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Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization, "The American Journey" introduces readers to the key features of American political, social, and economic history. This new edition focuses more closely on the theme of the American journey, showing that our attempt to live up to and with our ideals is an ongoing process that has become ever more inclusive of different groups and ideas. Covering the 1600s to the Civil War, prominent coverage is given to the West and the South, and the book highlights the impor... MORE

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American Views	p. xi
From Then to Now	p. xi
Maps	p. xii
Figures and Tables	p. xiii
Overview Tables	p. xiv
U.S. History Documents CD-ROM	p. xv
Preface	p. xviii
About the Authors	p. xxiv
Student Tool Kit	p. xxv
Worlds Apart
Voices from the American Journey: Moctezuma	p. 1
Native American Societies before 1492	p. 2
Paleo-Indians and the Archaic Period	p. 3
The Development of Agriculture	p. 4
Nonfarming Societies	p. 5
Mesoamerican Civilizations	p. 5
North American Cultures	p. 7
The Caribbean Islanders	p. 9
West African Societies	p. 9
Geographical and Political Differences	p. 11
Family Structure and Religion	p. 12
European Merchants in West Africa and the Slave Trade	p. 12
Western Europe on the Eve of Exploration	p. 13
The Consolidation of Political and Military Authority	p. 13
Religious Conflict and the Protestant Reformation	p. 13
Contact	p. 16
The Lure of Discovery	p. 16
Christopher Columbus and the Westward Route to Asia	p. 17
The Spanish Conquest and Colonization	p. 19
The Columbian Exchange	p. 25
Cultural Perceptions and Misperceptions	p. 26
Competition for a Continent	p. 27
Early French Efforts in North America	p. 27
English Attempts in the New World	p. 28
Conclusion	p. 31
Review Questions	p. 32
Key Terms	p. 32
Recommended Reading	p. 32
Additional Sources	p. 32
Where to Learn More	p. 33
Transplantation 1600-1685
Voices from the American Journey: Thomas Dudley	p. 35
The French in North America	p. 37
The Quest for Furs and Converts	p. 37
The Development of New France	p. 38
The Dutch Overseas Empire	p. 39
The Dutch East India Company	p. 40
The West India Company and New Netherland	p. 40
English Settlement in the Chesapeake	p. 42
The Ordeal of Early Virginia	p. 42
The Importance of Tobacco	p. 44
Maryland: A Refuge for Catholics	p. 46
Life in the Chesapeake Colonies	p. 47
The Founding of New England	p. 48
The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony	p. 48
Massachusetts Bay Colony and Its Offshoots	p. 49
Families, Farms, and Communities in Early New England	p. 52
Competition in the Caribbean	p. 55
Sugar and Slaves	p. 55
A Biracial Society	p. 57
The Proprietary Colonies	p. 57
Early Carolina: Colonial Aristocracy and Slave Labor	p. 57
Pennsylvania: The Dream of Toleration and Peace	p. 60
New Netherland Becomes New York	p. 62
Conclusion	p. 62
Review Questions	p. 63
Key Terms	p. 63
Recommended Reading	p. 63
Additional Sources	p. 64
Where to Learn More	p. 64
The Creation of New Worlds
Voices from the American Journey: Olaudah Equiano	p. 67
Indians and Europeans	p. 68
Indian Workers in the Spanish Borderlands	p. 69
The Web of Trade	p. 70
Displacing Native Americans in the English Colonies	p. 72
Bringing Christianity to Native Peoples	p. 73
After the First Hundred Years: Conflict and War	p. 76
Africans and Europeans	p. 80
Labor Needs and the Turn to Slavery	p. 80
The Shock of Enslavement	p. 81
African Slaves in the New World	p. 82
African American Families and Communities	p. 88
Resistance and Rebellion	p. 89
European Laborers in Early America	p. 91
A Spectrum of Control	p. 91
New European Immigrants	p. 93
Conclusion	p. 95
Review Questions	p. 96
Key Terms	p. 96
Recommended Reading	p. 96
Additional Sources	p. 96
Where to Learn More	p. 97
Convergence and Conflict 1660s-1763
Voices from the American Journey: George Washington	p. 99
Economic Development and Imperial Trade in the British Colonies	p. 101
The Regulation of Trade	p. 101
The Colonial Export Trade and the Spirit of Enterprise	p. 103
The Import Trade and Ties of Credit	p. 106
Becoming More Like England: The Growth of Cities and Inequality	p. 107
The Transformation of Culture	p. 109
