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Foreword | |
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Colonial America (1582-1750) | |
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Chronology | |
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Preface | |
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Origins of English Settlement | |
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National and Economic Reasons to Colonize the New World (1585) | |
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Religious Reasons to Colonize the New World (1629) | |
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Virginia Is an Abundant New Paradise (1613) | |
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Virginia Is Not a New Paradise (1624) | |
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Contact and Conflict with Native Americans | |
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Indians and Colonists Should Live in Peace (1609) | |
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Indians Should Be Conquered and Exterminated (1622) | |
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A Puritan Missionary's Account of Indians (1646) | |
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A Puritan Captive's Account of Indians (1682) | |
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Religious Disputes in the New World | |
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The Colonies Should Allow Religious Toleration (1657) | |
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Religious Toleration Is Unwise (1647) | |
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A Defense of the Salem Witch Trials (1692) | |
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An Attack on the Salem Witch Trials (1692) | |
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The Great Awakening Is a Welcome Religious Revival (1743) | |
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The Great Awakening Has Led to Harmful Religious Zealotry (1742) | |
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Labor in Colonial America | |
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Poor Europeans Should Come to America as Indentured Servants (1666) | |
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Poor Europeans Should Not Come to America as Indentured Servants (1754) | |
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Slavery Is Immoral (1700) | |
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Slavery Is Moral (1701) | |
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Forging a New Nation (1750-1800) | |
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Chronology | |
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The Decision to Break from Great Britain | |
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Parliament Is Abusing the Rights of Americans (1764) | |
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Parliament Is Not Abusing the Rights of Americans (1765) | |
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America Must Seek Independence of Great Britain (1776) | |
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America Must Reconcile with Great Britain (1776) | |
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Revolutionary War | |
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War Against the British Is Not Justified (1776) | |
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War Against the British Is Justified (1775) | |
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American Soldiers Should Act Together to Ensure Their Own Welfare (1783) | |
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American Soldiers Should Act in the Nation's Interest (1783) | |
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Creating a New Government | |
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A Strong National Government Is Necessary to Ensure the Nation's Survival (1783) | |
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Strong State Governments Are Maintaining Freedom and Prosperity (1787) | |
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A Republic Must Be Small and Uniform to Survive (1787) | |
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A Viable Republic Can Be Large and Diverse (1787) | |
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The Constitution Needs a Bill of Rights (1788) | |
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The Constitution Does Not Need a Bill of Rights (1788) | |
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Jay's Treaty Should Be Rejected (1795) | |
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Jay's Treaty Should Be Accepted (1796) | |
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The Sedition Act Violates the Bill of Rights (1799) | |
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The Sedition Act Does Not Violate the Bill of Rights (1799) | |
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Antebellum America (1800-1850) | |
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Chronology | |
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Preface | |
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Expanding Nation, Expanding Government | |
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The Louisiana Purchase Should Be Approved (1803) | |
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The Louisiana Purchase Should Be Opposed (1803) | |
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The Federal Government Is Supreme Over the States (1819) | |
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The Federal Government Is Not Supreme Over the States (1819) | |
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Indians Should Be Removed to the West (1830) | |
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Indians Should Be Allowed to Remain in Their Homeland (1830) | |
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The Bank of the United States Should Be Abolished (1832) | |
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The Bank of the United States Should Not Be Abolished (1832) | |
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Social Reform Issues of the Antebellum Era | |
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Suffrage Should Not Be Based on Property (1821) | |
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Suffrage Should Be Limited to Property Holders (1821) | |
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Immigrants Endanger America (1845) | |
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Immigrants Do Not Endanger America (1845) | |
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Women Hold an Exalted Status in America (1841) | |
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Women Hold a Degraded Status in America (1848) | |
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Manifest Destiny and War with Mexico | |
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America Should Not Annex Texas (1844) | |
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America Should Annex Texas (1845) | |
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The United States Must Wage War on Mexico (1846) | |
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The United States Fought Mexico to Gain Territory (1850) | |
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Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) | |
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Chronology | |
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Preface | |
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Slavery and the Road to Secession | |
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Southern States May Be Forced to Leave the Union (1850) | |
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The Union Must Be Preserved (1850) | |
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Constitutional Rights Do Not Extend to Blacks (1857) | |
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Constitutional Rights Do Extend to Blacks (1857) | |
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Popular Sovereignty Should Settle the Slavery Question (1858) | |
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Slavery Should Not Be Allowed to Spread (1858) | |
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Secession Is Justified (1861) | |
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Secession Is Not Justified (1861) | |
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The Civil War | |
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Freeing the Slaves Should Be the Primary War Aim (1862) | |
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Preserving the Union Should Be the Primary War Aim (1862) | |
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The Emancipation Proclamation Is a Significant Achievement (1862) | |
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The Emancipation Proclamation Is a Worthless Act (1863) | |
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War Justifies the Restriction of Civil Liberties (1863) | |
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War Does Not Justify the Violation of Civil Liberties (1863) | |
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Reconstruction | |
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The South Is a Separate, Conquered Nation (1866) | |
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The South Is Not a Separate, Conquered Nation (1867) | |
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Blacks Should Have the Right to Vote (1866) | |
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Blacks Should Not Have the Right to Vote (1867) | |
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Index | |