The American Nation

by Davidson, James West; Stoff, Michael B.

• ISBN13: 9780131817159
• ISBN10: 0131817159
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Savvas Learning Company

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Roots of American History	1	(135)
Student Success Handbook	xxiv
Geography, History, and the Social Sciences (Prehistory--Present)	2	(32)
Thinking Geographically	4	(7)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Hoover Dam	6	(4)
Skills for Life Reviewing Map Skills	10	(1)
Lands and Climates of the United States	11	(9)
The Tools of History	20	(6)
Economics and Other Social Sciences	26	(8)
Connecting With...Economics American Entrepreneurs	31	(3)
Before the First Global Age (Prehistory--1600)	34	(32)
The First Civilizations of the Americas	36	(6)
Native American Cultures	42	(8)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Knife River Indian Villages	46	(3)
Connecting With...Geography Native American Dwellings	49	(1)
Trade Networks of Africa and Asia	50	(5)
Tradition and Change in Europe	55	(11)
Skills for Life Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details	61	(5)
Exploration and Colonization (1492-1675)	66	(34)
An Era of Exploration	68	(6)
Skills for Life Sequencing	73	(1)
Spain Builds an Empire	74	(7)
Colonizing North America	81	(6)
Building the Jamestown Colony	87	(6)
Connecting With...Government and Citizenship The House of Burgesses	92	(1)
Seeking Religious Freedom	93	(7)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Plimoth Plantation	96	(4)
The Thirteen English Colonies (1630--1750)	100	(36)
The New England Colonies	102	(6)
The Middle Colonies	108	(5)
The Southern Colonies	113	(7)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Drayton Hall	117	(3)
Roots of Self-Government	120	(5)
Skills for Life Summarizing	124	(1)
Life in the Colonies	125	(11)
Connecting With...Science and Technology Benjamin Franklin	131	(3)
Test Preparation	134	(2)
UNIT 2 The Revolutionary Era	136	(138)
Crisis in the Colonies (1745-1775)	138	(28)
The French and Indian War	140	(6)
Turmoil Over Taxation	146	(9)
Connecting With...Economics The Economic Effects of the Stamp Act	154	(1)
From Protest to Revolution	155	(11)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Minute Man National Park	159	(2)
Skills for Life Identifying Causes and Effects	161	(5)
The American Revolution (1775-1783)	166	(32)
Fighting Begins in the North	168	(5)
Skills for Life Identifying Points of View	172	(1)
The Colonies Declare Independence	173	(8)
The Declaration of Independence	177	(4)
Struggles in the Middle States	181	(5)
Fighting for Liberty on Many Fronts	186	(5)
Connecting With...Culture Women in the Revolution	190	(1)
Winning the War in the South	191	(7)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Yorktown	194	(4)
Creating a Republic (1776-1790)	198	(48)
A Loose Confederation	200	(6)
Connecting With...Geography Settling the Western Frontier	205	(1)
The Constitutional Convention	206	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Independence Hall	207	(4)
Ideas Behind the Constitution	211	(4)
Ratification and the Bill of Rights	215	(31)
Skills for Life Analyzing Primary Sources	219	(3)
The Constitution of the United States	222	(24)
Government, Citizenship, and the Constitution (1787--Present)	246	(28)
Goals and Principles of the Constitution	248	(4)
How the Federal Government Works	252	(7)
American Heritage® History Happened Here The White House	255	(3)
Skills for Life Interpreting Bar and Line Graphs	258	(1)
Changing the Constitution	259	(3)
State and Local Governments	262	(3)
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship	265	(9)
Connecting With...Government and Citizenship Becoming an American Citizen	269	(3)
Test Preparation	272	(2)
UNIT 3 The Early Republic	274	(82)
Launching the New Government (1789--1800)	276	(24)
Washington Takes Office	278	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Mount Vernon	279	(4)
Connecting With...Culture Early American Folk Art	283	(1)
Creating a Foreign Policy	284	(3)
Political Parties Emerge	287	(4)
The Second President	291	(9)
Skills for Life Drawing Inferences	295	(5)
The Age of Jefferson (1801--1816)	300	(28)
