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Exploring American Histories, Value Edition, presents Nancy Hewitt and Steven Lawson's new U.S. history narrative in a two-color trade format with selected maps and images from the full-length text. The authors explore a variety of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic perspectives and recognize the political, social, and economic contributions of both men and women in their narrative. Competitively priced to save your students money, the Value Edition includes online document projects and features Bedford/St. Martin's new digital history tools, including LearningCurve, an adaptive quizzing engine that garners over a 90% student satisfaction rate, and LaunchPad, the all new interactive e-book and course space that puts high quality easy-to-use assessment at your fingertips. Easy to integrate into your campus LMS, and featuring video, additional primary sources, a wealth of adaptive and summative quizzing, and more, LaunchPad cements student understanding of the text while helping them make progress toward learning outcomes. It's the best content joined up with the best technology.
Synopsis
Exploring American Histories, Value Edition, presents Nancy Hewitt and Steven Lawson's new U.S. history narrative in a two-color trade format with selected maps and images from the full-length text. The authors explore a variety of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic perspectives and recognize the political, social, and economic contributions of both men and women in their narrative. With both the integrated media, which includes online document projects and LearningCurve, an online adaptive learning tool, and the complete supplements package from the full-length text, the Value Edition offers everything cost-conscious instructors and students need for their U.S. history course.
About the Author
Nancy A. Hewitt (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of History and of Womens and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. Her publications include Southern Discomfort: Womens Activism in Tampa, Florida, 1880s-1920s, for which she received the Julia Cherry Spruill Prize from the Southern Association of Women Historians, Womens Activism and Social Change: Rochester, New York, 1822-1872, and the edited volume No Permanent Waves: Recasting Histories of U.S. Feminism. She is currently working on a biography of the nineteenth-century radical activist Amy Post and a book that recasts the U.S. woman suffrage movement.
Steven F. Lawson (Ph.D., Columbia University) is Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers University. His research interests include U.S. politics since 1945 and the history of the civil rights movement, with a particular focus on black politics and the interplay between civil rights and political culture in the mid-twentieth century. He is the author of many works including Running for Freedom: Civil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941, Black Ballots: Voting Rights in the South, 1944-1969, and In Pursuit of Power: Southern Blacks and Electoral Politics, 1965-1982.
Table of Contents
ContentsPrefaceVersions and SupplementsMaps, Figures, and Tables
1 Mapping Global Frontiers, to 1585American Histories: Malintzin and Martin Waldseemüller Native Peoples in the Americas Native Peoples Develop Diverse Cultures The Aztecs, the Maya, and the Incas Native Cultures to the North Europe Expands Its Reach The Mediterranean World Portugal Pursues Long-Distance Trade European Encounters with West Africa Worlds Collide Europeans Cross the Atlantic Europeans Explore the Americas Mapmaking and Printing The Columbian Exchange Europeans Make Claims to North America Spaniards Conquer Indian Empires Spanish Adventurers Head North Europeans Compete in North America Spain Seeks Dominion in the Americas Conclusion: A New AmericaChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Mapping AmericaSpanish and Indian Encounters in the Americas, 1520-1555 2 Colonization and Conflicts, 1550-1680American Histories: Captain John Smith and Anne Hutchinson Religious and Imperial Transformations The Protestant Reformation Spains Global Empire Declines France Enters the Race for Empire The Dutch Expand into North America The English Seek an Empire The English Establish Jamestown Tobacco Fuels Growth in Virginia Expansion, Rebellion, and the Emergence of Slavery The English Compete for West Indies Possessions Pilgrims and Puritans Settle New England Pilgrims Arrive in Massachusetts The Puritan Migration The Puritan Worldview Dissenters Challenge Puritan Authority Wars in Old and New England Conclusion: European Empires in North AmericaChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects King Philips War Comparing Virginia and Massachusetts Bay Colonies 3 Global Changes Reshape Colonial America, 1680-1750American Histories: William Moraley Jr. and Eliza Lucas Europeans Expand Their Claims English Colonies Grow and Multiply France Seeks Land and Control The Pueblo Revolt and Spains Fragile Empire European Wars and American Consequences