Goods and Houses	p. 110
Shaping Minds and Manners	p. 111
Colonial Religion and the Great Awakening	p. 113
The Colonial Political World	p. 116
The Dominion of New England and the Limits of British Control	p. 116
The Legacy of the Glorious Revolution	p. 118
Diverging Politics in the Colonies and Great Britain	p. 119
Expanding Empires	p. 121
British Colonists in the Backcountry	p. 121
The Spanish in Texas and California	p. 123
The French along the Mississippi and in Louisiana	p. 125
A Century of Warfare	p. 125
Imperial Conflict and the Establishment of an American Balance of Power, 1689-1738	p. 126
King George's War Shifts the Balance, 1739-1754	p. 127
The French and Indian War, 1754-1760: A Decisive Victory	p. 129
The Triumph of the British Empire, 1763	p. 132
Conclusion	p. 133
Review Questions	p. 133
Key Terms	p. 133
Recommended Reading	p. 133
Additional Sources	p. 134
Where to Learn More	p. 134
Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774
Voices from the American Journey: Eliza Farmar	p. 137
Imperial Reorganization	p. 139
British Problems	p. 139
Dealing with the New Territories	p. 141
Indian Affairs	p. 142
Curbing the Assemblies	p. 144
The Sugar and Stamp Acts	p. 144
American Reactions	p. 145
Constitutional Issues	p. 145
Taxation and the Political Culture	p. 146
Protesting the Taxes	p. 147
The Aftermath of the Stamp Act Crisis	p. 149
A Strained Relationship	p. 149
Regulator Movements	p. 150
The Townshend Crisis	p. 150
Townshend's Plan	p. 150
American Boycott	p. 151
The Boston Massacre	p. 152
The "Quiet Period"	p. 152
The Boston Tea Party	p. 153
The Intolerable Acts	p. 154
The Road to Revolution	p. 154
American Response to the Intolerable Acts	p. 154
The First Continental Congress	p. 155
The Continental Association	p. 157
Political Divisions	p. 157
Conclusion	p. 160
Review Questions	p. 161
Key Terms	p. 161
Recommended Reading	p. 161
Additional Sources	p. 162
Where to Learn More	p. 163
The War for Independence 1774-1783
Voices from the American Journey: John Laurens	p. 165
The Outbreak of War and The Declaration of Independence, 1774-1776	p. 167
Mounting Tensions	p. 167
The Loyalists' Dilemma	p. 167
British Coercion and Conciliation	p. 168
The Battles of Lexington and Concord	p. 168
The Second Continental Congress, 1775-1776	p. 170
Commander in Chief George Washington	p. 170
Early Fighting: Massachusetts, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Canada	p. 171
Independence	p. 172
Republicanism	p. 174
The Combatants	p. 175
Professional Soldiers	p. 175
Women in the Contending Armies	p. 180
African American Participation in the War	p. 180
Native Americans and the War	p. 181
The War in the North, 1776-1777	p. 181
The British Army Hesitates: Battles in New York and New Jersey	p. 181
The Year of the Hangman: Victory at Saratoga and Winter at Valley Forge	p. 183
The War Widens, 1778-1781	p. 184
The United States Gains an Ally	p. 184
Fighting on the Frontier and at Sea	p. 185
The Land War Moves South	p. 186
American Counterattacks	p. 188
The American Victory, 1782-1783	p. 190
The Peace of Paris	p. 190
The Components of Success	p. 192
War and Society, 1775-1783	p. 193
The Women's War	p. 193
Effect of the War on African Americans	p. 193
The War's Impact on Native Americans	p. 193
Economic Disruption	p. 193
The Price of Victory	p. 196
Conclusion	p. 196
Review Questions	p. 197
Key Terms	p. 197
Recommended Reading	p. 197
Additional Sources	p. 198
Where to Learn More	p. 199
The First Republic 1776-1789
Voices from the American Journey: William Shepard	p. 201
The New Order of Republicanism	p. 203
Defining the People	p. 203
The State Constitutions	p. 207
The Articles of Confederation	p. 210
Problems at Home	p. 210
The Fiscal Crisis	p. 211
Economic Depression	p. 212
The Economic Policies of the States	p. 214
Congress and the West	p. 216
Diplomatic Weaknesses	p. 218
Impasse with Britain	p. 218
Spain and the Mississippi River	p. 219
Toward a New Union	p. 221
The Road to Philadelphia	p. 221
The Convention at Work	p. 222
Overview of the Constitution	p. 224
The Struggle over Ratification	p. 225
Conclusion	p. 228
Review Questions	p. 229
Key Terms	p. 229
Recommended Reading	p. 230
Additional Sources	p. 230
Where to Learn More	p. 230
