America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making, Volume I (Chapters 1-16),9780321162137

America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making, Volume I (Chapters 1-16)

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780321162137
ISBN10: 0321162137
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Pub. Date: 2004-01-01
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Summary

Now in its Fifth Edition, America and Its Peoples presents American history filled with the drama and conflict that holds the attention of all students. Social historywith an emphasis on sports, leisure, and popular cultureis effectively integrated with more traditional coverage of military history, politics, and diplomacy. This edition highlights the rich ethnic diversity of the American people with vivid character sketches, colorful anecdotes, primary sources, new pedagogy, and a spirited narrative.

Table of Contents

Maps
xvii
Tables and Figures
xix
Features xxi
Preface xxiii
About the Authors xxxi
The Peopling and Unpeopling of America
2(30)
Squanto Saves the Pilgrims
3(2)
The First Discovery of America
5(4)
A Diversity of Cultures
The Myth of the ``Virgin'' Land
Eastern Indians on the Eve of Contact
Preparing Europe for Westward Expansion
9(5)
Changing Population Pressures
Crusades, Commerce, and the New Learning
Nation-States Support the First Explorations
Explorers, Conquerors, and the Making of New Spain
14(4)
Conquistadores Overrun Native Americans
Constructing the Spanish Empire
Success Breeds Envy and Contempt
Challengers for North America: France and England
18(4)
The Protestant Reformation Stirs Deep Tensions
Defying the Supremacy of Spain
England Prepares for Westward Expansion
Joining in the Invasion of America
22(5)
The Roanoke Disaster
Merchant Capitalists Sponsor the Founding of Virginia
Struggling Jamestown Survives
Dutch and French Adventurers
Conclusion
27(5)
Chronology of Key Events
28(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
29(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
29(1)
Media Resources
30(1)
Key Terms
30(1)
People You Should Know
30(1)
Review Questions
30(2)
Plantations and Cities Upon a Hill, 1620--1700
32(28)
John Punch: From Servant to Slave
33(1)
From Settlements to Societies in the South
34(5)
Searching for Laborers
To Be Like English Subjects at Home
Crushing Powhatan's Confederacy
A Model for Other Royal Colonies
Proprietary Maryland and the Carolinas
Religious Dissenters Colonize New England
39(7)
The Rise of Puritan Dissenters at Home
Godly Mission to New England
Testing the Limits of Toleration
``Hivings Out'' Provoke Bloody Indian Relations
Families, Individuals, and Communities: Surviving in Early America
46(3)
Life and Death, North and South
Roles for Men, Women, and Children
Commercial Values and the Rise of Chattel Slavery
49(7)
Declension in New England
Stabilizing Life in the Chesapeake Region
The Beginnings of American Slavery
Shifting to Slavery in Maryland and Virginia
The World the Slaves Made
Conclusion
56(4)
Chronology of Key Events
58
Chapter Summary and Key Points
57(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
57(1)
Media Resources
58(1)
Key Terms
59(1)
People You Should Know
59(1)
Review Questions
59(1)
Provincial America in Upheaval, 1660--1760
60(32)
Hannah Dustan and Eliza Lucas: Colonial Women in Time of War
61(2)
Designing England's North American Empire
63(5)
To Benefit the Parent Nation
Seizing Dutch New Netherland
Proprietary Difficulties in New York and New Jersey
Planting William Penn's ``Holy Experiment''
Defying the Imperial Will: Provincial Convulsions and Rebellions
68(5)
Bacon's Bloody Rebellion in Virginia
The Glorious Revolution Spills into America
New England's Witchcraft Hysteria
Settling Anglo-American Differences
Maturing Colonial Societies in Unsettled Times
73(16)
An Exploding Population Base
The ``Europeanizing'' of America
Intellectual and Religious Awakening
International Wars Beset America
Showdown: The Great War for the Empire
Allies as Enemies: Making War on the Cherokees
Conclusion
89(3)
Chronology of Key Events
89(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
90(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
90(1)
Media Resources
91(1)
Key Terms
91(1)
People You Should Know
91(1)
Review Questions
91(1)
Breaking the Bonds of Empire, 1760--1775
92(28)
Samuel Adams: The Man of the Revolution
93(2)
Provoking an Imperial Crisis
95(4)
A Legacy of War-Related Problems
Getting Tough with the Americans
Parliament Endorses Direct Taxes
