SEEING HISTORY John Smith’s Cartoon History of His Adventures in Virginia The New England Colonies
The Proprietary Colonies
Conflict and War
Conclusion
Chronology
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Interpreting the Past:
Interpreting the Past: Democratic Roots in New England Soil
CHAPTER 4 SLAVERY AND EMPIRE 1441—1770
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Rebellion In Stono, South Carolina
The Beginnings of African Slavery
The African Slave Trade
The Development of North American Slave Societies
African to African American
SEEING HISTORY A Musical Celebration In The Slave Quarters
Slavery and the Economics of Empire
Slavery, Prosperity, and Freedom
Conclusion
Chronology
Review Questions
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CHAPTER 5 THE CULTURES OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA 1700—1780
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES The Revival of Religion and Community in Northampton
North American Regions
SEEING HISTORY A Plan of an American New Cleared Farm
Social and Political Patterns
The Cultural Transformation of British North America
Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 6 FROM EMPIRE TO INDEPENDENCE 1750—1776
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES The First Continental Congress Begins to Shape a National Political Community
The Seven Years’ War in America
The Emergence of American Nationalism
“Save Your Money and Save Your Country”
From Resistance to Rebellion
SEEING HISTORY The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering
Deciding for Independence
Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 7 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1776—1786
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES A National Community Evolves at Valley Forge
The War for Independence
The United Sates in Congress Assembled
SEEING HISTORY The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Revolutionary Politics in the States
Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 8 THE NEW NATION 1786—1800
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES A Rural Massachusetts Community Rises in Defense of Liberty
The Crisis of the 1780s
The New Constitution
The First Federal Administration
SEEING HISTORY The Columbian Tragedy
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
“The Rising Glory of America”
Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 9 AN EMPIRE FOR LIBERTY 1790—1824
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Expansion Touches Mandan Villages on the Upper Missouri
North American Communities From Coast To Coast A National Economy The Jefferson Presidency Renewed Imperial Rivalry In North America The War of 1812 SEEING HISTORY “A Scene on the Frontiers as Practiced by the ‘Humane’ British and their ‘Worthy’ Allies”
Defining the Boundaries
Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 10 THE SOUTH AND SLAVERY 1790s—1850s
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Cotton Communities in the Old Southwest
King Cotton and Southern Expansion The African American Community Freedom and Resistance The White Majority Planters SEEING HISTORY “Gordon Under Medical Inspection”
The Defense of Slavery Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 11 THE GROWTH OF DEMOCRACY 1824-1840
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES A Political Community Abandons Deference for Democracy
The New Democratic Politics in North America The Jackson Presidency SEEING HISTORY “President’s Levee, or all Creation Going to the White House”
Changing the Course of Government The Second American Party System
American Arts and Letters Conclusion
Chronology
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Interpreting the Past: Jacksonian Democracy and American Politics
Chapter 12 INDUSTRY AND THE NORTH 1790s—1840s
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Women Factory Workers Form a Community in Lowell, Massachusetts The Transportation Revolution The Market Revolution SEEING HISTORY Industrialization and Rural Life
The Yankee West Industrialization Begins From Artisan to Worker The New Middle Class Conclusion
Chronology
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Interpreting the Past: The Second Great Awakening and Religious Diversity in America
Chapter 13 MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW AGE: IMMIGRATION, URBANIZATION, AND SOCIAL REFORM 1820S—1850S
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Women Reformers of Seneca Falls Respond to the Market Revolution
Immigration and the City Urban Problems SEEING HISTORY P.T. Barnum’s Famous “Curiosity:” General Tom Thumb
Social Reform Movements Antislavery and Abolitionism The Women’s Rights Movement Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 14 THE TERRITORIAL EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES 1830s—1850s
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Texans and Tejanos “Remember the Alamo!” Exploring the West
The Politics of Expansion
The Mexican-American War
California and the Gold Rush
SEEING HISTORY War News from Mexico
The Politics of Manifest Destiny
Conclusion
Chronology
Review Questions
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CHAPTER 15 THE COMING CRISIS THE 1850s
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Illinois Communities Debate Slavery America in 1850 Cracks in National Unity The Crisis of The National Party System SEEING HISTORY Brooks Beats Sumner
The Differences Deepen The South Secedes Conclusion
Chronology
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CHAPTER 16 THE CIVIL WAR 1861—1865
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Mother Bickerdyke Connects Northern Communities to Their Boys at War Communities Mobilize for War The Governments Organize for War The Fighting through 1862 The Death of Slavery The Front Lines and The Home Front SEEING HISTORY Come and Join Us Brothers
The Tide Turns
Conclusion Chronology
Review Questions
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CHAPTER 17 RECONSTRUCTION 1863—1877
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Hale County, Alabama: From Slavery to Freedom in a Black Belt Community
The Politics of Reconstruction
The Meaning of Freedom
SEEING HISTORY Changing Images of Reconstruction
Southern Politics and Society
Reconstructing the North
Conclusion
Chronology
Review Questions
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Interpreting the Past: Realities of Freedom
Appendix
Glossary
Credits
Index