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| Introduction | |
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| Why Study American History? | |
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| You and Sherlock, the American History Detective | |
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| The Tools of the Trade | |
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| History Can Be Fun | |
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| Three Worlds Collide (Ancient Times to 1620) | |
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| Moving from Isolation to Interaction | |
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| Early European Exploration and Colonization | |
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| The New World Develops Settlements | |
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| The First Slaves | |
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| Colonial-Indian Relations | |
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| Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) | |
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| Patterns of Colonization | |
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| Political Institutions in the English Colonies | |
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| Religious Institutions in the English Colonies | |
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| Social Institutions of the English Colonies | |
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| The Status of Slavery and Its Impact on Colonial Life | |
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| Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820) | |
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| The Causes of the American Revolution | |
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| The Impact of the American Revolution | |
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| Results of the American Revolution | |
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| The Formation of a New Government | |
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| Expansion and Reform (1801-1848) | |
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| Growing Pains | |
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| Early Foreign Policy Controversies | |
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| Political Developments after 1800 | |
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| Domestic Issues Facing the Nation | |
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| Foreign Policy Developments | |
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| Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1870) | |
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| Causes of the Civil War | |
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| The War Begins | |
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| Reconstruction | |
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| A Final Word About the Civil War and Reconstruction | |
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| The Industrial Development of the United States (1868-1898) | |
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| The Rise of Industry | |
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| The Rise of Corporations | |
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| The Rise of the American Labor Movement | |
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| The Rise of Immigration | |
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| The Fate of the Indians and the Closing of the West | |
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| The Emergence of Modern America (1898-1929) | |
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| The Progressive Movement | |
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| An Emerging Global Nation | |
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| World War I | |
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| The Roaring Twenties | |
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| The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) | |
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| Causes of the Great Depression | |
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| FDR's First 100 Days | |
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| The New Deal | |
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| World War II | |
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| FDR's Legacy | |
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| Postwar America (1946-1968) | |
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| The Cold War | |
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| Truman and the Cold War | |
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| Eisenhower and the Cold War | |
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| A New President, a New Decade of Change | |
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| Lyndon B. Johnson-A President Facing Crisis | |
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| Modern America (1968-2000) | |
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| 1968-A Year of Turmoil | |
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| The Election and Presidency of Richard Nixon | |
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| The Role of the Supreme Court | |
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| Presidential Crises | |
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| The New Millennium | |
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| 2000-A New Century and New Challenges | |
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| Political Challenge at the Beginning of the '21st Century | |
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| Global Challenges at the Beginning of the 21st Century | |
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| A Final Note | |
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| Appendix-Internet Resources | |
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| Chapter 1 | |
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| Chapter 2 | |
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| Chapter 3 | |
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| Chapter 4 | |
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| Chapter 5 | |
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| Chapter 6 | |
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| Chapter 7 | |
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| Chapter 8 | |
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| Chapter 9 | |
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| Chapter 10 | |
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| Chapter 11 | |
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| Chapter 12 | |
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| Index | |