America Pathways to the Present

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

• ISBN13: 9780130629166
• ISBN10: 0130629162
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Student Success Handbook	xxviii
Review Unit 1: Beginnings to 1861	xl
Origins of a New Society, to 1754	2	(36)
The Atlantic World	4	(10)
Skills for Life: Generalizing From Multiple Sources	13	(1)
European Colonization of the Americas	14	(10)
Growth of the American Colonies	24	(14)
Chapter 1 Review and Assessment	34	(4)
Balancing Liberty and Order, 1753-1820	38	(66)
The Road to Independence	40	(14)
Declaration of Independence	50	(4)
The Constitution of the United States	54	(35)
The US Constitution	65	(24)
The Origins of American Politics	89	(15)
Skills for Life: Creating an Oral or Visual Presentation	99	(1)
Chapter 2 Review and Assessment	100	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: Diary of a Wartime Winter	102	(2)
An Emerging New Nation, 1783-1861	104	(48)
Life in the New Nation	106	(10)
The Market Revolution	116	(10)
Religion and Reform	126	(9)
The Coming of the Civil War	135	(17)
Skills for Life: Analyzing Political Speeches	145	(1)
Chapter 3 Review and Assessment	146	(4)
Test Preparation	150	(2)
Unit 2: Building a Powerful Nation, 1850-1915	152	(196)
The Civil War, 1861-1865	154	(44)
From Bull Run to Antietam	156	(10)
Life Behind the Lines	166	(12)
Skills for Life: Summarizing From Multiple Sources	177	(1)
The Tide of War Turns	178	(8)
Devastation and New Freedom	186	(12)
Chapter 4 Review and Assessment	194	(4)
Reconstruction, 1865-1877	198	(26)
Presidential Reconstruction	200	(6)
Congressional Reconstruction	206	(6)
Birth of the ``New South''	212	(6)
Skills for Life: Using Maps to Show Change Over Time	217	(1)
The End of Reconstruction	218	(6)
Chapter 5 Review and Assessment	222	(2)
The Expansion of American Industry, 1850-1900	224	(32)
A Technological Revolution	226	(11)
Skills for Life: Using Cross-Sectional Maps	236	(1)
The Growth of Big Business	237	(6)
Industrialization and Workers	243	(4)
The Great Strikes	247	(9)
Chapter 6 Review and Assessment	254	(2)
Looking to the West, 1860-1900	256	(32)
Moving West	258	(3)
Conflict With Native Americans	261	(7)
Mining, Ranching, and Farming	268	(9)
Populism	277	(11)
Skills for Life: Expressing Problems Clearly	283	(1)
Chapter 7 Review and Assessment	284	(4)
Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life, 1870-1915	288	(30)
Politics in the Gilded Age	290	(7)
People on the Move	297	(7)
The Challenge of the Cities	304	(7)
Skills for Life: Analyzing Tables and Statistics	310	(1)
Ideas for Reform	311	(7)
Chapter 8 Review and Assessment	316	(2)
Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, 1870-1915	318	(30)
The Expansion of Education	320	(7)
Skills for Life: Analyzing Political Cartoons for Point of View	326	(1)
New Forms of Entertainment	327	(5)
The World of Jim Crow	332	(5)
The Changing Roles of Women	337	(11)
Chapter 9 Review and Assessment	342	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: Living Under Jim Crow	344	(2)
Test Preparation	346	(2)
Unit 3: The United States on the Brink of Change, 1890-1920	348	(100)
Becoming a World Power, 1890-1915	350	(30)
The Pressure to Expand	352	(5)
The Spanish-American War	357	(9)
Skills for Life: Using a Time Zone Map	365	(1)
A New Foreign Policy	366	(6)
Debating America's New Role	372	(8)
Chapter 10 Review and Assessment	376	(4)
The Progressive Reform Era, 1890-1920	380	(32)
The Origins of Progressivism	382	(7)
Skills for Life: Drawing and Testing Conclusions	388	(1)
Progressive Legislation	389	(7)
Progressivism Under Taft and Wilson	396	(7)
Suffrage at Last	403	(9)
Chapter 11 Review and Assessment	408	(4)
The World War I Era, 1914-1920	412	(36)
The Road to War	414	(7)
Skills for Life: Identifying and Analyzing Alternatives	420	(1)
The United States Declares War	421	(4)
Americans on the European Front	425	(7)
Americans on the Home Front	432	(5)
Section 5 Global Peacemaker	437	(11)
Chapter 12 Review and Assessment	442	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: A Flyer on the Edge	444	(2)
Test Preparation	446	(2)
Unit 4: Boom Times to Hard Times, 1920-1941	448	(116)
Postwar Social Change, 1920-1929	450	(28)
Society in the 1920s	452	(7)
Mass Media and the Jazz Age	459	(8)
Skills for Life: Supporting a Position	466	(1)
Cultural Conflicts	467	(11)
Chapter 13 Review and Assessment	474	(4)
Politics and Prosperity, 1920-1929	478	(28)
A Republican Decade	480	(11)
