Reading Essentials and Study Guide - Student Workbook

Reading Essentials and Study Guide

Student Workbook

To the Student

The American Republic Since 1877 Reading Essentials and Study Guide is designed to help you use recognized reading strategies to improve your reading-for-information skills. For each section of the student textbook, you are alerted to key terms, asked to draw from prior knowledge, organize your thoughts with a graphic organizer, and then follow a process to read and understand the text. The Reading Essentials and Study Guide was prepared to help you get more from your textbook by reading with a purpose.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Converging Cultures

Section 1: The Migration to America.......................................................................1 Section 2: Europe and Africa...................................................................................5 Section 3: Europe Encounters America ..................................................................11 Section 4: Spain and France Build Empires ...........................................................15

Chapter 2: The English Arrive in America

Section 1: England's First Colonies........................................................................20 Section 2: The New England Colonies ...................................................................24 Section 3: The Middle and Southern Colonies.......................................................29 Section 4: Colonial Ways of Life............................................................................33 Section 5: A Diverse Society..................................................................................40

Chapter 3: The American Revolution

Section 1: The Colonies Fight for Their Rights ......................................................45 Section 2: The Revolution Begins ..........................................................................50 Section 3: The War for Independence ...................................................................55 Section 4: The Confederation ................................................................................59 Section 5: A New Constitution ..............................................................................64

Chapter 4: Federalists and Republicans

Section 1: The Federalist Era .................................................................................70 Section 2: The Republicans Take Power ................................................................76 Section 3: The Growth of American Nationalism ..................................................81

Chapter 5: The Young Republic

Section 1: A Growing Nation.................................................................................85 Section 2: The Age of Jackson ...............................................................................90 Section 3: The Reform Spirit .................................................................................96 Section 4: Manifest Destiny.................................................................................101

Chapter 6: Sectional Conflict Intensifies

Section 1: Slavery and Western Expansion..........................................................107 Section 2: The Crisis Deepens..............................................................................111 Section 3: The Union Dissolves............................................................................115

Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction

Section 1: The Opposing Sides ............................................................................119 Section 2: The Early Stages .................................................................................124 Section 3: The Turning Point ...............................................................................129 Section 4: Reconstruction Begins ........................................................................134 Section 5: Reconstruction and Republican Rule ..................................................139

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Chapter 8: Settling the West

Section 1: Miners and Ranchers ..........................................................................144 Section 2: Farming the Plains..............................................................................148 Section 3: Native Americans................................................................................151

Chapter 9: Industrialization

Section 1: The Rise of Industry ...........................................................................156 Section 2: The Railroads......................................................................................160 Section 3: Big Business .......................................................................................164 Section 4: Unions ................................................................................................168

Chapter 10: Urban America

Section 1: Immigration ........................................................................................173 Section 2: Urbanization .......................................................................................176 Section 3: The Gilded Age ...................................................................................179 Section 4: The Rebirth of Reform........................................................................182

Chapter 11: Politics and Reform

Section 1: Stalemate in Washington....................................................................186 Section 2: Populism.............................................................................................191 Section 3: The Rise of Segregation ......................................................................196

Chapter 12: Becoming a World Power

Section 1: The Imperialist Vision.........................................................................200 Section 2: The Spanish-American War ................................................................204 Section 3: New American Diplomacy ..................................................................209

Chapter 13: The Progressive Movement

Section 1: The Roots of Progressivism ................................................................213 Section 2: Roosevelt in Office..............................................................................220 Section 3: The Taft Administration ......................................................................224 Section 4: The Wilson Years................................................................................227

Chapter 14: World War I and Its Aftermath

Section 1: The United States Enters World War I ................................................231 Section 2: The Home Front..................................................................................237 Section 3: A Bloody Conflict................................................................................242 Section 4: The War's Impact................................................................................246

Chapter 15: The Jazz Age

Section 1: A Clash of Values................................................................................250 Section 2: Cultural Innovations ...........................................................................255 Section 3: African American Culture ...................................................................258

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Chapter 16: Normalcy and Good Times

Section 1: Presidential Politics ............................................................................261 Section 2: A Growing Economy ...........................................................................264 Section 3: The Policies of Prosperity ...................................................................268

Chapter 17: The Great Depression Begins

Section 1: Causes of the Depression....................................................................272 Section 2: Life During the Depression .................................................................276 Section 3: Hoover Responds................................................................................279

Chapter 18: Roosevelt and the New Deal

Section 1: Roosevelt Takes Office........................................................................283 Section 2: The First New Deal .............................................................................286 Section 3: The Second New Deal.........................................................................291 Section 4: The New Deal Coalition ......................................................................296

Chapter 19: A World in Flames

Section 1: America and the World ......................................................................300 Section 2: World War II Begins ...........................................................................304 Section 3: The Holocaust .....................................................................................308 Section 4: America Enters the War......................................................................311

Chapter 20: America and World War II

Section 1: Mobilizing for War .............................................................................315 Section 2: The Early Battles.................................................................................319 Section 3: Life on the Home Front.......................................................................323 Section 4: Pushing the Axis Back ........................................................................327 Section 5: The War Ends .....................................................................................331

Chapter 21: The Cold War Begins

Section 1: Origins of the Cold War......................................................................336 Section 2: The Early Cold War Years ...................................................................340 Section 3: The Cold War and American Society ..................................................345 Section 4: Eisenhower's Policies..........................................................................349

Chapter 22: Postwar America

Section 1: Truman and Eisenhower .....................................................................354 Section 2: The Affluent Society ...........................................................................358 Section 3: Popular Culture of the 1950s ..............................................................362 Section 4: The Other Side of American Life ........................................................365

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