Woman Question	482
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Decision to Rule Against Women's Suffrage	290	(2)
Chapter Review	292	(2)
American Album: The Growth of Sports	294	(2)
Source Readings	296	(4)
Unit 2 Summary	300	(4)
Unit 3 The United States on the Brink of Change, 1890-1920	304	(96)
Becoming a World Power, 1890-1913	306	(30)
The Pressure to Expand	308	(4)
Foreign Entanglements, War, and Annexations	312	(7)
Historian's Toolbox: Using a Time Zone Map	318	(1)
A Forceful Diplomacy	319	(7)
Time & Place: A Geographic Perspective The Building of the Panama Canal	324	(2)
The People's Response to Imperialism	326	(10)
Chapter Review	330	(2)
Source Readings	332	(4)
The Era of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920	336	(32)
The Origins of Progressivism	338	(5)
Progressivism: Its Legislative Impact	343	(7)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Decision to Lock the Doors at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company	348	(2)
Progressivism: Its Impact on National Politics	350	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Testing Conclusions	354	(1)
Suffrage at Last: A Turning Point in History	355	(13)
The Lasting Impact of the Nineteenth Amendment	360	(2)
Chapter Review	362	(2)
Source Readings	364	(4)
The World War I Era, 1914-1920	368	(32)
The Road to War	370	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Identifying Alternatives	374	(1)
The United States Declares War	375	(4)
Americans on the European Front	379	(5)
On the Home Front	384	(4)
Global Peacemaker	388	(12)
Chapter Review	392	(2)
American Album: From Field to Factory	394	(2)
Source Readings	396	(4)
Unit 4 Boom Times to Hard Times, 1919-1938	400	(96)
A Stormy Era, 1919-1929	402	(34)
Postwar Adjustments	404	(6)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Decision to Restrict Immigration	408	(2)
Social and Political Developments	410	(5)
New Manners, New Morals	415	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Analyzing Advertisements	419	(1)
Creating a Shared Culture	420	(4)
Stemming the Tide of Change	424	(12)
Chapter Review	428	(2)
American Album: The Jazz Age	430	(2)
Source Readings	432	(4)
Crash and Depression, 1929-1933	436	(34)
The Economy in the Late 1920s	438	(4)
The Stock Market Crash	442	(6)
Time & Place: A Geographic Perspective The Black Blizzards	446	(2)
Social Effects of the Depression	448	(6)
Historian's Toolbox: Distinguishing False from Accurate Images	453	(1)
Surviving the Great Depression	454	(3)
The Election of 1932: A Turning Point in History	457	(13)
The Lasting Impact of the Election of 1932	462	(2)
Chapter Review	464	(2)
Source Readings	466	(4)
The New Deal, 1933-1938	470	(26)
Forging a New Deal	472	(7)
The New Deal's Critics	479	(6)
Historian's Toolbox: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion	484	(1)
Enduring Legacies of the New Deal	485	(11)
Chapter Review	490	(2)
Source Readings	492	(4)
Unit 5 Hot and Cold War, 1939-1960	496	(124)
World War II, 1939-1945	498	(32)
Prelude to War	500	(6)
The Military Struggle	506	(7)
Americans on the Battle Fronts	513	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Examining Photographs	517	(1)
Dropping the Atomic Bomb: A Turning Point in History	518	(12)
The Lasting Impact of the Atomic Bomb	522	(2)
Chapter Review	524	(2)
Source Readings	526	(4)
World War II at Home, 1941-7945	530	(30)
The Shift to Wartime Production	532	(4)
Daily Life on the Home Front	536	(4)
Women and the War	540	(6)
Historian's Toolbox: Identifying Assumptions	545	(1)
The Struggle for Justice at Home	546	(14)
Chapter Review	552	(2)
American Album: Bringing the War Home	554	(2)
Source Readings	556	(4)
The Cold War and American Society, 1945-i960	560	(28)
Origins of the Cold War	562	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Recognizing Cause and Effect	566	(1)
Containment	567	(5)
The Cold War in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America	572	(5)
The Cold War in the United States	577	(11)
Chapter Review	582	(2)
Source Readings	584	(4)
The Postwar Years at Home, 1945-1960	588	(32)
The Postwar Economy	590	(6)
Historian's Toolbox: Evaluating Magazine Advertisements	595	(1)
The Mood of the 1950s	596	(6)
Time & Place: A Geographic Perspective The Suburban Explosion	600	(2)
Domestic Politics and Policy	602	(6)
The Continuing Struggle for Equality	608	(12)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Decision to Integrate Major League Baseball	612	(2)
