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The American Nation

ISBN: 9780131817159 | 0131817159
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP
Pub. Date: 2/1/2004

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Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Roots of American History
1(135)
Student Success Handbook
xxiv
Geography, History, and the Social Sciences (Prehistory--Pre... MORE
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 States907(4)
Gazetteer911(3)
The Fifty States914(2)
Geographic Atlas916(4)
Glossary920(14)
Spanish Glossary934(16)
Index950(15)
Credits965

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