Major problems in American history. Vol. I : To 1877 : documents and essays / edited by Edward J. Blum, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Jon Gjerde

Vol. 1: 1. Old Worlds Make New Ones. 2. Colonial Settlements and Conflicts, 1600-1690. 3. British Colonial Development, 1690-1770. 4. The American Revolution. 5. From Confederation to Constitution. 6. Nation Among Nations. 7. Foreign Policy, Westward Movement, and Indian Removal. 8. Market and Transportation Revolutions. 9. Nationalism and Sectionalism. 10. Reform and Religion. 11. Commercial Development and Immigration. 12. Agriculture and Slavery in the South. 13. Toward Civil War. 14. Civil War. 15. Reconstruction

Vol. 2: 1. Reconstruction. 2. Western Settlement and the Frontier. 3. Industrialization, Workers, and the New Immigration. 4. Imperialism and World Power. 5. The Progressive Movement. 6. World War I and the League of Nations. 7. Crossing a Cultural Divide: The Twenties. 8. The Depression, New Deal, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 9. The Ordeal of World War II. 10. The Global Cold War and the Nuclear Age. 11. The Post-War "Boom": Affluence and Anxiety. 12. The Civil Rights Revolution. 13. The Sixties and Vietnam. 14. The Emergence of the New Right. 15. End of the Cold War and Rise of Terrorism. 16. Globalization and the Economic Challenge

Includes bibliographical references

Vol. I. To 1877 documents and essays

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, 'Major Problems in American History' introduces you to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY series introduces you to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This collection serves as the primary anthology for the introductory survey course, covering the subject's entire chronological span. Comprehensive topical coverage includes politics, economics, labor, gender, culture, and social trends. The fourth edition has been revised to reflect two new historiographical trends: the emergence of the history of religion as an exceptionally lively field and the internationalization of American history. Several chapters include images, songs, and poems to give you a better "feel" for the time period and events under discussion. Key pedagogical elements of the Major Problems format have been retained: chapter introductions, headnotes, and suggested readings