Synopses & Reviews
In the year 1800 the United States was a fledgling nation. By the time the century ended we had expanded westward exponentially, stamped our imprint as the major power in the Western hemisphere, revolutionized our economy from agriculture to manufacturing, and suffered the schism of a civil war that nearly brought the nation as conceived by our forefathers to an end. To help students better understand the cataclysmic changes of this century, this unique resource offers detailed description and expert analysis of the most important 19th-century events in America: the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, Jacksonian Democracy, Abolition, the war with Mexico, the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, the closing of the frontier, and the Spanish-American War.
Synopsis
A one-stop source that describes and interprets the ten key events in 19th-century American history.
Synopsis
In the year 1800 the United States was a fledgling nation. By the time the century ended we had expanded westward exponentially, stamped our imprint as the major power in the Western hemisphere, revolutionized our economy from agriculture to manufacturing, and suffered the schism of a civil war that nearly brought the nation as conceived by our forefathers to an end. To help students better understand the cataclysmic changes of this century, this unique resource offers detailed description and expert analysis of the most important 19th-century events in America: the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, Jacksonian Democracy, Abolition, the war with Mexico, the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, the closing of the frontier, and the Spanish-American War.
About the Author
JOHN E. FINDLING is coeditor of the Greenwood Press "Events That Changed America" series, which includes Events That Changed America in the Twentieth Century (1996), and coeditor of the "Events That Changed the World" series, which includes Events That Changed the World in the Twentieth Century (1995) and Events That Changed the World in the Nineteenth Century (1996).FRANK W. THACKERAY is coeditor of the Greenwood Press "Events That Changed America" series, which includes Events That Changed America in the Twentieth Century (1996), and coeditor of the "Events That Changed the World" series, which includes Events that Changed the World in the Twentieth Century (1995) and Events That Changed the World in the Nineteenth Century (1996).
Table of Contents
Illustrations, Preface
The Louisiana Purchase, 1803
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Steven E. Siry
The War of 1812
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Sally E. Hadden
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Peter G. Felten
Jacksonian Democracy, 1828-1840
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Thomas C. Mackey
Abolition, c. 1820s-1860
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Thomas Clarkin
The War with Mexico, 1846-1848
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Donald A. Rakestraw
The Civil War, 1861-1865
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Carl E. Kramer
The Industrial Revolution, c. 1860s-1890s
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Julia A. Woods
The Closing of the Frontier, c. 1890s
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Michael J. Devine
The Spanish-American War, 1898-1901
Introduction
Interpretive Essay by Henry E. Mattox
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Timeline
Appendix C: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Secretaries of State
Index