| Handbook of Basic Review |
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| How to Read This Book |
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| Cause and Effect |
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| American Geography |
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| UNIT 1 AMERICA'S BEGINNINGS Prehistory---1610 |
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Explorers Reach the Americas 40,000 B.C.--A.D. 1500 |
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2 | (24) |
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Who were the first Americans, and how did they live? |
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3 | (9) |
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What changes in Europe led to an age of discovery? |
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12 | (5) |
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Why did Europeans seek new sea routes to Asia? |
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17 | (3) |
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What led Columbus west, and what did he achieve? |
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20 | (6) |
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24 | (2) |
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Europeans Explore the New Lands 1492--1610 |
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26 | (22) |
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What led to exploration of the Americas? |
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27 | (7) |
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How did Spain create an empire in Central and South America? |
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34 | (6) |
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What led to Spanish settlements in North America? |
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40 | (8) |
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46 | (2) |
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Europeans Compete for Colonial Empires 1492--1610 |
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48 | (22) |
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What was it like to live in Spain's American colonies? |
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49 | (7) |
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How did other countries challenge Spain's power? |
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56 | (4) |
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What came of England's first settlement attempts? |
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60 | (10) |
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61 | (5) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
| UNIT 2 COLONIAL SETTLEMENT 1607--1763 |
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70 | (66) |
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English Colonies Thrive in North America 1607--1763 |
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72 | (24) |
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Why did people come to live in the English colonies? |
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73 | (4) |
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Why did the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements succeed? |
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77 | (4) |
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How were other English colonies founded? |
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81 | (8) |
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A Model of Christian Charity 1630 |
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82 | (7) |
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What challenges did the English face on their frontiers? |
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89 | (7) |
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94 | (2) |
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Colonial Life Varies from Region to Region 1607--1763 |
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96 | (22) |
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How did the colonists live in New England? |
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97 | (5) |
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What was life like in the Southern Colonies? |
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102 | (5) |
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What was life like in the Middle Colonies? |
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107 | (3) |
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How did Great Britain drive France from North America? |
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110 | (8) |
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116 | (2) |
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Self-Government Develops in the Thirteen Colonies 1607--1763 |
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118 | (18) |
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What rights did the English colonists bring to America? |
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119 | (3) |
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What kinds of government grew up in the English colonies? |
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122 | (5) |
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What disagreements developed between England and the colonists? |
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127 | (9) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
| UNIT 3 A NEW NATION 1763--1783 |
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136 | (48) |
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The Colonists Seek Greater Freedom 1763--1775 |
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138 | (18) |
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Why did Britain tighten its control over the American colonies? |
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139 | (3) |
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How did the American colonists react to strict control by Britain? |
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142 | (6) |
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What happened when Britain punished the colonists? |
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148 | (8) |
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154 | (2) |
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The Thirteen Colonies Win Independence 1775--1783 |
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156 | (28) |
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Why did the 13 colonies decide to declare their independence? |
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157 | (6) |
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What strengths and weaknesses did Americans have in the Revolution? |
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163 | (4) |
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How did the 13 colonies win their independence? |
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167 | (17) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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The Declaration of Independence · 1776 |
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180 | (4) |
| UNIT 4 A FIRM FOUNDATION 1781--1815 |
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184 | (98) |
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The Thirteen States Create a Constitution 1781--1789 |
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186 | (50) |
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How was the United States first governed? |
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187 | (5) |
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Why did the first central government fail? |
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192 | (5) |
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How did the Constitution become the foundation of American government? |
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197 | (39) |
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204 | (2) |
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The Constitution of the United States · 1787 |
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206 | (30) |
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The Federalists Launch the New Government 1789--1800 |
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236 | (22) |
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What kind of government did the Constitution establish? |
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237 | (5) |
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How did the new government solve economic problems? |
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242 | (6) |
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What issues in politics and foreign affairs faced America? |
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248 | (4) |
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How did conflict with France affect the nation? |
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252 | (6) |
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256 | (2) |
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The United States Grows Stronger 1800--1815 |
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258 | (24) |
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What trends emerged during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson? |
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259 | (4) |
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How did lands west of the Mississippi become part of the United States? |
