A People and a Nation
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A People and a Nation

A History of the United States

  1. 1,012 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A People and a Nation

A History of the United States

About this book

Think history is dull? No way, and you're about to find out for yourself. A PEOPLE AND A NATION offers a lively narrative, telling the stories of the diverse peoples in the United States. The authors bring history to life by encouraging you to imagine what life was really like in the past. Focus questions and key terms (with definitions, of course) help you concentrate on important information and easily review it as you prep for tests. And with MindTap for A People and a Nation, you get convenient digital access to an ebook with note-taking and other time-saving features and apps. You'll also explore the people, events and places in the United States through interactive activities, videos, images and maps. Enjoy your journey.

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Key takeaways

AI-Generated Insights
Insight 1

Analyze the complex interactions among diverse American, African, and European societies that shaped the colonial development of North America and the foundational processes of nation-building.

Insight 2

Evaluate the major social, economic, and political transformations that fueled sectional conflicts, westward expansion, the Civil War, and the subsequent industrialization and progressive reforms.

Insight 3

Trace the nation's trajectory through the 20th and 21st centuries, examining its involvement in global conflicts, responses to economic crises, and the impact of significant social and political movements.

Information

Publisher
Cengage Learning EMEA
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781337402712
eBook ISBN
9781337671682
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Brief Contents
  3. Contents
  4. Features
  5. Preface
  6. About the Authors
  7. Chapter 1: Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600
  8. Chapter 2: Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650
  9. Chapter 3: North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720
  10. Chapter 4: Becoming America? 1720-1760
  11. Chapter 5: The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774
  12. Chapter 6: American Revolutions, 1775-1783
  13. Chapter 7: Forging a Nation, 1783-1800
  14. Chapter 8: Defining the Nation, 1801-1823
  15. Chapter 9: The Rise of the South, 1815-1860
  16. Chapter 10: The Restless North, 1815-1860
  17. Chapter 11: The Contested West, 1815-1860
  18. Chapter 12: Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859
  19. Chapter 13: Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865
  20. Chapter 14: Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877
  21. Chapter 15: The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900
  22. Chapter 16: Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1920
  23. Chapter 17: Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900
  24. Chapter 18: The Progressive Era, 1895-1920
  25. Chapter 19: The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914
  26. Chapter 20: Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920
  27. Chapter 21: The New Era, 1920-1929
  28. Chapter 22: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939
  29. Chapter 23: The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945
  30. Chapter 24: The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961
  31. Chapter 25: America at Midcentury, 1945-1960
  32. Chapter 26: The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968
  33. Chapter 27: A Pivotal Era, 1969-1980
  34. Chapter 28: Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992
  35. Chapter 29: Into the Global Millennium: America since 1992
  36. Appendix
  37. Index

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