Creating America

by Garcia, Jesus; Ogle, Donna; Risinger, C. Frederick; Stevos, Joyce; Jordan, Winthrop D.

• ISBN13: 9780618184347
• ISBN10: 0618184341
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Three Worlds Meet Beginnings to 1763
Themes of American History	xxvi
Strategies for Taking Taks	1	(1)
Strategies for Studying History	2	(4)
TAKS Strategies and Practice	6
Geography Handbook The Landscape of America	2	(22)
Themes of Geography	4	(2)
Map Basics	6	(4)
Physical Geography of the United States	10	(6)
Human Geography of the United States	16	(8)
Beginnings -- 1500 The World in 1500	24	(24)
Interact with History What happens when different societies meet?	25	(23)
Societies of North America	27	(5)
Interactive Primary Source The Iroquois Great Law of Peace	32	(1)
Societies of West Africa and Europe	33	(6)
Early European Explorers	39	(7)
History Workshop Create and Decode a Pictograph	46	(2)
1492 -- 1700 European Exploration of the Americas	48	(18)
Interact with History Would you join a voyage of exploration?	49	(17)
Spain Claims an Empire	51	(1)
Economics in History Mercantilism	52	(3)
European Competition in North America	55	(4)
The Impact of Colonization	59	(7)
1585 -- 1732 The English Establish 13 Colonies	66	(24)
Interact with History What dangers would you face as a settler?	67	(23)
Early Colonies Have Mixed Success	69	(5)
Interdisciplinary Challenge Report from the New World	74	(2)
New England Colonies	76	(6)
Interactive Primary Sources The Mayflower Compact/The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut	82	(2)
Founding the Middle and Southern Colonies	84	(6)
1700 -- 1753 The Colonies Develop	90	(26)
Interact with History Would you settle on a farm or in a town?	91	(25)
New England: Commerce and Religion	93	(5)
The Middle Colonies: Farms and Cities	98	(5)
The Southern Colonies: Plantations and Slavery	103	(5)
Geography in History Differences Among the Colonies	108	(2)
The Backcountry	110	(6)
1689 -- 1763 Beginnings of an American Identity	116	(24)
Interact with History What do you have in common with other British colonists?	117	(23)
Early American Culture	119	(6)
Roots of Representative Government	125	(1)
Citizenship Today The Importance of Juries	126	(4)
The French and Indian War	130	(10)
UNIT 2 Creating a New Nation 1763 -- 1791
1763 -- 1776 The Road to Revolution	140	(34)
Interact with History Would you join the protest?	141	(33)
Tighter British Control	143	(4)
Colonial Resistance Grows	147	(5)
Interdisciplinary Challenge
Fight for Representative Government!	152	(2)
The Road to Lexington and Concord	154	(4)
Literature Connections	158	(2)
Johnny Tremain
Declaring Independence	160	(6)
Interactive Primary Source The Declaration of Independence	166	(6)
History Workshop Raise the Liberty Pole	172	(2)
1776 -- 1783 The American Revolution	174	(28)
Interact with History What would you sacrifice to win freedom?	175	(27)
The Early Years of the War	177	(5)
Citizenship Today Exercising Free Speech	182	(2)
The War Expands	184	(6)
The Path to Victory	190	(2)
Technology of the Time Artillery of the Revolution	192	(3)
The Legacy of the War	195	(3)
Economics in History Free Enterprise	198	(4)
1776 -- 1791 Confederation to Constitution	202	(72)
Interact with History How do you form a government?	203	(23)
The Confederation Era	205	(5)
Geography in History The Northwest Territory	210	(2)
Creating the Constitution	212	(6)
Ratifying the Constitution	218	(4)
Interactive Primary Sources The Federalist ``Number 51''/ Objections to the Constitution	222	(4)
Constitution Handbook The Living Constitution	226	(38)
Seven Principles of the Constitution	228	(4)
Interactive Primary Source
The Constitution of the United States	232	(32)
Citizenship Handbook	264	(10)
The Role of the Citizen	264	(4)
Building Citizenship Skills	268	(3)
Practicing Citizenship Skills	271	(3)
UNIT 3 The Early Republic 1789 -- 1844
1789-1800 Launching a New Republic	274	(20)
Interact with History What kind of person would you choose to help you govern?	275	(19)
Washington's Presidency	277	(3)
Economics in History How Banks Work	280	(2)
Challenges to the New Government	282	(2)
Citizenship Today Obeying Rules and Laws	284	(3)
The Federalists in Charge	287	(7)
1800 -- 1816 The Jefferson Era	294	(28)
Interact with History What dangers will you face on an expedition west?	295	(27)
Jefferson Takes Office	297	(5)
The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration	302	(6)