``Liberty, Property, and No Stamps''
99(6)
Emerging Patterns of Resistance
Protest Takes a Violent Turn
Resistance Spreads Across the Landscape
Parliament Retreats
A Second Crisis: The Townshend Duties
105(6)
Formulating a New Taxation Scheme
Mustering Further American Resistance
A ``Bloody Massacre'' in Boston
Parliament Backs Down Again
The Rupturing of Imperial Relations
111(5)
The Necessity of Vigilance
The Tea Crisis of 1773
Parliament Adopts the Coercive Acts
Hurling Back the Challenge: The First Continental Congress
Conclusion
116(4)
Chronology of Key Events
117(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
118(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
118(1)
Media Resources
118(1)
Key Terms
119(1)
People You Should Know
119(1)
Review Questions
119(1)
The Times That Tried Many Souls, 1775--1783
120(30)
Joseph Plumb Martin: Patriot Soldier
121(2)
Reconciliation or Independence
123(10)
The Shooting War Starts
Moderates Versus Radicals in Congress
The Expanding Martial Conflict
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation of Emancipation
Resolving the Independence Question
Without Visible Allies: The War in the North
133(6)
Britain's Massive Military Buildup
The Campaign for New York
Saving the Cause at Trenton
The Real Continentals
Rescuing the Patriots: Toward Global Conflict
139(3)
France Offers Covert Assistance
The British Seize Philadelphia
Capturing Burgoyne's Army at Saratoga
The World Turned Upside Down
142(5)
Revamping British Strategy
The Tide of War Turns at Last
Franco-American Triumph at Yorktown
A Most Generous Peace Settlement
Conclusion
147(3)
Chronology of Key Events
147(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
147(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
148(1)
Media Resources
149(1)
Key Terms
149(1)
People You Should Know
149(1)
Review Questions
149(1)
Securing the Republic and Its Ideals, 1776-1789
150(30)
Nancy Shippen and Phillis Wheatley: Second-Class Citizens of the New Republic
151(2)
Establishing New Republican Governments
153(3)
People Victorious: The New State Governments
The Articles of Confederation
Crises of the Confederation
156(6)
Struggle to Ratify the Articles
Turmoil over Financing the War
Threatened Military Coup: The Newburgh Conspiracy
Drifting Toward Disunion
Daniel Shays's Rebellion
Human Rights and Social Change
162(9)
In Pursuit of Religious Freedom
The Propertyless Poor and the West
Women Appeal for Fundamental Liberties
The Dilemma of Race and Racism
Second New Beginning, New National Government
171(5)
The Framers of the Constitution
A Document Constructed by Compromises
The Ratification Struggle
Conclusion
176(4)
Chronology of Key Events
176(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
177(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
177(1)
Media Resources
178(1)
Key Terms
178(1)
People You Should Know
178(1)
Review Questions
178(2)
The Formative Decade, 1790-1800
180(22)
James Callender and the Power of the Press
181(1)
The Roots of American Economic Growth
182(1)
Implementing the Constitution
183(3)
Establishing the Machinery of Government
Defining the Presidency
Alexander Hamilton's Financial Program
The Birth of Political Parties
186(7)
World Events and Political Polarization
1793 and 1794: Years of Crisis
Washington Retires
A New President and New Challenges
193(3)
The Presidency of John Adams
A New National Capital
The Quasi War with France
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Revolution of 1800
196(2)
Conclusion
198(4)
Chronology of Key Events
199
Chapter Summary and Key Points
198(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
199(1)
Media Resources
200(1)
Key Terms
200(1)
People You Should Know
200(1)
Review Questions
201(1)
The Jeffersonians in Power, 1800-1815
202(22)
The Burr-Hamilton Duel
203(1)
Jefferson Takes Command
204(8)
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Jefferson's Goal: To Restore Republican Government
Reforming the Federal Government
War on the Judiciary
International Conflict
Disunionist Conspiracies
The American Eagle Challenges the French Tiger and the British Shark
212(8)
``Dambargo''
A Second War of Independence
Early Defeats
The Tide Turns
The War's Significance
Conclusion
220(4)
Chronology of Key Events
220(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
221(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
221(1)
Media Resources
221(1)
Key Terms
222(1)
People You Should Know
222(1)
Review Questions
222(2)
Nationalism, Economic Growth, and the Roots of Sectional Conflict, 1815-1824
