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The Lure of the City. Social and Cultural Change, The Stirrings of Reform. Conclusion: The Pluralistic Society. Political Realignments in the s. Hardship and Heartache. Politics of Stalemate. The Rise of the Populist Movement. The Crisis of the Depression. Changing Attitudes. The Presidential Election of The McKinley Administration. Conclusion: A Decade's Dramatic Changes. Toward Empire. Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.

America Looks Outward. War with Spain. Acquisition of Empire. Conclusion: Outcome of the War with Spain. The Progressive Era. Muckrakers' Call for Reform. The Changing Face of Industrialism. Society's Masses. Conflict in the Workplace. A New Urban Culture. Conclusion: A Ferment of Discovery and Reform. The Republicans Split. The Spirit of Progressivism. Reform in the Cities and States. The Republican Roosevelt. Roosevelt Progressivism at Its Height.

The Ordeal of William Howard Taft. Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom. Conclusion: The Fruits of Progressivism. The Nation at War. The Sinking of the Lusitania. A New World Power. Foreign Policy Under Wilson. Toward War. Over There. Over Here. The Treaty of Versailles. Conclusion: Post-War Disillusionment. Transition to Modern America. Wheels for the Millions.

The Second Industrial Revolution. City Life in the Roaring Twenties. The Conservative Counterattack. Republican Politics. Conclusion: The Old and the New. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. The Struggle Against Despair. The Great Depression. Native American Histories Before Conquest. A World Transformed.

West Africa: Ancient and Complex Societies. Europe on the Eve of Conquest. Imagining a New World. The French Claim Canada. The English Enter the Competition. Irish Rehearsal for American Settlement. An Unpromising Beginning: Mystery at Roanoke. Conclusion: Marketing Dreams. Breaking Away. The Chesapeake: Dreams of Wealth.

Reforming England in America. Diversity in the Middle Colonies. Quakers in America. Planting the Carolinas. The Founding of Georgia. Conclusion: Living with Diversity. Families in an Atlantic Empire. Challenge of the Chesapeake Environment. Race and Freedom in British America. Rise of a Commercial Empire. Colonial Factions Spark Revolt, Growth and Diversity. Spanish Borderlands of the Eighteenth Century.

Religious Revivals in Provincial Societies. Clash of Political Cultures. Century of Imperial War. Conclusion: Rule Britannia? Rethinking the Meaning of Equality. Structure of Colonial Society. Eroding the Bonds of Empire. Steps Toward Independence. Fighting for Independence. The Loyalist Dilemma. Winning the Peace. Conclusion: Preserving Independence. The Republican Experiment. A New Moral Order. Defining Republican Culture. Living in the Shadow of Revolution. The States: Experiments in Republicanism.

Stumbling Toward a New National Government. Strengthening Federal Authority. Struggle for Ratification. Conclusion: Success Depends on the People. Force of Public Opinion. Principle and Pragmatism: Establishing a New Government. Hamilton's Plan for Prosperity and Security. Popular Political Culture. The Adams Presidency: Politics of Mistrust. Conclusion: Danger of Political Extremism. Limits of Equality. The Republic Expands.

Jefferson as President. Race and Dissent Under Jefferson. Embarrassments Overseas. The Strange War of Nation Building and Nationalism.

Expansion and Migration. Transportation and the Market Economy. The Politics of Nation Building after the War of The Triumph of White Men's Democracy. Democratic Space: The New Hotels. Democracy in Theory and Practice. Jackson and the Politics of Democracy. Heyday of the Second Party System. Conclusion: Tocqueville's Wisdom. Slaves and Masters. The World of Southern Blacks. White Society in the Antebellum South. Slavery and the Southern Economy.

Conclusion: Worlds in Conflict. The Pursuit of Perfection. Redeeming the Middle Class. The Rise of Evangelicalism. Domesticity and Changes in the American Family. Reform Turns Radical. Conclusion: Counterpoint on Reform. An Age of Expansionism. The Spirit of Young America. Internal Expansionism. Conclusion: The Costs of Expansion. The Sectional Crisis. Brooks Assaults Sumner in Congress. The Compromise of Political Upheaval, Reviews "This book is the most scholarly and well balanced American History book in the country.

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Completely designed map program! Marginal MyHistoryLab icons have been added that show students where they can find additional information and resource material on www. Table of Contents 1. Native American Histories Before Conquest. A World Transformed. West Africa: Ancient and Complex Societies. Europe on the Eve of Conquest. Imagining a New World.

French Exploration and Settlement. The English New World. Rehearsal in Ireland for American Colonization. An Unpromising Beginning: Mystery at Roanoke. Conclusion: Propganda for Empire. Breaking Away. The Chesapeake: Dreams of Wealth. Reforming England in America. Diversity in the Middle Colonies. Quakers in America. Planting the Carolinas. The Founding of Georgia. Conclusion: Living with Diversity. Families in an Atlantic Empire. The Challenge of the Chesapeake Environment.

Race and Freedom in British America. Rise of a Commercial Empire. Colonial Factions Spark Revolt, Growth and Diversity. Spanish Borderlands of the Eighteenth Century. Religious Revivals in Provincial Societies.

Clash of Political Cultures. Century of Imperial War. Conclusion: Rule Britannia? Rethinking the Meaning of Equality. Structure of Colonial Society. Eroding the Bonds of Empire. Steps Toward Independence. Fighting for Independence. The Loyalist Dilemma. Winning the Peace. Conclusion: Preserving Independence. The Republican Experiment. A New Moral Order. Defining Republican Culture. Living in the Shadow of Revolution.

The States: Experiments in Republicanism. Stumbling Toward a New National Government. Strengthening Federal Authority. Struggle for Ratification. Conclusion: Success Depends on the People. Partisan Passions. Principle and Pragmatism: Establishing a New Government. Conflicting Visions: Jefferson and Hamilton. Hamilton's Plan for Prosperity and Security. Popular Political Culture.

The Adams Presidency. The Peaceful Revolution: The Election of Conclusion: Danger of Political Extremism. Limits of Equality. Regional Identities in a New Republic. Jefferson as President. Jefferson's Critics. Embarrassments Overseas. The Strange War of Conclusion: Republican Legacy. Nation Building and Nationalism. Expansion and Migration. A Revolution in Transportation. Emergence of a Market Economy.

The Politics of Nation Building after the War of The Triumph of White Men's Democracy. Democratic Space: The New Hotels. Democracy in Theory and Practice. Jackson and the Politics of Democracy. Heyday of the Second Party System. Conclusion: Tocqueville's Wisdom. Slaves and Masters. The Divided Society of the Old South. The World of Southern Blacks. White Society in the Antebellum South.

Slavery and the Southern Economy. Conclusion: Worlds in Conflict. The Pursuit of Perfection. Redeeming the Middle Class. The Rise of Evangelicalism.

Domesticity and Changes in the American Family. Institutional Reform. Reform Turns Radical. Conclusion: Counterpoint on Reform. An Age of Expansionism. The Spirit of Young America. Movement to the Far West.

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War. Internal Expansionism. Conclusion: The Costs of Expansion. We Americans: The Irish in Boston,