A New Republic and the Rise of Parties 1789-1800
Voices from the American Journey: William Maclay	p. 233
Washington's America	p. 235
The Uniformity of New England	p. 235
The Pluralism of the Mid-Atlantic Region	p. 237
The Slave South and Its Backcountry	p. 239
The Growing West	p. 240
Forging a New Government	p. 240
"Mr. President" and the Bill of Rights	p. 241
Departments and Courts	p. 241
Revenue and Trade	p. 242
Hamilton and the Public Credit	p. 242
Reaction and Opposition	p. 244
The Emergence of Parties	p. 245
The French Revolution	p. 245
Securing the Frontier	p. 247
The Whiskey Rebellion	p. 247
Treaties with Britain and Spain	p. 250
The First Partisan Election	p. 251
The Last Federalist Administration	p. 252
The French Crisis and the XYZ Affair	p. 252
Crisis at Home	p. 253
The End of the Federalists	p. 254
Conclusion	p. 257
Review Questions	p. 258
Key Terms	p. 258
Recommended Reading	p. 258
Additional Sources	p. 259
Where to Learn More	p. 259
The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism 1800-1824
Voices from the American Journey: Rosalie Calvert	p. 261
Jefferson's Presidency	p. 263
Reform at Home	p. 263
The Louisiana Purchase	p. 266
Florida and Western Schemes	p. 269
Embargo and a Crippled Presidency	p. 268
Madison and the Coming of War	p. 270
The Failure of Economic Sanctions	p. 271
The Frontier and Indian Resistance	p. 271
Decision for War	p. 272
The War of 1812	p. 273
Setbacks in Canada	p. 273
Western Victories and British Offensives	p. 276
The Treaty of Ghent and the Battle of New Orleans	p. 278
The Era of Good Feelings	p. 280
Economic Nationalism	p. 280
Judicial Nationalism	p. 281
Toward a Continental Empire	p. 282
The Breakdown of Unity	p. 283
The Panic of 1819	p. 283
The Missouri Compromise	p. 284
The Election of 1824	p. 287
Conclusion	p. 288
Key Terms	p. 289
Review Questions	p. 289
Recommended Reading	p. 289
Additional Sources	p. 290
Where to Learn More	p. 290
The Jacksonian Era 1824-1845
Voices From the American Journey: Benjamin B. French	p. 293
The Egalitarian Impulse	p. 295
The Extension of White Male Democracy	p. 295
The Popular Religious Revolt	p. 297
The Rise of the Jacksonians	p. 299
Jackson's Presidency	p. 301
Jackson's Appeal	p. 302
Indian Removal	p. 303
The Nullification Crisis	p. 305
The Bank War	p. 308
Van Buren and Hard Times	p. 309
The Panic of 1837	p. 309
The Independent Treasury	p. 311
Uproar over Slavery	p. 312
The Rise of the Whig Party	p. 312
The Party Taking Shape	p. 313
Whig Persuasion	p. 314
The Election of 1840	p. 315
The Whigs in Power	p. 316
Harrison and Tyler	p. 316
The Texas Issue	p. 317
The Election of 1844	p. 318
Conclusion	p. 318
Review Questions	p. 319
Key Terms	p. 319
Recommended Reading	p. 319
Additional Sources	p. 320
Where to Learn More	p. 320
Slavery and the Old South 1800-1860
Voices From the American Journey: Hannah Crafts	p. 323
The Lower South	p. 325
Cotton and Slaves	p. 325
The Profits of Slavery	p. 326
The Upper South	p. 328
A Period of Economic Adjustment	p. 329
The Decline of Slavery	p. 331
Slave Life and Culture	p. 332
Work Routines and Living Conditions	p. 332
Families and Religion	p. 334
Resistance	p. 336
Free Society	p. 337
The Slaveholding Minority	p. 338
The White Majority	p. 341
Free Black People	p. 342
The Proslavery Argument	p. 344
Conclusion	p. 347
Review Questions	p. 348
Key Terms	p. 348
Recommended Reading	p. 348
Additional Sources	p. 348
Where to Learn More	p. 349
The Market Revolution and Social Reform 1815-1850
Voices from the American Journey: Angelina Grimke	p. 351
Industrial Change and Urbanization	p. 353
The Transportation Revolution	p. 353
Cities and Immigrants	p. 357
The Industrial Revolution	p. 361
Growing Inequality and New Classes	p. 364
Reform and Moral Order	p. 367
The Benevolent Empire	p. 368
The Temperance Movement	p. 369
Women's Role in Reform	p. 370
Backlash against Benevolence	p. 371
Institutions and Social Improvement	p. 371
School Reform	p. 372
Prisons, Workhouses, and Asylums	p. 373
Utopian Alternatives	p. 375
Abolitionism and Women's Rights	p. 378
Rejecting Colonization	p. 378
Abolitionism	p. 379
The Women's Rights Movement	p. 381
Political Antislavery	p. 382
Conclusion	p. 383
Review Questions	p. 385
Key Terms	p. 385
Recommended Reading	p. 385
Additional Sources	p. 386