A Republican Takes Office	302	(4)
The Louisiana Purchase	306	(6)
Connecting With...Geography American Wildlife	311	(1)
New Threats From Overseas	312	(4)
Skills for Life Synthesizing Information	315	(1)
The Road to War	316	(4)
The War of 1812	320	(8)
American Heritage® History Happened Here USS Constitution	321	(7)
The Nation Grows and Prospers (1790--1825)	328	(28)
The Industrial Revolution	330	(7)
Connecting With...Science and Technology How a Textile Mill Worked	336	(1)
Americans Move Westward	337	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Conner Prairie Village	338	(4)
Unity and Division	342	(6)
Skills for Life Comparing and Contrasting	347	(1)
New Nations in the Americas	348	(8)
Test Preparation	354	(2)
UNIT 4 An Era of Expansion	356	(100)
The Jacksonian Era (1824--1840)	358	(20)
A New Era in Politics	360	(5)
Jackson in the White House	365	(5)
Skills for Life Distinguishing Facts From Opinions	369	(1)
A New Crisis	370	(8)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Martin Van Buren Historic Site	372	(3)
Connecting With...Government and Civics The Log Cabin Campaign	375	(3)
Westward Expansion (1820--1860)	378	(28)
Oregon Country	380	(5)
The Republic of Texas	385	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here The Alamo	387	(3)
Skills for Life Determining Patterns and Distributions on Maps	390	(1)
California and the Southwest	391	(3)
The Mexican War	394	(4)
Americans Rush West	398	(8)
Connecting With...Economics Women and the California Gold Rush	403	(3)
North and South (1820-1860)	406	(26)
Industry in the North	408	(5)
Connecting With...Science and Technology The Telegraph	412	(1)
Life in the North	413	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail	416	(2)
Cotton Kingdom in the South	418	(4)
Life in the South	422	(10)
Skills for Life Making Generalizations	427	(5)
Reform and a New American Culture (1820--1860)	432	(24)
The Reforming Spirit	434	(5)
Connecting With...Culture An American Classroom	438	(1)
Opposing Slavery	439	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Bethel AME Church	441	(2)
Skills for Life Making Decisions	443	(1)
A Call for Women's Rights	444	(4)
American Art and Literature	448	(8)
Test Preparation	454	(2)
UNIT 5 Division and Reunion	456	(84)
Slavery Divides the Nation (1820--1861)	458	(26)
Slavery in the Territories	460	(3)
The Compromise of 1850	463	(5)
Connecting With...Culture Uncle Tom's Cabin	467	(1)
The Crisis Deepens	468	(5)
The Republican Party Emerges	473	(5)
Skills for Life Identifying Bias	477	(1)
A Nation Divides	478	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Fort Sumter	480	(4)
The Civil War (1861--1865)	484	(30)
The Conflict Takes Shape	486	(4)
No Easy Victory	490	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Antietam National Battlefield	493	(2)
Connecting With...Geography The Battle of Fredericksburg	495	(1)
A Promise of Freedom	496	(4)
Hardships of War	500	(5)
The War Ends	505	(9)
Skills for Life Analyzing Photographs	511	(3)
Reconstruction and the Changing South (1863-1896)	514	(26)
Early Steps to Reunion	516	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Ford's Theatre	518	(2)
Skills for Life Solving Problems	520	(1)
Radical Reconstruction	521	(5)
Connecting With...Government and Citizenship The Power of the Fourteenth Amendment	525	(1)
The South Under Reconstruction	526	(4)
The End of Reconstruction	530	(10)
Test Preparation	538	(2)
UNIT 6 Transforming the Nation	540	(86)
The New West (1865--1914)	542	(30)
Indian Peoples of the Great Plains	544	(3)
Mining and Railroading	547	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Garnet, Montana	550	(2)
The Cattle Kingdom	552	(5)
Skills for Life Evaluating Written Sources	556	(1)
Indian Peoples in Retreat	557	(5)
Farming	562	(10)
Connecting With...Geography Sodbusting on the Plains	567	(5)
Industrial Growth (1865--1914)	572	(26)
Railroads Spur Industry	574	(4)
The Rise of Big Business	578	(6)
Connecting With...Economics Advertising in the Industrial Age	583	(1)
Inventions Change the Nation	584	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Henry Ford Museum	588	(2)
The Rise of Organized Labor	590	(8)