Colonial Conflicts and Indian Alliances Indians Resist European Encroachment Global Conflicts on the Southern Frontier The Benefits and Costs of Empire Colonial Traders Join Global Networks Imperial Policies Focus on Profits The Atlantic Slave Trade Seaport Cities and Consumer Cultures Labor in North America Finding Work in the Northern Colonies Coping with Economic Distress Rural Americans Face Changing Conditions Slavery Takes Hold in the South Africans Resist Their Enslavement Conclusion: Changing Fortunes in British North AmericaChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects The Production of Indigo The Atlantic Slave Trade 4 Religious Strife and Social Upheavals, 1680-1750 American Histories: Gilbert Tennent and Sarah Grosvenor An Ungodly Society? The Rise of Religious Anxieties Cries of Witchcraft Family and Household Dynamics Womens Changing Status Working Families Reproduction and Womens Roles The Limits of Patriarchal Order Diversity and Competition in Colonial Society Population Growth and Economic Competition Increasing Diversity Expansion and Conflict Religious Awakenings The Roots of the Great Awakening An Outburst of Revivals Religious Dissension Political Awakenings Changing Political Relations Dissent and Protest Transforming Urban Politics Conclusion: A Divided Society Chapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Awakening Religious Tensions A New Commercial Culture in Boston 5 Wars and Empires, 1750-1774American Histories: George Washington and
Herman Husband A War for Empire, 1754-1763 The Opening Battles A Shift to Global War The Costs of Victory Battles and Boundaries on the Frontier Conflicts over Land and Labor Escalate Postwar British Policies and Colonial Unity Common Grievances Forging Ties across the Colonies Great Britain Seeks Greater Control Resistance to Britain Intensifies The Stamp Act Inspires Coordinated Resistance The Townshend Act and the Boston Massacre Continuing Conflicts at Home Tea and Widening Resistance The Continental Congress and Colonial Unity Conclusion: Liberty within EmpireChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects The Boston Massacre Defining Liberty, Defining America 6 Revolutions, 1775-1783American Histories: Thomas Paine and Deborah Sampson The Question of Independence Armed Conflict Erupts Building a Continental Army Reasons for Caution and for Action Declaring Independence Choosing Sides Recruiting Supporters Choosing Neutrality Committing to Independence Fighting for Independence British Troops Gain Early Victories Patriots Prevail in New Jersey A Critical Year of Warfare Patriots Gain Critical Assistance Surviving on the Home Front Governing in Revolutionary Times Colonies Become States Patriots Divide over Slavery France Allies with the Patriots Raising Armies and Funds Indian Affairs and Land Claims Winning the War and the Peace Fighting in the West War Rages in the South An Uncertain Peace A Surprising Victory Conclusion: Legacies of the RevolutionChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Women in the Revolution Loyalists in the American Revolution 7 Political Cultures, 1783-1800American Histories: Daniel Shays and Alexander Hamilton Postwar Problems Officers Threaten Mutiny Indians, Land, and the Northwest Ordinance Depression and Debt On the Political Margins Separating Church and State African Americans Struggle for Rights Women Seek Wider Roles Indebted Farmers Fuel Political Crises Reframing the American Government The Philadelphia Convention of 1787 Americans Battle over Ratification Organizing the Federal Government Hamilton Forges an Economic Agenda Years of Crisis, 1792-1796 Foreign Trade and Foreign Wars The Whiskey Rebellion Further Conflicts on the Frontier The First Party System The Adams Presidency The Election of 1800 Conclusion: A Young Nation Comes of AgeChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects The Whiskey Rebellion Debating the Constitution 8 New Frontiers, 1790-1820 American Histories: Parker Cleaveland and Sacagawea Creating an American Identity Education for a New Nation Literary and Cultural Developments The Racial Limits of American Culture Emigration and Colonization Building a National Capital Extending U.S. Borders A New Administration Faces Challenges Incorporating the Louisiana Territory The Supreme Court Extends Its Reach Democratic-Republicans Expand Federal Powers Remaking the U.S. Economy The U.S. Population Grows and Migrates Technology Reshapes Agriculture and Industry Transforming Household Production Technology, Cotton, and Slaves Conclusion: New Frontiers and New ChallengesChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Race Relations in the Early Republic Literary and Cultural Developments in the Early United States 9 Defending and Redefining the Nation, 1809-1832American Histories: Dolley Madison and John Ross Conflicts at Home and Abroad Tensions at Sea and on the Frontier War Erupts with Britain Expanding the Economy and the Nation Governments Fuel Economic Growth Americans Expand the Nations Borders Regional Economic Development Economic and Political Crises The Panic of 1819 Slavery in Missouri Redefining American Democracy Expanding Voting Rights Racial Restrictions and Antiblack Violence Political Realignments The Presidential Election of 1828