Where to Learn More	p. 387
The Way West
Voices From the American Journey: George Catlin	p. 389
The Agricultural Frontier	p. 391
The Crowded East	p. 391
The Old Northwest	p. 393
The Old Southwest	p. 395
The Frontier of the Plains Indians	p. 397
Tribal Lands	p. 397
The Fur Traders	p. 399
The Oregon Trail	p. 400
The Mexican Borderlands	p. 403
The Peoples of the Southwest	p. 403
The Americanization of Texas	p. 405
The Push into California and the Southwest	p. 406
Politics, Expansion, and War	p. 408
Manifest Destiny	p. 408
The Mexican War	p. 410
Conclusion	p. 413
Review Questions	p. 414
Key Terms	p. 414
Recommended Reading	p. 414
Additional Sources	p. 414
Where to Learn More	p. 415
The Politics of Sectionalism 1846-1861
Voices from the American Journey: Harriet Beecher Stowe	p. 417
Slavery in the Territories	p. 419
The Wilmot Proviso	p. 419
The Election of 1848	p. 420
The Gold Rush	p. 421
The Compromise of 1850	p. 422
Response to the Fugitive Slave Act	p. 423
Uncle Tom's Cabin	p. 425
The Election of 1852	p. 426
Political Realignment	p. 427
Young America's Foreign Misadventures	p. 427
Stephen Douglas's Railroad Proposal	p. 428
The Kansas-Nebraska Act	p. 428
"Bleeding Kansas"	p. 429
Know-Nothings and Republicans: Religion and Politics	p. 430
The Election of 1856	p. 432
The Dred Scott Case	p. 432
The Lecompton Constitution	p. 433
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates	p. 434
The Road to Disunion	p. 435
North-South Differences	p. 436
John Brown's Raid	p. 438
The Election of 1860	p. 440
Secession Begins	p. 442
Presidential Inaction	p. 443
Peace Proposals	p. 443
Lincoln's Views on Secession	p. 444
Fort Sumter: The Tug Comes	p. 444
Conclusion	p. 448
Review Questions	p. 450
Key Terms	p. 450
Recommended Reading	p. 450
Additional Sources	p. 450
Where to Learn More	p. 451
Battle Cries And Freedom Songs: The Civil War 1861-1865
Voices From the American Journey: Sullivan Ballou	p. 453
Mobilization, North and South	p. 455
War Fever	p. 455
The North's Advantage in Resources	p. 458
Leaders, Governments, and Strategies	p. 459
The Early War, 1861-1862	p. 461
First Bull Run	p. 462
The War in the West	p. 462
Reassessing the War: The Human Toll	p. 463
The War in the East	p. 465
Turning Points, 1862-1863	p. 466
The Naval and the Diplomatic War	p. 466
Antietam	p. 467
Emancipation	p. 468
From Fredericksburg to Gettysburg	p. 471
Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and the West	p. 474
The War Transforms the North	p. 477
Wartime Legislation and Politics	p. 477
The Northern Economy	p. 479
Northern Women and the War	p. 480
The Confederacy Disintegrates	p. 481
Southern Politics	p. 481
The Southern Economy	p. 482
Southern Women and the War	p. 483
The Union Prevails, 1864-1865	p. 483
Grant's Plan to End the War	p. 484
The Election of 1864 and Sherman's March	p. 486
The Road to Appomattox and the Death of Lincoln	p. 490
Conclusion	p. 492
Review Questions	p. 493
Key Terms	p. 493
Recommended Reading	p. 494
Additional Sources	p. 494
Where to Learn More	p. 495
Reconstruction 1865-1877
Voices From the American Journey: T. Thomas Fortune	p. 497
White Southerners and the Ghosts of the Confederacy, 1865	p. 499
More than Freedom: African American Aspirations in 1865	p. 500
Education	p. 501
"Forty Acres and a Mule"	p. 502
Migration to Cities	p. 504
Faith and Freedom	p. 505
Federal Reconstruction, 1865-1870	p. 506
Presidential Reconstruction, 1865-1867	p. 507
Congressional Reconstruction, 1867-1870	p. 512
Southern Republican Governments	p. 513
Counter-Reconstruction, 1870-1874	p. 516
The Uses of Violence	p. 516
The Failure of Northern Will	p. 517
Liberal Republicans and the Election of 1872	p. 518
Redemption, 1874-1877	p. 519
The Democrats' Violent Resurgence	p. 519
The Weak Federal Response	p. 519
The Election of 1876 and the Compromise of 1877	p. 520
The Memory of Reconstruction	p. 520
The Failed Promise of Reconstruction	p. 522
Sharecropping	p. 523
Modest Gains and Future Victories	p. 523
Conclusion	p. 525
Review Questions	p. 526
Key Terms	p. 526
Recommended Reading	p. 526
Additional Sources	p. 526
Where to Learn More	p. 527
Appendix	p. 1
Glossary	p. 1
Credits	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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