Skills for Life Formulating Questions	595	(3)
A New Urban Culture (1865-1914)	598	(28)
New Immigrants in a Promised Land	600	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Ellis Island	602	(4)
An Age of Cities	606	(6)
Skills for Life Comparing Maps Over Time	611	(1)
Life in the Changing Cities	612	(5)
Connecting With...Culture The Early Days of Baseball	616	(1)
Public Education and American Culture	617	(9)
Test Preparation	624	(2)
UNIT 7 A New Role for the Nation	626	(88)
The Progressive Era (1876--1920)	628	(30)
Reform in the Gilded Age	630	(3)
The Progressives	633	(5)
Connecting With...Government and Citizenship The Muckrakers	637	(1)
Progressives in the White House	638	(7)
Skills for Life Analyzing Political Cartoons	644	(1)
Women Win Reforms	645	(4)
Other Americans Seek Justice	649	(9)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Tuskegee Institute	650	(8)
Becoming a World Power (1865--1916)	658	(26)
A Pacific Empire	660	(8)
American Heritage® History Happened Here White Pass and Yukon Railroad	662	(5)
Skills for Life Identifying Historical Trends	667	(1)
War With Spain	668	(7)
The United States in Latin America	675	(9)
Connecting With...Science and Technology Fighting the Deadly Mosquito	681	(3)
World War I (1914--1919)	684	(30)
War in Europe	686	(5)
From Neutrality to War	691	(7)
Skills for Life Recognizing Propaganda	697	(1)
Americans in Battle	698	(6)
Connecting With...Government and Citizenship Honoring Our Veterans	703	(1)
The Failed Peace	704	(10)
American Heritage® History Happened Here The Hall of Mirrors	705	(7)
Test Preparation	712	(2)
UNIT 8 Prosperity, Depression, and War	714	(92)
The Roaring Twenties (1919--1929)	716	(28)
Politics and Prosperity	718	(6)
Skills for Life Determining Relevance	723	(1)
New Ways of Life	724	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Hollywood Boulevard	728	(2)
The Roaring Twenties	730	(6)
Connecting With...Culture The Harlem Renaissance	735	(1)
A Nation Divided	736	(8)
The Great Depression (1929--1941)	744	(28)
The Great Crash	746	(6)
FDR and the New Deal	752	(7)
American Heritage® History Happened Here San Antonio River Walk	755	(3)
Connecting With...Geography The TVA Today	758	(1)
Response to the New Deal	759	(6)
Skills for Life Evaluating Long-Term Effects	764	(1)
The Nation in Hard Times	765	(7)
The World War II Era (1935--1945)	772	(34)
The Gathering Storm	774	(4)
World War II Begins	778	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here USS Arizona Memorial	782	(2)
Americans in Wartime	784	(6)
Connecting With...Economics A Wartime Economy	789	(1)
The Allies Turn the Tide	790	(6)
Skills for Life Evaluating the Validity of Internet Sources	795	(1)
The End of the War	796	(10)
Test Preparation	804	(2)
UNIT 9 The Bold Experiment Continues	806	(101)
The Cold War Era (1945--1991)	808	(32)
The Cold War Begins	810	(6)
Skills for Life Predicting Consequences	815	(1)
The Korean War Period	816	(5)
Regional Conflicts	821	(6)
Connecting With...Science and Technology NASA and the Space Age	826	(1)
The War in Vietnam	827	(5)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Vietnam Veterans Memorial	830	(2)
The Cold War Ends	832	(8)
Prosperity, Rebellion, and Reform (1945--1980)	840	(30)
Postwar Policies and Prosperity	842	(7)
Connecting With...Culture The Early Days of Television	848	(1)
The Civil Rights Movement	849	(7)
Skills for Life Interpreting Oral History	855	(1)
Protest, Reform, and Doubt	856	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Kennedy Space Center	857	(5)
The Crusade for Equal Rights	862	(8)
The Nation in a New World (1970--Present)	870	(37)
The Conservative Revolt	872	(6)
American Leadership in a New World	878	(5)
The Spread of Regional Conflict	883	(5)
A Global Economy	888	(6)
American Heritage® History Happened Here Everglades National Park	891	(2)
Connecting With...Economics Oil: A Valuable Resource	893	(1)
New Challenges for the Nation	894	(13)
Skills for Life Transferring Information	899	(5)
Test Preparation	904	(2)
Reference Section	906	(1)
Presidents of the United States	907	(4)
Gazetteer	911	(3)
The Fifty States	914	(2)
Geographic Atlas	916	(4)
Glossary	920	(14)
Spanish Glossary	934	(16)
Index	950	(15)
Credits	965