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Reading Essentials and Study Guide

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To the Student

The American Vision 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: Native American Cultures ....................................................................................5 Section 3: African Cultures...................................................................................................9 Section 4: European Cultures .............................................................................................14 Section 5: Europe Encounters America...............................................................................18

Chapter 2: Colonizing America

Section 1: The Spanish and French Build Empires..............................................................22 Section 2: English Colonies in America ..............................................................................27 Section 3: New England......................................................................................................31 Section 4: The Middle and Southern Colonies....................................................................36

Chapter 3: Colonial Ways of Life

Section 1: The Southern Colonies.......................................................................................40 Section 2: New England and the Middle Colonies ..............................................................44 Section 3: The Imperial System ..........................................................................................48 Section 4: A Diverse Society...............................................................................................52

Chapter 4: The American Revolution

Section 1: The Colonies Fight for Their Rights ...................................................................57 Section 2: The Revolution Begins .......................................................................................63 Section 3: The War for Independence ................................................................................67 Section 4: The War Changes American Society ..................................................................73

Chapter 5: Creating a Constitution

Section 1: The Confederation .............................................................................................77 Section 2: A New Constitution............................................................................................81 Section 3: Ratification ........................................................................................................86

Chapter 6: Federalists and Republicans

Section 1: Washington and Congress .................................................................................89 Section 2: Partisan Politics .................................................................................................93 Section 3: Jefferson in Office..............................................................................................98 Section 4: The War of 1812...............................................................................................102

Chapter 7: Growth and Division

Section 1: American Nationalism .....................................................................................106 Section 2: Early Industry...................................................................................................111 Section 3: The Land of Cotton ..........................................................................................115 Section 4: Growing Sectionalism ......................................................................................119

Chapter 8: The Spirit of Reform

Section 1: Jacksonian America .........................................................................................123 Section 2: A Changing Culture..........................................................................................128 Section 3: Reforming Society............................................................................................132 Section 4: The Abolitionist Movement .............................................................................135

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Chapter 9: Manifest Destiny

Section 1: The Western Pioneers......................................................................................138 Section 2: Independence for Texas ...................................................................................142 Section 3: The War With Mexico......................................................................................146

Chapter 10: Sectional Conflict Intensifies

Section 1: Slavery and Western Expansion.......................................................................150 Section 2: Mounting Violence...........................................................................................153 Section 3: The Crisis Deepens ..........................................................................................156 Section 4: The Union Dissolves ........................................................................................160

Chapter 11: The Civil War

Section 1: The Opposing Sides .........................................................................................164 Section 2: The Early Stages ..............................................................................................169 Section 3: Life During the War .........................................................................................173 Section 4: The Turning Point ............................................................................................176 Section 5: The War Ends ..................................................................................................180

Chapter 12: Reconstruction

Section 1: Reconstruction Plans .......................................................................................183 Section 2: Congressional Reconstruction ..........................................................................186 Section 3: Republican Rule...............................................................................................189 Section 4: Reconstruction Collapses .................................................................................192

Chapter 13: Settling the West

Section 1: Miners and Ranchers .......................................................................................196 Section 2: Farming the Plains...........................................................................................200 Section 3: Native Americans.............................................................................................203

Chapter 14: Industrialization

Section 1: The Rise of Industry.........................................................................................208 Section 2: The Railroads...................................................................................................212 Section 3: Big Business ....................................................................................................216 Section 4: Unions .............................................................................................................220

Chapter 15: Urban America

Section 1: Immigration .....................................................................................................225 Section 2: Urbanization ....................................................................................................228 Section 3: The Gilded Age ................................................................................................232 Section 4: The Rebirth of Reform.....................................................................................236

Chapter 16: Politics and Reform

Section 1: Stalemate in Washington.................................................................................240 Section 2: Populism..........................................................................................................245 Section 3: The Rise of Segregation ...................................................................................250

Chapter 17: Becoming a World Power

Section 1: The Imperialist Vision......................................................................................254 Section 2: The Spanish-American War .............................................................................258 Section 3: New American Diplomacy ...............................................................................263

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Chapter 18: The Progressive Movement

Section 1: The Roots of Progressivism .............................................................................267 Section 2: Roosevelt in Office...........................................................................................274 Section 3: The Taft Administration ...................................................................................278 Section 4: The Wilson Years.............................................................................................281

Chapter 19: World War I and Its Aftermath

Section 1: The United States Enters World War I .............................................................285 Section 2: The Home Front...............................................................................................291 Section 3: A Bloody Conflict.............................................................................................295 Section 4: The War's Impact.............................................................................................299

Chapter 20: The Jazz Age

Section 1: A Clash of Values.............................................................................................303 Section 2: Cultural Innovations ........................................................................................308 Section 3: African American Culture.................................................................................311

Chapter 21: Normalcy and Good Times

Section 1: Presidential Politics .........................................................................................314 Section 2: A Growing Economy ........................................................................................317 Section 3: The Policies of Prosperity ................................................................................321

Chapter 22: The Great Depression Begins

Section 1: Causes of the Depression.................................................................................325 Section 2: Life During the Depression ..............................................................................329 Section 3: Hoover Responds.............................................................................................333

Chapter 23: Roosevelt and the New Deal

Section 1: Roosevelt Takes Office .....................................................................................337 Section 2: The First New Deal ..........................................................................................339 Section 3: The Second New Deal......................................................................................345 Section 4: The New Deal Coalition ...................................................................................350

Chapter 24: A World in Flames

Section 1: America and the World ...................................................................................354 Section 2: World War II Begins ........................................................................................358 Section 3: The Holocaust ..................................................................................................362 Section 4: America Enters the War...................................................................................365

Chapter 25: America and World War II

Section 1: Mobilizing for War ..........................................................................................369 Section 2: The Early Battles..............................................................................................373 Section 3: Life on the Home Front....................................................................................377 Section 4: Pushing the Axis Back .....................................................................................381 Section 5: The War Ends ..................................................................................................385

Chapter 26: The Cold War Begins

Section 1: Origins of the Cold War...................................................................................390 Section 2: The Early Cold War Years ................................................................................394 Section 3: The Cold War and American Society ...............................................................399 Section 4: Eisenhower's Policies.......................................................................................403

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