Handouts/Worksheets/Guided Reading
for use with (c) 2008, Prentice Hall
United States History:
Reconstruction to the Present
| This popular textbook features "Checkpoint"
questions throughout the text which help students' reading
comprehension and reinforce the basic information being covered
within each small unit. We use these sheets frequently in
class to get students reading. That is, students read
until they have answered the first question; discussion follows.
Students read again until they have answered the second
question; discussion follows. You get the idea. The
"Terms and People" can be answered in or out of class.
They are numbered by chapter and section (e.g., 1.1
refers to Chapter One, Section One). For each chapter, there is also a blank outline featuring all section subheadings. These are available in Word 1997-2003 (DOC), Word 2007 (DOCX), and PDF formats. Students learn note-taking skills by completing the outlines as they read the textbook. Note: These questions and terms are taken directly from the textbook, and answers can be found in the teacher edition. We do not claim this intellectual property as our own; we simply created printable sheets that are easy to use with students in or out of the classroom. |
| UNIT 1: The Nation's Early Development (Beginnings-1877) |
| CHAPTER 1: The Nation's Beginnings (Prehistory-1824) |
| 1.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 1.1 - Many Cultures Meet - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 1.2 - The American Revolution - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 1.3 - The Constitution - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 1.4 - The New Republic - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 2: Growth and Reform (1800-1850) |
| 2.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 2.1 - Democracy, Nationalism, and Sectionalism - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 2.2 - Religion and Reform - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 2.3 - The Antislavery Movement - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 2.4 - The Women's Movement - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 2.5 - Manifest Destiny - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 3: Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1846-1877) |
| 3.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 3.1 - The Union in Crisis - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 3.2 - Lincoln, Secession, and War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 3.3 - The Civil War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 3.4 - The Reconstruction Era - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| UNIT 2: Industrialization of the United States (1865-1914) |
| CHAPTER 4: The Triumph of Industry (1865-1914) |
| 4.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 4.1 - Technology and Industrial Growth - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 4.2 - The Rise of Big Business - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 4.3 - The Organized Labor Movement - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 5: Immigration and Urbanization (1865-1914) |
| 5.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 5.1 - The New Immigrants - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 5.2 - Cities Expand and Change - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 5.3 - Social and Cultural Trends - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 6: The South and West Transformed (1865-1900) |
| 6.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 6.1 - The New South - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 6.2 - Westward Expansion and the American Indians - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 6.3 - Transforming the West - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 7: Issues of the Gilded Age (1877-1900) |
| 7.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 7.1 - Segregation and Social Tensions - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 7.2 - Political and Economic Challenges - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 7.3 - Farmers and Populism - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| UNIT 3: Emergence of the Modern United States (1890-1920) |
| CHAPTER 8: The Progressive Era (1890-1920) |
| 8.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 8.1 - The Drive for Reform - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 8.2 - Women Make Progress - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 8.3 - The Struggle Against Discrimination - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 8.4 - Roosevelt's Square Deal - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 8.5 - Wilson's New Freedom - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 9: An Emerging World Power (1890-1917) |
| 9.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 9.1 - The Roots of Imperialism - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 9.2 - The Spanish-American War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 9.3 - The United States and East Asia - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 9.4 - The United States and Latin America - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 10: World War I and Beyond (1914-1920) |
| 10.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 10.1 - From Neutrality to War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 10.2 - The Home Front - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 10.3 - Wilson, War, and Peace - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 10.4 - Effects of the War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| UNIT 4: Prosperity and Depression (1919-1941) |
| CHAPTER 11: The Twenties (1919-1929) |
| 11.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 11.1 - A Booming Economy - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 11.2 - The Business of Government - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 11.3 - Social and Cultural Tensions - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 11.4 - A New Mass Culture - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 11.5 - The Harlem Renaissance - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 12: The Great Depression (1928-1932) |
| 12.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 12.1 - Causes of the Depression - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 12.2 - Americans Face Hard Times - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 12.3 - Hoover's Response Fails - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 13: The New Deal (1932-1941) |
| 13.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 13.1 - FDR Offers Relief and Recovery - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 13.2 - The Second New Deal - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 13.3 - Effects of the New Deal - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 13.4 - Culture of the 1930s - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| UNIT 5: World War II and Postwar America (1931-1960) |
| CHAPTER 14: The Coming of War (1931-1942) |
| 14.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 14.1 - Dictators and Wars - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 14.2 - From Isolation to Involvement - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 14.3 - America Enters the War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 15: World War II (1941-1945) |
| 15.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 15.1 - The Allies Turn the Tide - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 15.2 - The Home Front - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 15.3 - Victory in Europe and the Pacific - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 15.4 - The Holocaust - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 15.5 - Effects of the War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 16: The Cold War (1945-1960) |
| 16.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 16.1 - The Cold War Begins - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 16.2 - The Korean War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 16.3 - The Cold War Expands - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 16.4 - The Cold War at Home - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 17: Postwar Confidence and Anxiety (1945-1960) |
| 17.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 17.1 - An Economic Boom - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 17.2 - A Society on the Move - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 17.3 - Mass Culture and Family Life - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 17.4 - Dissent and Discontent - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| UNIT 6: Challenges and Change (1945-1980) |
| CHAPTER 18: The Civil Rights Movement (1945-1975) |
| 18.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 18.1 - Early Demands for Equality - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 18.2 - The Movement Gains Ground - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 18.3 - New Successes and Challenges - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 19: The Kennedy and Johnson Years (1960-1968) |
| 19.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 19.1 - Kennedy and the Cold War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 19.2 - Kennedy's New Frontier - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 19.3 - Johnson's Great Society - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 20: The Vietnam War Era (1954-1975) |
| 20.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 20.1 - Origins of the Vietnam War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 20.2 - U.S. Involvement Grows - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 20.3 - The War Divides America - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 20.4 - The War's End and Impact - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 20.5 - Nixon and the Cold War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 21: An Era of Protest and Change (1960-1980) |
| 21.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 21.1 - The Counterculture - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 21.2 - The Women's Rights Movement - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 21.3 - The Rights Revolution Expands - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 21.4 - The Environmental Movement - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 22: A Crisis in Confidence (1968-1980) |
| 22.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 22.1 - Nixon and the Watergate Scandal - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 22.2 - The Ford and Carter Years - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 22.3 - Foreign Policy Troubles - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| UNIT 7: Changing and Enduring Issues (1980-Today) |
| CHAPTER 23: The Conservative Resurgence (1980-1993) |
| 23.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 23.1 - The Conservative Movement Grows - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 23.2 - The Reagan Revolution - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 23.3 - The End of the Cold War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 23.4 - Foreign Policy After the Cold War - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| CHAPTER 24: Into a New Century (1992-Today) |
| 24.0 - Blank Chapter Outline - Version: DOC | DOCX | PDF |
| 24.1 - The Computer and Technology Revolutions - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 24.2 - The Clinton Presidency - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 24.3 - Global Politics and Economics - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 24.4 - The George W. Bush Presidency - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
| 24.5 - Americans Look to the Future - Checkpoints and Terms Handout |
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