Description
Book SynopsisDesigned to encourage critical thinking about history, the MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY series introduces you to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This collection serves as the primary anthology for the introductory survey course, covering the subject's entire chronological span. Comprehensive topical coverage includes politics, economics, labor, gender, culture, and social trends. The fourth edition has been revised to reflect two new historiographical trends: the emergence of the history of religion as an exceptionally lively field and the internationalization of American history. Several chapters include images, songs, and poems to give you a better feel for the time period and events under discussion. Key pedagogical elements of the Major Problems format have been retained: chapter introductions, headnotes, and suggested readings.
Table of Contents1. Old Worlds Make New Ones. 2. Colonial Settlements and Conflicts, 1600���1690. 3. British Colonial Development, 1690���1770. 4. The American Revolution. 5. From Confederation to Constitution. 6. Nation Among Nations. 7. Foreign Policy, Westward Movement, and Indian Removal. 8. Market and Transportation Revolutions. 9. Nationalism and Sectionalism. 10. Reform and Religion. 11. Commercial Development and Immigration. 12. Agriculture and Slavery in the South. 13. Toward Civil War. 14. Civil War. 15. Reconstruction.