Skills for Life: Evaluating Advertisements	490	(1)
A Business Boom	491	(7)
The Economy in the Late 1920s	498	(8)
Chapter 14 Review and Assessment	502	(4)
Crash and Depression, 1929-1933	506	(28)
The Stock Market Crash	508	(5)
Social Effects of the Depression	513	(7)
Skills for Life: Drawing Inferences	519	(1)
Surviving the Great Depression	520	(4)
The Election of 1932	524	(10)
Chapter 15 Review and Assessment	530	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: Afternoon in the Ballpark	532	(2)
The New Deal, 1933-1941	534	(30)
Forging a New Deal	536	(9)
The New Deal's Critics	545	(8)
Skills for Life: Distinguishing Fact From Opinion	552	(1)
Last Days of the New Deal	553	(11)
Chapter 16 Review and Assessment	560	(2)
Test Preparation	562	(2)
Unit 5: Hot and Cold War, 1931-1960	564	(130)
World War II: The Road to War, 1931-1941	566	(26)
Rise of Dictators	568	(7)
Europe Goes to War	575	(6)
Skills for Life: Examining Photographs	580	(1)
Japan Builds an Empire	581	(4)
From Isolationism to War	585	(7)
Chapter 17 Review and Assessment	590	(2)
World War II: Americans at War, 1941-1945	592	(42)
Mobilization	594	(6)
Retaking Europe	600	(9)
The Holocaust	609	(5)
The War in the Pacific	614	(9)
Skills for Life: Making Decisions	622	(1)
Section 5 The Social Impact of the War	623	(11)
Chapter 18 Review and Assessment	630	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: Locking Horns With the Bull	632	(2)
The Cold War, 1945-1960	634	(32)
Origins of the Cold War	636	(8)
Skills for Life: Recognizing Cause and Effect	643	(1)
The Cold War Heats Up	644	(8)
The Korean War	652	(5)
The Continuing Cold War	657	(9)
Chapter 19 Review and Assessment	662	(4)
The Postwar Years at Home, 1945-1960	666	(28)
The Postwar Economy	668	(7)
The Mood of the 1950s	675	(5)
Domestic Politics and Policy	680	(14)
Skills for Life: Assessing the Validity of Sources	687	(1)
Chapter 20 Review and Assessment	688	(4)
Test Preparation	692	(2)
Unit 6: A Period of Turmoil and Change, 1950-1975	694	(128)
The Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1968	696	(38)
Demands for Civil Rights	698	(6)
Leaders and Strategies	704	(5)
The Struggle Intensifies	709	(7)
Skills for Life: Understanding Public Opinion Polls	715	(1)
The Political Response	716	(6)
Section 5 The Movement Takes a New Turn	722	(12)
Chapter 21 Review and Assessment	728	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: Encounters With Segregation	730	(4)
The Kennedy and Johnson Years, 1961-1969	734	(28)
The New Frontier	736	(7)
Skills for Life: Exploring Oral History	742	(1)
The Great Society	743	(8)
Foreign Policy in the Early 1960s	751	(11)
Chapter 22 Review and Assessment	760	(2)
An Era of Activism, 1960-1975	762	(28)
The Women's Movement	764	(7)
Skills for Life: Recognizing Bias	770	(1)
Ethnic Minorities Seek Equality	771	(6)
The Counterculture	777	(4)
The Environmental and Consumer Movements	781	(9)
Chapter 23 Review and Assessment	786	(4)
The Vietnam War, 1954-1975	790	(32)
The War Unfolds	792	(6)
Skills for Life: Sequencing	797	(1)
Fighting the War	798	(7)
Political Divisions	805	(7)
The End of the War	812	(10)
Chapter 24 Review and Assessment	818	(2)
Test Preparation	820	(2)
Unit 7: Continuity and Change, 1969 to the Present	822	(154)
Nixon, Ford, Carter, 1969-1981	824	(38)
Nixon's Domestic Policy	826	(6)
Nixon's Foreign Policy	832	(6)
The Watergate Scandal	838	(8)
Skills for Life: Creating a Multimedia Presentation	845	(1)
The Ford Administration	846	(5)
Section 5 The Carter Administration	851	(11)
Chapter 25 Review and Assessment	858	(2)
American Heritage® My Brush with History: A Cold War Test	860	(2)
The Conservative Revolution, 1980-1992	862	(30)
Roots of the New Conservatism	864	(6)
Skills for Life: Analyzing Trends in Electoral College Maps	869	(1)
The Reagan Revolution	870	(6)
Reagan's Second Term	876	(6)
The George H W. Bush Presidency	882	(10)
Chapter 26 Review and Assessment	888	(4)
Entering a New Era, 1992 to the Present	892	(84)
Politics in Recent Years	894	(9)
Skills for Life: Predicting Consequences	902	(1)
The United States in a New World	903	(8)
Americans in the New Millennium	911	(13)
Chapter 27 Review and Assessment	918	(4)
Test Preparation	922	(2)
Reference Section
American Literature	924	(20)
American Documents	944	(12)
Illustrated Databank	956	(12)
Key Supreme Court Cases	968	(8)
Glossary	976	(14)
Spanish Glossary	990	(18)
Biographical Dictionary	1008	(8)
Index	1016	(28)
Acknowledgments	1044