Jacksonian Democracy in Action A Democratic Spirit? Confrontations over Tariffs and the Bank Contesting Indian Removal Conclusion: The Nation Faces New ChallengesChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects The Panic of 1819 The Election of 1828 10 Slavery Expands South and West, 1830-1850American Histories: James Henry Hammond and Solomon Northrup Planters Expand the Slave System A Plantation Society Develops in the South Urban Life in the Slave South The Consequences of Slaverys Expansion Slave Society and Culture Slaves Fuel the Southern Economy Developing an African American Culture Resistance and Rebellion Planters Tighten Control Harsher Treatment for Southern Blacks White Southerners without Slaves Planters Seek to Unify Southern Whites Democrats Face Political and Economic Crises Continued Conflicts over Indian Lands The Battle for Texas Van Buren and the Panic of 1837 The Whigs Gain the White House The National Government Looks to the West Expanding to Oregon and Texas Pursuing War with Mexico Debates over Slavery Intensify Conclusion: Geographical Expansion and Political DivisionChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Claiming Texas Life in Slavery 11 Social and Cultural Ferment in the North, 1820-1850American Histories: Charles Grandison Finney and Amy Post The Growth of Cities The Lure of Urban Life The Roots of Urban Disorder The New Middle Class The Rise of Industry Factory Towns and Women Workers Deskilling and the Response of Working Men The Panic of 1837 in the North Rising Class and Cultural Tensions Saving the Nation from Sin The Second Great Awakening New Spirits Rising Transcendentalism Organizing for Change Varieties of Reform The Temperance Movement Utopian Communities Abolitionism Expands and Divides The Beginnings of the Antislavery Movement Abolition Gains Ground and Enemies Abolitionism and Womens Rights The Rise of Antislavery Parties Conclusion: From the North to the NationChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects The Second Great Awakening and Womens Activism Debating Abolition 12 Imperial Ambitions and Sectional Crises, 1848-1861American Histories: John C. Frémont and Dred Scott Claiming the West Traveling the Overland Trail The Gold Rush A Crowded Land Expansion and the Politics of Slavery California and the Compromise of 1850 The Fugitive Slave Act Inspires Northern Protest Pierce Encourages U.S. Expansion Sectional Crises Intensify Popularizing Antislavery Sentiment The Kansas-Nebraska Act Stirs Up Dissent Bleeding Kansas and the Election of 1856 The
Dred Scott Decision From Sectional Crisis to War John Browns Raid The Election of 1860 The Lower South Secedes Conclusion: The Coming of the Civil WarChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Visions of John Brown Sectional Politics and the Rise of the Republican Party 13 Civil War, 1861-1865American Histories: Frederick Douglass and Rose ONeal Greenhow The Nation Goes to War The South Embraces Secession Both Sides Prepare for War Fighting for Union or against Slavery? Debating the Role of African Americans Fighting for the Right to Fight Union Politicians Consider Emancipation War Transforms the North and the South Life and Death on the Battlefield The Northern Economy Booms Urbanization and Industrialization in the South Women Aid the War Effort Dissent and Protest in the Midst of WarThe Tide of War Turns Key Victories for the Union African Americans Contribute to Victory The Final Battles and the Promise of Peace Conclusion: An Uncertain FutureChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Civil War Letters Home Front Protest during the Civil War 14 Emancipations and Reconstructions, 1863-1877American Histories: Jefferson Long and Andrew Johnson Prelude to Reconstruction African Americans Embrace Emancipation Reuniting Families Torn Apart by Slavery Free to Learn Black Churches Take a Leadership Role National Reconstructions Abraham Lincoln Plans for Reunion Andrew Johnson and Presidential Reconstruction Johnson and Congressional Resistance Congressional Reconstruction The Struggle for Universal Suffrage Remaking the South Whites Reconstruct the South Black Political Participation and Economic Opportunities White Resistance to Congressional Reconstruction The Unmaking of Reconstruction The Republican Retreat Congressional and Judicial Retreat The Presidential Compromise of 1876 Conclusion: The Legacies of ReconstructionChapter Review
— [[LC icon]] LearningCurve[[e-pages icon]] Online Document Projects Testing and Contesting Freedom Reconstruction in South CarolinaAppendixThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Articles of Confederation and Perpetual UnionThe Constitution of the United StatesAmendments to the Constitution (including six unratified amendments)Admission of States to the UnionPresidents of the United States
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