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Tables of Contents for The American Nation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Student Success Handbook
xxiv
UNIT 1 Roots of American History
1
135
Geography, History, and the Social Sciences (Prehistory--Present)
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
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
Epilogue The United States Since 1865 (1865--Present)
540
27
Entering Modern Times
542
5
A New Role for the Nation
547
6
Connecting With...Government and Citizenship Honoring Our Veterans
552
1
The Great Depression and World War II
553
5
American Heritage® History Happened Here USS Arizona Memorial
556
2
The Cold War and the Civil Rights Era
558
4
Into the Future
562
5
Skills for Life Transferring Information
567