THE AMERICAN JOURNEY
A History of the United States
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EIGHTH EDITION
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David Goldfield
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Carl Abbott
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Portland State University
Virginia DeJohn Anderson
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University of Colorado, Boulder
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Jo Ann E. Argersinger
Southern Illinois University
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Peter H. Argersinger
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Southern Illinois University
William L. Barney
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Robert M. Weir
University of South Carolina
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Pearson
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, CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Worlds Apart 1
Chapter 2: Transplantation and Adaptation 1600–1685 15
Chapter 3: A Meeting of Cultures 30
Chapter 4: English Colonies in an Age of Empire 1660s–1763 45
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Chapter 5: Imperial Breakdown 1763–1774 59
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Chapter 6: The War for Independence 1774–1783 73
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Chapter 7: The First Republic 1776–1789 87
Chapter 8: A New Republic and the Rise of Parties 1789–1800 102
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Chapter 9: The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism 1800–1824 116
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Chapter 10: The Jacksonian Era 1824–1845 129
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Chapter 11: Slavery and the Old South 1800–1860 143
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Chapter 12: The Market Revolution and Social Reform 1815–1850 158
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Chapter 13: The Way West 1815–1850 173
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Chapter 14: The Politics of Sectionalism 1846–1861 187
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Chapter 15: Battle Cries and Freedom Songs: The Civil War 1861–1865 201
Chapter 16: Reconstruction 1865–1877 215
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Chapter 17: A New South: Economic Progress and Social Tradition 1877–1900 229
Chapter 18: Industry, Immigrants, and Cities 1870–1900 243
Chapter 19: Transforming the West 1865–1890 257
Chapter 20: Politics and Government 1877–1900 271
Chapter 21: The Progressive Era 1900–1917 287
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,Chapter 22: Creating an Empire 1865–1917 302
Chapter 23: America and the Great War 1914–1920 316
Chapter 24: Toward a Modern America: The 1920s 330
Chapter 25: The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929–1939 345
Chapter 26: World War II 1939–1945 360
Chapter 27: The Cold War at Home and Abroad 1946–1952 374
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Chapter 28: The Confident Years 1953–1964 388
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Chapter 29: Shaken to the Roots 1965–1980 403
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Chapter 30: The Reagan Revolution and a Changing World 1981–1992 417
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Chapter 31: Complacency, Crisis, and Global Reengagement 1993–2015 431
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, CHAPTER 1: WORLDS APART
Multiple Choice
1. In 1492, how many people lived on the continents of North and South America?
A) 50 million
B) 70 million
C) 80 million
D) 100 million
Answer: B
Learning Objective: How did the precontact histories of Native Americans, especially in the centuries just
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before 1492, shape their encounters with Europeans?
Topic: 1.1 Native American Societies before 1492
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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2. In 1500, the overall state of relations among Native American groups was __________.
A) isolated
B) peaceful
C) unstable
D) cooperative
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: How did the precontact histories of Native Americans, especially in the centuries just
before 1492, shape their encounters with Europeans?
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Topic: 1.1 Native American Societies before 1492
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Skill Level: Understand the Connections
3. What allowed early Americans to start permanent villages?
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A) better building techniques
B) trade
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C) farming
D) better hunting practices
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Answer: C
Learning Objective: How did the precontact histories of Native Americans, especially in the centuries just
before 1492, shape their encounters with Europeans?
Topic: 1.1.2 The Development of Agriculture
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Connections
4. Which of the following was among the foods that sustained the Inuit and Aleut tribes?
A) quinoa
B) deer
C) olives
D) seals
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