America's Past and Promise

by Mason, Lorna C.; Garcia, Jesus; Powell, Frances; Risinger, C. Frederick

• ISBN13: 9780395867075
• ISBN10: 039586707X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School

Table of Contents

Introduction
About Your Book	xxii
Basic Map Skills	G1
Historical Atlas of the United States	G7
UNIT 1 A NEW ATLANTIC WORLD (Beginnings-1700)	2	(86)
The First Americans (Beginnings-1492)	4	(22)
People Arrive in the Americas	5	(3)
Ancient North America	8	(6)
Indians of North America in 1492	14	(12)
Skills: Reading a Timeline	13	(13)
Peoples of West Africa (Beginnings-1591)	26	(16)
Ancient Africa	27	(3)
Empires of West Africa	30	(7)
Contacts with Europe	37	(5)
Skills: Reading for the Main Idea	33	(9)
Europeans Reach Outward (400-1522)	42	(20)
An Awakening Europe	43	(4)
The Search for New Sea Routes	47	(4)
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus	51	(5)
On to the Pacific	56	(6)
Skills: Cause and Effect	55	(7)
Spain Builds an Empire (1493-1700)	62	(26)
Caribbean Beginnings	63	(7)
Spain Conquers Mexico and Peru	70	(4)
The Lure of North America	74	(6)
The World of New Spain	80	(8)
Geography: The Columbian Exchange	64	(13)
Skills: Reading Map Routes	77	(9)
American Literature
Morning Girl	86	(2)
Michael Dorris
UNIT 2 COLONIAL SETTLEMENT (1497-1763)	88	(84)
Challenges to Spanish Power (1497-1610)	90	(16)
Search for a Northwest Passage	91	(3)
The Religious Challenge	94	(3)
The English Challenge at Sea	97	(4)
The First English Colony	101	(5)
Skills: Reading a Line Graph	100	(6)
English Colonies in North America (1607-1732)	106	(20)
Success at Jamestown	107	(4)
The Pilgrims at Plymouth	111	(3)
The Settlement of New England	114	(6)
An Expanding Empire	120	(6)
Skills: Reading a Primary Source	119	(7)
Shaping of the American Colonies (1651-1740)	126	(26)
Rights of the People	127	(5)
Plantation Life in the Southern Colonies	132	(4)
Life in Colonial New England	136	(8)
Farm and City Life in the Middle Colonies	144	(4)
In the Backcountry	148	(4)
Skills: How Government Works	129	(23)
The Clash of Empires (1668-1763)	152	(20)
The Expanding French Empire	153	(6)
Rivalry over Furs and Land	159	(3)
The French and Indian War	162	(10)
Geography Fort Ticonderoga	164
Skills; Taking Notes	158	(14)
American Literature
UNIT 3 A NEW NATION (1763-1791)	172	(122)
The Thirteen Colonies Rebel (1763-1776)	174	(26)
Tighter British Control	175	(3)
Colonial Resistance Grows	178	(6)
The Road to Lexington and Concord	184	(4)
Declaring Independence	188	(12)
The Declaration of Independence	196
Skills: Primary and Secondary Sources	191	(9)
Americans Win Independence (1776-1787)	200	(28)
Early Years of the War	201	(7)
The path to Victory	208	(6)
Independence Won	214	(5)
The Confederation: Successes and Problems	219	(9)
Geography: The Northwest Territory	220
Skills: Reading an Organization Chart	207	(21)
Creating the Constitution (1786-1791)	228	(66)
The Call for Change	229	(4)
Conflict and Compromise	233	(6)
Ratifying the Constitution	239	(4)
A More Perfect Union	243	(51)
Constitution Handbook	250	(4)
The Constitution of the United States	254	(27)
Review of the Constitution	281	(1)
Civics Handbook	282
Skills: Working Toward Compromise	235	(57)
American Literature
Johnny Tremain	292	(2)
Esther Forbes
UNIT 4 BUILDING THE NATION (1789-1840)	294	(68)
Launching a New Government (1789-1801)	296	(20)
The Government Takes Shape	297	(5)
Maintaining the Peace	302	(4)
The Federalists in Charge	306	(4)
Jefferson Takes Office	310	(6)
Skills: How Banks Work	301	(15)
Expanding and Defending Boundaries (1800-1820)	316	(22)
Beyond the Mississippi	317	(5)
Exploring the Far West	322	(7)
The War of 1812	329	(9)
Skills: Using Special-Purpose Maps	331	(7)
The Expanding Nation (1800-1840)	338	(24)
A Spirit of Nationalism	339	(7)
The Industrial Revolution	346	(7)
The Changing South	353	(9)
Geography: The Erie Canal	344	(8)
Skills: Reading a Bar Graph	352	(8)
American Literature
Folk Songs of the Move West	360	(2)
UNIT 5 EXPANSION AND CHANGE (1810-1860)	362	(72)
The Age of Jackson (1820-1840)	364	(18)
A New Kind of Politics	365	(4)
Jackson's Harsh Indian Policy	369	(4)
Sectional Divisions	373	(4)
Prosperity and Panic	377	(5)
Skills: Interpreting Political Cartoons	376	(6)
Changes in American Life (1820-1860)	382	(24)
The Impact of Immigration	383	(5)
A Spirit of Reform	388	(5)
The Call for Equality	393	(8)
A New American Culture	401	(5)
Geography: The Underground Railroad	396	(4)
Skills: Writing an Essay	400	(6)
