A People and a Nation A History of the United States, Brief
ISBN: 9780618611508 | 0618611509
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/3/2006
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The Brief Edition of "A People and a Nation" preserves the text's basic approach to American history as a story of all American people. Known for a number of strengths--including its well-respected author team and engaging narrative--the book emphasizes social history, giving particular attention to race and racial identity. Through its thoughtful inclusion of everyday people, cultural diversity, work, and popular culture, "A People and a Nation" brings history to life.Like its full-length counterpart, the Brief Seventh Edition challenges stude... MORE
| Note: Each chapter includes a Summary | |
| Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492–1600 | |
| American Societies North America in 1492 | |
| African Societies | |
| European Societies | |
| Early European Explorations | |
| The Voyages of Columbus, Cabot, and Their Successors | |
| Spanish Exploration and Conquest | |
| The Columbian Exchange | |
| Links t... MORE | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: Columbus Day | |
| Europeans Colonize North America, 1600–1640 | |
| New Spain, New France, and New Netherland | |
| The Caribbean English Interest in Colonization | |
| Links to the World: Wampum | |
| The Founding of Virginia Life in the Chesapeake | |
| The Founding of New England Life in New England | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: The Foxwoods | |
| Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Museum | |
| North America in the Atlantic World, 1640–1720 | |
| The Growth of Anglo-American Settlements | |
| A Decade of Imperial Crisis: The 1670s African Slavery on the Mainland | |
| The Web of Empire and the Atlantic Slave Trade | |
| Links to the World: International Piracy | |
| Enslavement of Africans and Indians | |
| Imperial Reorganization and the Witchcraft Crisis | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: Americans of African Descent | |
| American Society Transformed, 1720–1770 | |
| Population Growth and Ethnic Diversity | |
| Economic Growth and Development Colonial Cultures | |
| Links to the World: Exotic Beverages Colonial | |
| Families Politics: Stability and Crisis in British America | |
| A Crisis in Religion | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: "Self-Made Men" | |
| Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754–1774 | |
| Renewed Warfare Among Europeans and Indians | |
| Links to the World: The First Worldwide War 1763: A Turning Point | |
| The Stamp Act Crisis Resistance to the Townshend Acts | |
| Confrontations in Boston Tea and Turmoil | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: The Census and Reapportionment | |
| A Revolution, Indeed, 1774–1783 | |
| Government by Congress and Committee | |
| Contest in the Backcountry Choosing Sides | |
| Links to the World: New Nations War and Independence | |
| The Struggle in the North Life in the Army and on the Home | |
| Front Victory in the South Surrender at Yorktown | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: Revolutionary Origins | |
| Forging a National Republic, 1776–1789 | |
| Creating a Virtuous Republic | |
| Links to the World: Novels | |
| The First Emancipation and the Growth of Racism | |
| Designing Republican Governments | |
| Trials of the Confederation Order and Disorder in the West | |
| From Crisis to the Constitution | |
| Opposition and Ratification | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: Women's Education | |
| The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789–1800 | |
| Building a Workable Government Domestic Policy Under Washington and Hamilton | |
| The French Revolution and the Development of Partisan Politics | |
| Partisan Politics and Relations with Great Britain John Adams and Political Dissent | |
| Indians and African Americans at the End of the Century | |
| Links to the World: Haitian Refugees | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: Dissent During Wartime | |
| Partisan Politics and War: The Democratic-Republicans in Power, 1801–1815 | |
| The Jefferson Presidency and Marshall Court | |
| Louisiana and Lewis and Clark | |
| A New Political Culture Indian Resistance | |
| American Shipping Imperiled "Mr. Madison's War" | |
| Links to the World: Industrial Piracy Peace and Consequences | |
| Legacy for a People and a Nation: States' Rights and Nullification | |
| Nationalism, Expansion, and the Market Economy, 1816–1845 | |
| Postwar Nationalism | |
| The Market Economy and Gover | |
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