The American Journey, Student Edition

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• ISBN13: 9780078609800
• ISBN10: 0078609801
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-13
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub

Summary

The complete story of American history in one comprehensive middle school program The American Journeyis a student-friendly presentation of American history from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including National Geographic, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative, maps, and charts. This program emphasizes skill developmentfrom reading maps to analyzing primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events.

Table of Contents

Previewing Your Textbook	xviii
How Do I Study History	xxiv
Reading Skills Handbook	1	(1)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Reference Atlas
United States Political	2	(2)
United States Physical	4	(2)
United States Territorial Growth	6	(2)
North America Physical	8	(1)
North America Political	9	(1)
Middle East Physical/Political	10	(2)
World Political	12	(2)
United States Facts	14
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Geography Handbook
What is Geography?	1	(1)
How Do I Study Geography?	2	(2)
How Do I Use Maps?	4	(2)
How Does Geography Influence History?	6	(2)
Geographic Dictionary	8	(4)
Be an Active Reader	10	(2)
UNIT 1 Different Worlds Meet Beginnings to 1625	12	(54)
The First Americans, Prehistory to 1492	14	(22)
Early Peoples	16	(6)
Cities and Empires	22	(6)
North American Peoples	28	(8)
Exploring the Americas, 1400--1625	36	(30)
A Changing World	38	(5)
Early Exploration	43	(8)
Spain in America	51	(7)
Exploring North America	58	(8)
UNIT 2 Colonial Settlement 1587--1770	66	(62)
Colonial America, 1587--1770	68	(30)
Early English Settlements	70	(6)
New England Colonies	76	(6)
Middle Colonies	82	(4)
Southern Colonies	86	(12)
The Colonies Grow, 1607--1770	98	(30)
Life in the Colonies	100	(8)
Government, Religion, and Culture	108	(8)
France and Britain Clash	116	(5)
The French and Indian War	121	(7)
UNIT 3 Creating a Nation 1763--1791	128	(126)
Road to Independence, 1763--1776	130	(30)
Taxation without Representation	132	(4)
Building Colonial Unity	136	(5)
A Call to Arms	141	(6)
Moving Toward Independence	147	(13)
The Declaration of Independence	154	(6)
The American Revolution, 1776--1783	160	(30)
The Early Years	162	(10)
The War Continues	172	(5)
The War Moves West and South	177	(6)
The War Is Won	183	(7)
A More Perfect Union, 1777--1790	190	(64)
The Articles of Confederation	192	(7)
Convention and Compromise	199	(8)
A New Plan of Government	207	(47)
Civics in Action: A Citizenship Handbook	216	(16)
The Constitution of the United States	232	(22)
UNIT 4 The New Republic 1789--1825	254	(76)
A New Nation, 1789--1800	256	(20)
The First President	258	(5)
Early Challenges	263	(4)
The First Political Parties	267	(9)
The Jefferson Era, 1800--1816	276	(28)
The Republicans Take Power	278	(4)
The Louisiana Purchase	282	(6)
A Time of Conflict	288	(8)
The War of 1812	296	(8)
Growth and Expansion, 1790--1825	304	(26)
Economic Growth	306	(8)
Westward Bound	314	(7)
Unity and Sectionalism	321	(9)
UNIT 5 The Growing Nation 1820--1860	330	(102)
The Jackson Era, 1824--1845	332	(22)
Jacksonian Democracy	334	(7)
Conflicts Over Land	341	(7)
Jackson and the Bank	348	(6)
Manifest Destiny, 1818--1853	354	(30)
The Oregon Country	356	(6)
Independence for Texas	362	(7)
War with Mexico	369	(6)
New Settlers in California and Utah	375	(9)
North and South, 1820--1860	384	(26)
The North's Economy	386	(5)
The North's People	391	(6)
Southern Cotton Kingdom	397	(4)
The South's People	401	(9)
The Age of Reform, 1820--1860	410	(22)
Social Reform	412	(6)
The Abolitionists	418	(7)
The Women's Movement	425	(7)
UNIT 6 Civil War and Reconstruction 1846--1896	432	(92)
Road to Civil War, 1820--1861	434	(24)
Slavery and the West	436	(5)
A Nation Dividing	441	(4)
Challenges to Slavery	445	(4)
Secession and War	449	(9)
The Civil War, 1861--1865	458	(40)
The Two Sides	460	(6)