Chapter Review	614	(2)
Source Readings	616	(4)
Unit 6 The Upheaval of the Sixties, 1960-1975	620	(124)
The Kennedy and Johnson Years, 1960-1968	622	(28)
The New Frontier	624	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Exploring Oral History	628	(1)
The Great Society	629	(7)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: Kennedy's Decision to Send an American to the Moon	634	(2)
Foreign Policy in the 1960s	636	(14)
Chapter Review	644	(2)
Source Readings	646	(4)
The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1968	650	(32)
Leaders and Strategies	652	(7)
Historian's Toolbox: Using Autobiography and Biography	658	(1)
Nonviolent Confrontation: A Turning Point in History	659	(7)
The Lasting Impact of Nonviolent Confrontation	664	(2)
The Political Response	666	(5)
The Challenge of Black Power	671	(11)
Chapter Review	676	(2)
Source Readings	678	(4)
Continuing Social Revolution, 1960-1975	682	(30)
The Women's Movement	684	(7)
Historian's Toolbox: Recognizing Bias	690	(1)
Ethnic Minorities Seek Equality	691	(5)
Native American Struggles	696	(5)
Environmental and Consumer Movements	701	(11)
Time & Place: A Geographic Perspective After Silent Spring	704	(2)
Chapter Review	706	(2)
Source Readings	708	(4)
The Vietnam War and American Society, 1960-1975	712	(32)
The War in the 1960s	714	(4)
The Brutality of the War	718	(4)
Student Protest	722	(5)
Historian's Toolbox: Checking Consistency	726	(1)
The Counterculture	727	(4)
The End of the War	731	(13)
Chapter Review	736	(2)
American Album: Personal Legacy	738	(2)
Source Readings	740	(4)
Unit 7 Continuity and Change, 1968-Present	744	(118)
The Nixon Years, 1968-1974	746	(32)
1968: A Turning Point in History	748	(6)
The Lasting Impact of the Year 1968	752	(2)
The Nixon Administration	754	(6)
Nixon's Foreign Policy	760	(5)
The Watergate Scandal	765	(13)
Historian's Toolbox: Analyzing Presidential Records	771	(1)
Chapter Review	772	(2)
Source Readings	774	(4)
The Post-Watergate Period, 1974-1980	778	(30)
The Ford Administration	780	(5)
The Carter Transition	785	(4)
Carter's Foreign Policy	789	(6)
Historian's Toolbox: Recognizing Ideologies	794	(1)
Carter's Domestic Problems	795	(13)
History Might Not Have Happened This Way: The Decision to Reveal the Effects of Agent Orange	800	(2)
Chapter Review	802	(2)
Source Readings	804	(4)
The Conservative Revolution, 1980-1992	808	(28)
Roots of the New Conservatism	810	(4)
The Reagan Revolution	814	(5)
Reagan's Second Term	819	(6)
The Bush Presidency	825	(11)
Historian's Toolbox: Demonstrating Reasoned Judgment	829	(1)
Time & Place: A Geographic Perspective The Rise of the Sunbelt	830	(2)
Chapter Review	832	(2)
Source Readings	834	(2)
Entering a New Era, 1992-Present	836	(26)
The Clinton Presidency	838	(6)
The United States in a New World	844	(6)
Twenty-First Century Americans	850	(12)
Historian's Toolbox: Predicting Consequences	855	(1)
Chapter Review	856	(2)
American Album: The Information Age	858	(2)
Source Readings	860	(2)
Unit 8 Pathways to the Future	862	(108)
Immigration and the Golden Door	864	(8)
Debate Should we continue to welcome people from other lands, or do we need to restrict immigration?
Gun Control and Crime	872	(7)
Debate Given the rising tide of violent crime, is stiffer gun control an effective way to restore tranquillity?
Minimum Wage and the Role of Government	879	(7)
Debate What should be the proper role of the federal government in protecting workers' income?
Entitlements: Rethinking Government Guarantees	886	(9)
Debate How do we balance the needs of the budget, both for the present and the future?
The United States in the Western Hemisphere	895	(9)
Debate How well has NAFTA worked? How good a model is it for our dealings with the other countries of the Americas?
Foreign Policy After the Cold War	904	(10)
Debate What should be the American role in world affairs now that the cold war is over?
Technology and You in the Next Century	914	(56)
Debate How can schools best prepare students to use and take advantage of the technology of the next century?
Epilogue: A Nation Looks Ahead	924	(7)
REFERENCE SECTION
Correlation to Prentice Hall Literature The American Experience	931	(2)
The Declaration of Independence	933	(3)
The Constitution of the United States	936	(18)
Illustrated Data Bank	954	(11)
Presidents of the United States	965	(5)
Key Events That Shaped the Nation	970	(8)
Glossary	978	(9)
Biographical Dictionary	987	(6)
Index	993	(18)
Acknowledgments	1011