224(22)
Francis Lowell Builds a Textile Mill in Massachusetts
225(1)
The Growth of American Nationalism
226(7)
Neo-Hamiltonianism
Strengthening American Finances
Protecting American Industry
Conquering Space
Judicial Nationalism
Defending American Interests in Foreign Affairs
The Growth of the American Economy
233(5)
Accelerating Transportation
Speeding Communications
Transforming American Law
Resistance to Technological Innovation
Early Industrialization
The Growth of Cities
The Growth of Political Factionalism and Sectionalism
238(5)
The Panic of 1819
The Missouri Crisis
Conclusion
243(3)
Chronology of Key Events
243(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
244(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
244(1)
Media Resources
244(1)
Key Terms
244(1)
People You Should Know
245(1)
Review Questions
245(1)
Power and Politics in Jackson's America
246(24)
The Election of 1840: Symbol Over Substance
247(1)
Political Democratization
248(3)
The Expansion of Voting Rights
Popular Attacks on Privilege
The Rebirth of Parties
251(6)
Birth of the Second Party System
The Presidency of John Quincy Adams
The ``American System'' and the ``Tariff of Abominations''
The Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson: The Politics of Egalitarianism
257(9)
Expanding the Powers of the Presidency
Clearing the Land of Indians
Sectional Disputes over Public Lands and Nullification
The Bank War
The Jacksonian Court
Jackson's Legacy
Rise of a Political Opposition
266(1)
A Party Formed by Coalition
Who Were the Whigs?
Conclusion
267(3)
Chronology of Key Events
268
Chapter Summary and Key Points
267(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
268(1)
Media Resources
269(1)
Key Terms
269(1)
People You Should Know
269(1)
Review Questions
269(1)
America's First Age of Reform
270(34)
Connecticut Schoolmistress Prudence Crandall Defies the Law
271(1)
Sources of the Reform Impulse
272(3)
Social Problems on the Rise
A New Moral Sensibility
The Second Great Awakening
Religious Diversity
Moral Reform
275(1)
Social Reform
276(3)
The Problem of Crime in a Free Society
The Struggle for Public Schools
Asylums for Society's Outcasts
Radical Reform
279(8)
Early Antislavery Efforts
The Rise of Abolitionist Sentiment in the North
Abolitionist Arguments and Public Reaction
Division Within the Antislavery Movement
The Birth of Feminism
Catalyst for Women's Rights
Utopian Communities
Artistic and Cultural Ferment
287(7)
American Transcendentalism
A Literary Renaissance
Ethnic Voices
American Art
American Popular Culture
294(6)
The Popular Novel
Forms of Popular Entertainment
Conclusion
300(4)
Chronology of Key Events
301
Chapter Summary and Key Points
300(2)
Suggestions for Further Reading
302(1)
Media Resources
302(1)
Key Terms
302(1)
People You Should Know
302(1)
Review Questions
303(1)
The Divided North, The Divided South
304(30)
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin Revitalizes Slavery
305(1)
A Divided Culture
306(1)
The Emergence of a New Industrial Order in the North
307(11)
The Transformation of the Rural Countryside
The Disruption of the Artisan System of Labor
The Introduction of the Factory System
Labor Protests
The Movement for a 10-Hour Day
The Laboring Poor
Immigration Begins
The Divided North
Southern Distinctiveness
318(6)
The Plantation Legend
The Old South: Images and Realities
Impact of Slavery on the Southern Economy
Growth of a Distinctive Southern Identity
The Decline of Antislavery Sentiment in the South
``Reforming'' Slavery from Within
Southern Nationalism
Southern Radicalism
Slavery
324(6)
The Legal Status of Slaves
Slave Labor
Material Conditions of Slave Life
Slave Family Life
Slave Cultural Expression
Slave Resistance
Free African Americans
Conclusion
330(4)
Chronology of Key Events
331(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
331(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
332(1)
Media Resources
332(1)
Key Terms
333(1)
People You Should Know
333(1)
Review Questions
333(1)
Cultures Collide in the Far West
334(26)
Social Bandits: Robin Hoods of the Southwest
335(1)
The Hispanic and Native American West
336(2)
Spanish America
The Mission System
Impact of Mexican Independence
Native Americans
Impact of Contact
The Surge Westward
338(4)
Opening the West
Pathfinders
Mountain Men
Trailblazing
Settling the Far West
Life on the Trail
Manifest Destiny
342(8)
Gone to Texas
The Texas Question
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Oregon
The Mormon Frontier
War with Mexico
350(8)
Why War?