The Westward Movement (1810-1853)	406	(28)
Changes in the Spanish Borderlands	407	(4)
The Texas Revolution	411	(4)
Across a Continent	415	(7)
The Mexican War	422	(4)
The California Gold Rush	426	(8)
Skills: Using a Diary as a Primary Source	428	(4)
American Literature
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass	432	(2)
Frederick Douglass
UNIT 6 THE NATION DIVIDED AND REBUILT (1850-1896)	434	(68)
The Nation Breaking Apart (1850-1861)	436	(18)
Growing Differences Between North and South	437	(4)
The Crisis Deepens	441	(6)
The Drums of War	447	(7)
Skills: Rules for Proper Debating	448	(6)
The Civil War (1861-1865)	454	(28)
Preparing for Battle	455	(6)
The Agony of War	461	(6)
Turning the Tide	467	(8)
The Union Victorious	475	(7)
Geography: The Battle of Gettysburg	472
Skills: Reading a Pie Chart	458	(24)
Rebuilding the South (1865-1896)	482	(20)
The Challenge of Freedom	483	(4)
Radical Reconstruction	487	(6)
The End of Reconstruction	493	(9)
Skills: Analyzing an Argument	488	(12)
American Literature
The Red Badge of Courage	500	(2)
Stephen Crane
UNIT 7 AMERICA TRANSFORMED (1860-1920)	502	(126)
An Industrial Society (1860-1900)	504	(24)
The Age of Railroads	505	(5)
New Industries, New Inventions	510	(5)
The Rise of Big Business	515	(4)
Organizing Workers	519	(9)
Skills: Analyzing Figures	518	(10)
The Rise of American Cities (1865-1900)	528	(24)
Growing Immigration from Europe	529	(5)
New Life in the Promised Land	534	(5)
City Growth and Change	539	(7)
A New City Culture	546	(6)
Geography: Chicago and the Midwest	544
Skills: Using a Map Grid	538	(14)
Forces Shaping a New West (1860-1900)	552	(24)
Changes Come to the West	553	(6)
Indian Wars	559	(6)
Cowboys and Ranchers	565	(5)
Farming the Plains	570	(6)
Skills: Identifying Fact and Opinion	558	(18)
Politics and Reform (1877-1919)	576	(22)
A Deadlock in National Politics	577	(3)
Unrest in Rural America	580	(5)
Roosevelt the Progressive	585	(5)
The Progressive Reforms	590	(8)
Skills: Improving Your Community	595	(3)
Becoming a World Power (1890-1920)	598	(30)
The United States Expands Overseas	599	(3)
The Spanish-American War	602	(5)
American Involvement Overseas	607	(4)
World War I Begins	611	(7)
The United States Helps Win the War	618	(10)
Skills: Recognizing Propaganda	617	(9)
American Literature
Poems	626	(2)
Paul Laurence Dunbar
UNIT 8 TROUBLED DECADES (1900-1945)	628	(90)
The Roaring Twenties (1919-1928)	630	(24)
A Look at Harding and Coolidge	631	(5)
A Decade of Business Growth	636	(5)
A Decade of Change	641	(7)
Divisions in American Society	648	(6)
Skills: Outlining	635	(19)
The Depression and the New Deal (1929-1940)	654	(22)
The Great Depression	655	(5)
Roosevelt's New Deal	660	(4)
The New Deal Continues	664	(4)
Life in the Depression Years	668	(8)
Geography: Black Baseball Leagues	672
Skills: Expressing Ideas Through Numbers	659	(17)
A More Diverse America (1900-1940)	676	(18)
Coming to America	677	(6)
Changes for African Americans	683	(6)
Progress for Native Americans	689	(5)
Skills: Understanding Other Perspectives	682	(12)
The Rise of Dictators and II (1930-1945)	694	(24)
Steps to War World War	695	(4)
The War Comes to America	699	(3)
The Home Front	702	(4)
Toward Victory in Europe	706	(4)
Victory and Its Aftermath	710	(8)
Skills: Drawing Conclusions from Maps	708	(8)
American Literature
The House of Mirth	716	(2)
Edith Wharton
UNIT 9 A CHANGING AMERICA (1945-Present)	718
The Cold War Era (1945-1991)	720
A World Divided	721
The Vietnam War	728
The End of the Cold War	733
Skills: Arranging Events in Sequence	736
Postwar America (1945-1990)	740
Peace and Prosperity	741
The 1960s: A Time of Conflict and Hope	748
An Unsettled Decade	752
The Reagan Revolution	756
Geography: Route 66	746
Skills: Exploring Local History	755
The Search for Equal Rights (1954-Present)	762
The Start of the Civil Rights Movement	763
New Directions for the Civil Rights Movement	769
Widening the Equal Rights Struggle	772
American Society's Many Faces	777
Skills: Resolving Conflicts Peacefully	767
Patterns in Our Recent History (1990-Present)	782
The Clinton Presidency	783
The World After the Cold War	789
Challenges of the Future	793
Skills: Considering Careers	797
American Literature
The Joy Luck Club	800
Amy Tan
Reference
Historical Documents	R1
The Presidents	R10
The States	R11
Atlas: The United States: Cities and States	R12
The United States: Physical Features	R14
Nations of the World	R16
Gazetteer	R18
Glossary	R22
Index	R32
Acknowledgments	R52