Created Equal: A Social and Political History of the United States, Brief Edition, Single Volume Edition (with Study Card)

by Jones, Jacqueline; Wood, Peter H.; Borstelmann, Thomas; May, Elaine Tyler; Ruiz, Vicki L.

• ISBN13: 9780321345899
• ISBN10: 0321345894
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

With its sweeping inclusive view of American history, Created Equal, Brief Edition emphasizes social historyincluding the lives and labors of women, immigrants, working people, and persons of color in all regions of the countrywhile delivering the basics of political and economic history.In this new, streamlined version of Created Equal, the authors have preserved the chronological framework and strong narrative thread, The rich tapestry of people and events, The engaging and illuminating stories, and many of the Connecting History and Interpreting History features of the original text, but have sharpened the presentation and prose and condensed each chapter by 25 percent.

Table of Contents

North American Founders

First Founders

Ancient America

A Thousand Years of Change: A.D. 500 to 1500

Linking the Continents

Spain Enters the Americas

The Protestant Reformation Plays Out in America

European Footholds on the Fringes of North America, 1600-1660

Spain's Ocean-Spanning Reach

France and Holland: Overseas Competition for Spain

English Beginnings on the Atlantic Coast

The Puritan Experiment

The Chesapeake Bay Colonies

Interpreting History:Anne Bradstreet: "The Tenth Muse, Lately Sprung Up in America."

Controlling the Edges of the Continent, 1660-1715

France and the American Interior

The Spanish Empire on the Defensive

England's American Empire Takes Shape

Bloodshed in the English Colonies: 1670-1690

Consequences of War and Growth: 1690-1715

Connecting History: Homeland Security and Deep Fears of the Enemy Within

A Century of Colonial Expansion to 1775

African Enslavement: The Terrible Transformation

The Descent into Race Slavery

The Growth of Slave Labor Camps

England Enters the Atlantic Slave Trade

Survival in a Strange New Land

The Transformation Completed

Interpreting History:"Releese Us out of This Cruell Bondegg."

An American Babel, 1713-1763

New Cultures on the Western Plains

Britain's Mainland Colonies: A New Abundance of People

The Varied Economic Landscape

Matters of Faith: The Great Awakening

The French Lose a North American Empire

Connecting History:Sounds Around Us: The Lost World of Hig

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