The War
War Fever and Antiwar Protests
Peace
The Fate of Mexican Americans
The War's Significance
Political Crisis of the 1840s
The Gold Rush
Conclusion
358(2)
Chronology of Key Events
357(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
358(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
358(1)
Media Resources
358(1)
Key Terms
359(1)
People You Should Know
359(1)
Review Questions
359(1)
The House Divided
360(26)
John Smith Dye and the Slave Power Conspiracy
361(2)
The Crisis of 1850
363(7)
The South's Dilemma
The Compromise of 1850: The Illusion of Sectional Peace
The Fugitive Slave Law
Disintegration of the Party System
370(4)
The Know Nothings
Young America
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Revival of the Slavery Issue
The Gathering Storm
374(5)
``Bleeding Kansas'' and ``Bleeding Sumner''
The Election of 1856
The Supreme Court Speaks
The Lecompton Compromise: ``A Swindle and a Fraud''
Crisis of the Union
379(4)
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Harpers Ferry
Conclusion
383(3)
Chronology of Key Events
383(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
383(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
384(1)
Media Resources
384(1)
Key Terms
384(1)
People You Should Know
385(1)
Review Questions
385(1)
A Nation Shattered by Civil War, 1860-1865
386(34)
Thomas Rushin and Alvin Flint, Jr.: ``Johnny Reb'' and ``Billy Yank'' at Antietam
387(1)
From Secession to Full-Scale War
388(7)
Electing a New President
Secession Rends the Union
Lincoln Takes Command
An Accounting of Resources
``Forward to Richmond!'' and ``On to Washington''
395(5)
Planning the Union Offensive
Yankee Reverses and Rebel Victories in the East
Federal Breakthrough in the West
To and From Emancipation: The War on the Home Front
400(9)
An Abundance of Confederate Shortages
Directing the Northern War Effort
Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Tests Northern Resolve
Breaking Confederate Resistance, 1863-1865
409(8)
The Tide Turns: Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Crushing Blows from Grant and Sherman
Total War Forces Surrender
Conclusion
417(3)
Chronology of Key Events
416(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
417(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
418(1)
Media Resources
418(1)
Key Terms
419(1)
People You Should Know
419(1)
Review Questions
419(1)
The Nation Reconstructed: North, South, and the West, 1865-1877
420(1)
Thomas Pinckney Confronts His Former Slaves
421(2)
Postwar Conditions and Issues
423(4)
The War's Impact on Individuals
Unresolved Issues
Presidential Reconstruction
427(2)
Lincoln's Plan
Johnson's Plan
Black Codes in the South
Congressional Reconstruction
429(5)
``Radical'' Reconstruction
Black Suffrage
Reconstruction in the South
434(7)
Carpetbaggers, Scalawags, and Black Republicans
Character of Republican Rule
Black and White Economic and Social Adaptation
Violent White Resistance
Reconstruction in the North and West
441(7)
Northern Shifts in Attitudes
Western Expansion, Racism, and Native Americans
Final Retreat from Reconstruction
Conclusion
448(1)
Chronology of Key Events
448(1)
Chapter Summary and Key Points
449(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
449(1)
Media Resources
450(1)
Key Terms
451(1)
People You Should Know
451(1)
Review Questions
451
Appendix
The Declaration of Independence
2(2)
The Constitution of the United States of America
4(5)
Amendments to the Constitution
9(5)
Presidential Elections
14(4)
Present Day United States
18(2)
Present Day World
20
Glossary 1(1)
Credits 1(1)
Index 1

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