Geography in History Native Americans on the Explorers' Route	308	(2)
Problems with Foreign Powers	310	(4)
The War of 1812	314	(6)
History Workshop Making Explorers' Field Notes	320	(2)
1800 -- 1844 National and Regional Growth	322	(28)
Interact with History How will new inventions change your country?	323	(27)
Early Industry and Inventions	325	(5)
Interdisciplinary Challenge Run a Mill Town	330	(2)
Plantations and Slavery Spread	332	(6)
Nationalism and Sectionalism	338	(6)
Interactive Primary Source James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine	344	(6)
UNIT 4 A Changing Nation 1810 -- 1860
1824 -- 1840 The Age of Jackson	350	(24)
Interact with History What qualities do you think make a strong leader?	351	(23)
Politics of the People	353	(3)
Citizenship Today Exercising the Vote	356	(2)
Jackson's Policy Toward Native Americans	358	(5)
Conflicts Over States' Rights	363	(1)
Economics in History How Tariffs Work	364	(4)
Prosperity and Panic	368	(6)
1810 -- 1853 Manifest Destiny	374	(30)
Interact with History What might you gain and lose by going west?	375	(29)
Trails West	377	(5)
Interdisciplinary Challenge Survive the Oregon Trail!	382	(2)
The Texas Revolution	384	(6)
The War with Mexico	390	(6)
The California Gold Rush	396	(3)
Technology of the Time Surface Mining	399	(5)
1820 -- 1860 A New Spirit of Change	404	(34)
Interact with History What reforms do you think will most benefit American society?	405	(33)
The Hopes of Immigrants	407	(4)
Citizenship Today Becoming a Citizen	411	(2)
American Literature and Art	413	(4)
Reforming American Society	417	(5)
Interactive Primary Source Dorothea Dix, Report to the Massachusets Legislature	422	(2)
Abolition and Women's Rights	424	(6)
Geography in History The Underground Railroad	430	(4)
History Workshop Pack Your Trunk	434	(4)
UNIT 5 A Nation Divided and Rebuilt 1846 -- Present
1846 -- 1861 The Nation Breaking Apart	438	(24)
Interact with History How would you keep the nation together?	439	(23)
Growing Tensions Between North and South	441	(1)
Economics in History Trade	442	(4)
The Crisis Deepens	446	(4)
Slavery Dominates Politics	450	(3)
Citizenship Today Debating Points of View	453	(2)
Lincoln's Election and Southern Secession	455	(7)
1861 -- 1862 The Civil War Begins	462	(22)
Interact with History How might a civil war be worse than other wars?	463	(21)
War Erupts	465	(5)
Literature Connections Across Five Aprils	470	(2)
Life in the Army	472	(4)
Technology of the Time Ironclads	476	(1)
No End in Sight	477	(7)
1863 -- 1865 The Tide of War Turns	484	(30)
Interact with History What would inspire you to keep fighting?	485	(29)
The Emancipation Proclamation	487	(4)
War Affects Society	491	(5)
The North Wins	496	(2)
Geography in History Battle of Gettysburg	498	(6)
The Legacy of the War	504	(4)
Interactive Primary Sources Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address (1863)/Second Inaugural Address (1865)	508	(4)
History Workshop Create a Medal of Honor	512	(2)
1865 -- 1877 Reconstruction	514	(22)
Interact with History How would you rebuild the Union?	515	(21)
Rebuilding the Union	517	(5)
Interdisciplinary Challenge Rebuilding Richmond	522	(2)
Reconstruction and Daily Life	524	(5)
End of Reconstruction	529	(7)
Epilogue The United States, 1860 -- 1920	536	(30)
Interact with History How would you solve these problems?	537	(29)
A Time of Growth	539	(3)
Citizenship Today Community Service	542	(2)
Geography in History Industry in the Midwest	544	(2)
Life at the Turn of the Century	546	(5)
An Era of Reform	551	(1)
Economics in History Supply and Demand	552	(4)
Becoming a World Power	556	(1)
Citizenship Today Detecting Bias in the Media	557	(2)
Technology of the Time How the Panama Canal Works	559	(4)
Interactive Primary Sources
Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen Points	563	(3)
Epilogue The United States Since 1919	566	(1)
Interact with History How do you think the 21st century will differ from the 20th century?	567	(27)
Prosperity and the Great Depression	569	(5)
The Rise of Dictators and World War II	574	(5)
The Cold War	579	(5)
Life in America Since 1945	584	(6)
Interdisciplinary Challenge Protecting the Environment	590	(4)
Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court	594
The War on Terrorism	2
Rand McNally World Atlas	1	(1)
Reference Section
Skillbuilder Handbook	1	(33)
Facts About the States	34	(2)
Presidents of the U.S.	36	(3)
Gazetteer	39	(4)
Glossary	43	(10)
Spanish Glossary	53	(11)
Index	64	(20)
Acknowledgments	84