Early Years of the War	466	(7)
A Call for Freedom	473	(5)
Life During the Civil War	478	(7)
The Way to Victory	485	(13)
Reconstruction and Its Aftermath, 1865--1896	498	(26)
Reconstruction Plans	500	(4)
Radicals in Control	504	(5)
The South During Reconstruction	509	(4)
Change in the South	513	(11)
UNIT 7 Reshaping the Nation 1858--1914	524	(82)
The Western Frontier, 1858--1896	526	(28)
The Mining Booms	528	(6)
Ranchers and Farmers	534	(8)
Native American Struggles	542	(6)
Farmers in Protest	548	(6)
The Growth of Industry, 1865--1914	554	(26)
Railroads Lead the Way	556	(5)
Inventions	561	(6)
An Age of Big Business	567	(5)
Industrial Workers	572	(8)
Toward an Urban America, 1865--1914	580	(26)
The New Immigrants	582	(8)
Moving to the City	590	(7)
A Changing Culture	597	(9)
UNIT 8 Reform, Expansion, and War 1865--1920	606	(90)
Progressive Reforms, 1877--1920	608	(28)
The Progressive Movement	610	(5)
Women and Progressives	615	(5)
Progressive Presidents	620	(8)
Excluded from Reform	628	(8)
Overseas Expansion, 1865--1917	636	(28)
Expanding Horizons	638	(6)
Imperialism in the Pacific	644	(5)
Spanish-American War	649	(7)
Latin American Policies	656	(8)
World War I, 1914--1919	664	(32)
War in Europe	666	(5)
America's Road to War	671	(6)
Americans Join the Allies	677	(6)
The War at Home	683	(5)
Searching for Peace	688	(8)
UNIT 9 Turbulent Decades 1919--1945	696	(88)
The Jazz Age, 1919--1929	698	(24)
Time of Turmoil	700	(4)
Desire for Normalcy	704	(5)
A Booming Economy	709	(4)
The Roaring Twenties	713	(9)
The Depression and FDR, 1929--1941	722	(28)
The Great Depression	724	(5)
Roosevelt's New Deal	729	(6)
Life During the Depression	735	(7)
Effects of the New Deal	742	(8)
World War II, 1939--1945	750	(34)
Road to War	752	(6)
War Begins	758	(6)
On the Home Front	764	(6)
War in Europe and Africa	770	(7)
War in the Pacific	777	(7)
UNIT 10 Turning Points 1945--1975	784	(108)
The Cold War Era, 1945--1954	786	(26)
Cold War Origins	788	(8)
Postwar Politics	796	(6)
The Korean War	802	(4)
The Red Scare	806	(6)
America in the 1950s, 1953--1960	812	(24)
Eisenhower in the White House	814	(7)
1950s Prosperity	821	(7)
Problems in a Time of Plenty	828	(8)
The Civil Rights Era, 1954--1973	836	(28)
The Civil Rights Movement	838	(6)
Kennedy and Johnson	844	(4)
The Struggle Continues	848	(8)
Other Groups Seek Rights	856	(8)
The Vietnam Era, 1960--1975	864	(28)
Kennedy's Foreign Policy	866	(5)
War in Vietnam	871	(6)
The Vietnam Years at Home	877	(7)
Nixon and Vietnam	884	(8)
UNIT 11 Modern America 1968--Present	892	(114)
Search for Stability, 1968--1981	894	(26)
Nixon's Foreign Policy	896	(5)
Nixon and Watergate	901	(9)
The Carter Presidency	910	(10)
New Challenges, 1981--Present	920	(86)
The Reagan Presidency	922	(6)
The Bush Presidency	928	(8)
A New Century	936	(9)
The War on Terrorism	945	(10)
Appendix
What Is an Appendix and How Do I Use One?	955	(1)
Primary Sources Library	956	(2)
White Buffalo Calf Woman Brings the First Pipe	958	(1)
Columbus Crosses the Atlantic	959	(1)
What is an American?	960	(1)
Ben Franklin	961	(1)
Penn's Colony	961	(1)
Common Sense	962	(1)
The Bold Americans	962	(1)
Surviving at Valley Forge	963	(1)
Immigrant Life in America	963	(1)
Washington's First Inaugural	964	(1)
Song of Liberty	965	(1)
On the Road	965	(1)
Trail of Tears	966	(1)
Delicia Patterson	967	(1)
Religious Camp Meeting	967	(1)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	968	(1)
The Fire of Battle	969	(1)
On the Plight of African Americans	969	(1)
Indian School	970	(1)
The Sweat Shop	971	(1)
An Emigrant's Story	971	(1)
Hull House	972	(1)
The United States and Cuba	973	(1)
Aboard the Lusitania	973	(1)
Standing in the Soup Line	974	(1)
On the Home Front	975	(1)
Fallout Fears	976	(1)
We Shall Overcome	977	(1)
Working Women	977	(1)
Proud to Be an American	978	(1)
George W. Bush's Address to Congress	978	(2)
Presidents of the United States	980	(5)
Documents of American History	985	(12)
Supreme Court Case Summaries	997	(4)
Gazetteer	1001	(5)
Glossary	1006	(10)
Spanish Glossary	1016	(11)
Index	1027	(23)
Acknowledgements and Photo Credits	1050