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The American Journey
 
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UNIT I: DIFFERENT WORLDS MEET (BEGINNINGS TO 1625)
Chapter 1: The First Americans, Prehistory to 1492
 
1.1 Early Peoples
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1.2 Cities and Empires
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1.3 North American Peoples
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Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas, 1400-1625
 
2.1 A Changing World
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2.2 Early Exploration
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2.3 Spain in America
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2.4 Exploring North America
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UNIT II: COLONIAL SETTLEMENT (1587-1770)
Chapter 3: Colonial America, 1587-1770
 
3.1 Early English Settlements
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3.2 New England Colonies
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3.3 Middle Colonies
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3.4 Southern Colonies
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Chapter 4: The Colonies Grow, 1607-1770
 
4.1 Life in the Colonies
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4.2 Government, Religion, and Culture
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4.3 France and Britain Clash
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4.4 The French and Indian War
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UNIT III: CREATING A NATION (1763-1791)
Chapter 5: Road to Independence, 1763-1776
 
5.1 Taxation without Representation
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5.2 Building Colonial Unity
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5.3 A Call to Arms
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5.4 Moving toward Independence
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Chapter 6: The American Revolution, 1776-1783
 
6.1 The Early Years
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6.2 The War Continues
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6.3 The War Moves West and South
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6.4 The War Is Won
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Chapter 7: A More Perfect Union, 1777-1790
 
7.1 The Articles of Confederation
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7.2 Convention and Compromise
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7.3 A New Plan of Government
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SUPPLEMENT - CIVICS IN ACTION: A CITIZENSHIP HANDBOOK
 
0.1 The Constitution
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0.2 The Federal Government
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0.3 Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities
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UNIT IV: THE NEW REPUBLIC (1789-1825)
Chapter 8: A New Nation, 1789-1800
 
8.1 The First President
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8.2 Early Challenges
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8.3 The First Political Parties
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Chapter 9: The Jefferson Era, 1800-1816
 
9.1 The Republicans Take Power
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9.2 The Louisiana Purchase
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9.3 A Time of Conflict
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9.4 The War of 1812
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Chapter 10: Growth and Expansion, 1790-1825
 
10.1 Economic Growth
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10.2 Westward Bound
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10.3 Unity and Sectionalism
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UNIT V: THE GROWING NATION (1820-1860)
Chapter 11: The Jackson Era, 1824-1845
 
11.1 Jacksonian Democracy
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11.2 Conflicts over Land
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11.3 Jackson and the Bank
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Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny, 1818-1853
 
12.1 The Oregon Country
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12.2 Independence for Texas
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12.3 War with Mexico
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12.4 New Settlers in California and Utah
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Chapter 13: North and South, 1820-1860
 
13.1 The North's Economy
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13.2 The North's People
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13.3 Southern Cotton Kingdom
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13.4 The South's People
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Chapter 14: The Age of Reform, 1820-1860
 
14.1 Social Reform
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14.2 The Abolitionists
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14.3 The Women's Movement
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UNIT VI: CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (1846-1896)
Chapter 15: Road to Civil War, 1820-1861
 
15.1 Slavery and the West
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15.2 A Nation Dividing
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15.3 Challenges to Slavery
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15.4 Secession and War
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Chapter 16: The Civil War, 1861-1865
 
16.1 The Two Sides
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16.2 Early Years of the War
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16.3 A Call for Freedom
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16.4 Life during the Civil War
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16.5 The Way to Victory
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Chapter 17: Reconstruction and Its Aftermath, 1865-1896
 
17.1 Reconstruction Plans
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17.2 Radicals in Control
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17.3 The South during Reconstruction
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17.4 Change in the South
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UNIT VII: RESHAPING THE NATION (1858-1914)
Chapter 18: The Western Frontier, 1858-1896
 
18.1 The Mining Booms
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18.2 Ranchers and Farmers
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18.3 Native American Struggles
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18.4 Farmers in Protest
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Chapter 19: The Growth of Industry, 1865-1914
 
19.1 Railroads Lead the Way
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19.2 Inventions
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19.3 An Age of Big Business
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19.4 Industrial Workers
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Chapter 20: Toward an Urban America, 1865-1914
 
20.1 The New Immigrants
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20.2 Moving to the City
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20.3 A Changing Culture
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UNIT VIII: REFORM, EXPANSION, AND WAR (1865-1920)
Chapter 21: Progressive Reforms, 1877-1920
 
21.1 The Progressive Movement
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21.2 Women and Progressives
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21.3 Progressive Presidents
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21.4 Excluded from Reform
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Chapter 22: Overseas Expansion, 1865-1917
 
22.1 Expanding Horizons
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22.2 Imperialism in the Pacific
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22.3 Spanish-American War
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22.4 Latin American Policies
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Chapter 23: World War I, 1914-1919
 
23.1 War in Europe
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23.2 America's Road to War
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23.3 Americans Join the Allies
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23.4 The War at Home
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23.5 Searching for Peace
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UNIT IX: TURBULENT DECADES (1919-1929)
Chapter 24: The Jazz Age, 1919-1929
 
24.1 Time of Turmoil
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24.2 Desire for Normalcy
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24.3 A Booming Economy
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24.4 The Roaring Twenties
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Chapter 25: The Depression and FDR, 1929-1941
 
25.1 The Great Depression
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25.2 Roosevelt's New Deal
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25.3 Life during the Depression
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25.4 Effects of the New Deal
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Chapter 26: World War II, 1939-1945
 
26.1 Road to War
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26.2 War Begins
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26.3 On the Home Front
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26.4 War in Europe and Africa
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26.5 War in the Pacific
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UNIT X: TURNING POINTS (1945-1975)
Chapter 27: The Cold War Era, 1945-1954
 
27.1 Cold War Origins
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27.2 Postwar Politics
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27.3 The Korean War
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27.4 The Red Scare
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Chapter 28: America in the 1950s, 1953-1960
 
28.1 Eisenhower in the White House
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28.2 1950s Prosperity
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28.3 Problems in a Time of Plenty
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Chapter 29: The Civil Rights Era, 1954-1973
 
29.1 The Civil Rights Movement
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29.2 Kennedy and Johnson
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29.3 The Struggle Continues
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29.4 Other Groups Seek Rights
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Chapter 30: The Vietnam Era, 1960-1975
 
30.1 Kennedy's Foreign Policy
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30.2 War in Vietnam
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30.3 The Vietnam Years at Home
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30.4 Nixon and Vietnam
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UNIT XI: MODERN AMERICA (1968-PRESENT)
Chapter 31: Search for Stability, 1968-1981
 
31.1 Nixon's Foreign Policy
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31.2 Nixon and Watergate
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31.3 The Carter Presidency
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Chapter 32: New Challenges, 1981-Present
 
32.1 The Reagan Presidency
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32.2 The Bush Presidency
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32.3 A New Century
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32.4 The War on Terrorism
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