American People, Brief Edition, The: Creating a Nation and Society, Volume I, Primary Source Edition

by Nash, Gary B.; Jeffrey, Julie Roy; Howe, John R.; Frederick, Peter J.; Davis, Allen F.; Winkler, Allan M.

• ISBN13: 9780321466839
• ISBN10: 0321466837
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

A condensed version of The American People, this engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the AUTHORs explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. A vibrant four-color design and compact size make this book accessible, convenient, and easy-to read.

Table of Contents

I. A Colonizing People, Prehistory-1776

Ancient America and Africa

The Peoples of America Before Columbus

Africa on the Eve of Contact

Europe on the Eve of Invading the Americas

Conclusion: The Approach of a New Global Age

Europeans and Africans Reach the Americas

Breaching the Atlantic

The Spanish Conquest of America

England Looks West

Recovering the Past: Illustrated Travel Accounts

African Bondage

Conclusion: Converging Worlds

Colonizing a Continent in the Seventeenth Century

The Chesapeake Tobacco Coast

Recovering the Past: Houses

Massachusetts and Its Offspring

From the St. Lawrence to the Hudson

Proprietary Carolina: A Restoration Reward

The Quakers' Peaceable Kingdom

New Spain's Northern Frontier

An Era of Instability

Conclusion: The Achievement of New Societies

The Maturing of Colonial Society

The North: A Land of Family Farms

The Plantation South

ContENDing for a Continent

The Urban World of Commerce and Ideas

The Great Awakening

Political Life

Conclusion: America in 1750

The Strains of Empire

The Climactic Seven Years' War

The Crisis with England

Recovering the Past: Poetry

The Ideology of Revolutionary Republicanism

The Turmoil of a Rebellious People

Conclusion: On the Brink of Revolution

A Revolutionary People, 1775-1828

A People in Revolution

Bursting the Colonial Bonds

The War for American IndepENDence

The Experience of War

Recovering the Past: Military Muster Rolls

The Ferment of Revolutionary Politics

Conclusion: The Crucible of Revolution

Consolidating the Revolution

Struggling with the Peacetime AgENDa

Sources of Political Conflict

Political Tumult in the States

Toward a New National Government

Recovering the Past: Patriotic Paintings

Conclusion: Completing the Revolution

Creating a Nation

Launching the National Republic

The Republic in a Threatening World

The Political Crisis Deepens

Restoring American Liberty

Building an Agrarian Nation

A Foreign Policy for the New Nation

Conclusion: A Period of Trial and Transition

Society and Politics in the Early Republic

A Nation of Regions

Indian-White Relations in the Early Republic

Perfecting a Democratic Society

The END of Neo-Colonialism

Knitting the Nation Together

Politics in Transition

Conclusion: The Passing of an Era

An Expanding People, 1820-1877

Currents of Change in the Northeast and the Old Northwest

Economic Growth

Early Manufacturing

A New England Textile Town

Factories on the Frontier

Urban Life

Rural Communities

Conclusion: The Character of Progress

Slavery and the Old South

Building a Diverse C

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