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263 | (6) |
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What drew the United States into another war with Britain? |
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269 | (13) |
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The Star-Spangled Banner 1814 |
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272 | (5) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (2) |
| UNIT 5 THE YOUNG NATION 1815--1846 |
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282 | (84) |
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National and Sectional Interests Compete 1815--1846 |
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284 | (20) |
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How did nationalism and sectionalism shape policy after the War of 1812? |
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285 | (3) |
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What led to the American foreign policy known as the Monroe Doctrine? |
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288 | (3) |
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290 | (1) |
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How did the Jacksonian Era begin? |
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291 | (4) |
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What issues arose during Jackson's second term? |
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295 | (9) |
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302 | (2) |
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The Northeast Becomes the Center of Commerce 1815--1846 |
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304 | (22) |
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Why did trade and manufacturing grow in the Northeast? |
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305 | (6) |
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How did machines change ways of living in the Northeast? |
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311 | (5) |
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How did changes in travel and communication help the nation grow? |
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316 | (10) |
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324 | (2) |
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Cotton Shapes Southern Life 1815--1846 |
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326 | (18) |
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How did cotton become the leading crop in the South? |
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327 | (4) |
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What was life like in the South before 1860? |
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331 | (7) |
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What differences divided the North and the South? |
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338 | (6) |
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342 | (2) |
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Americans Call for Social Change 1815--1846 |
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344 | (22) |
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How did democracy expand in the 1800's? |
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345 | (5) |
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How did the antislavery movement develop? |
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350 | (6) |
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What movements for social reform arose in the 1800's? |
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356 | (10) |
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The Seneca Falls Declaration 1848 |
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357 | (4) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (2) |
| UNIT 6 EXPANSION AND CIVIL WAR 1840--1877 |
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366 | (92) |
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The United States Reaches from Sea to Sea 1840--1853 |
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368 | (22) |
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How did the United States gain part of the Oregon Country? |
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369 | (5) |
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How did the United States gain Texas, the Southwest, and California? |
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374 | (7) |
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How did the discovery of gold bring California into the Union? |
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381 | (9) |
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388 | (2) |
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The Nation Divides in Two 1850--1861 |
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390 | (20) |
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How did the North and the South try to settle their differences? |
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391 | (4) |
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How did the North and the South move closer to conflict? |
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395 | (8) |
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What events led to the outbreak of war? |
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403 | (7) |
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408 | (2) |
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The North and the South Fight a Bitter War 1861--1865 |
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410 | (26) |
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What strengths and strategies did each side have? |
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411 | (5) |
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How did the fighting proceed in the Civil War? |
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416 | (9) |
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The Gettysburg Address 1863 |
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422 | (3) |
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How did the war end, and how did it affect American life? |
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425 | (11) |
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434 | (2) |
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The Nation Heals Its Wounds 1865--1877 |
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436 | (22) |
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How did the nation approach its problems after the Civil War? |
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437 | (6) |
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How did Reconstruction proceed under Congress's control? |
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443 | (5) |
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What changes occurred as Reconstruction came to an end? |
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448 | (10) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (2) |
| UNIT 7 MODERN AMERICA TAKES SHAPE 1865--1898 |
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458 | (90) |
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Pioneers Settle the West 1865--1898 |
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460 | (22) |
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What led people to settle the West? |
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461 | (5) |
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What happened to the Indians who tried to keep their lands? |
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466 | (5) |
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How did miners, ranchers, and farmers settle the last frontier? |
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471 | (11) |
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480 | (2) |
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Industrial Growth Changes the Nation 1865--1898 |
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482 | (22) |
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What made the United States an industrial leader? |
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483 | (8) |
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How did business leaders affect the growth of industry? |
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491 | (3) |
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How did industrialization affect American workers? |
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494 | (4) |
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How did industrialization affect the economy? |
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498 | (6) |
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502 | (2) |
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American Farmers Face New Challenges 1865--1898 |
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504 | (18) |
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What forces changed farm production? |
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505 | (5) |
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What problems did changes in farming bring? |
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510 | (4) |
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How did farmers try to overcome their problems? |
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514 | (8) |
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520 | (2) |
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Urban Growth Brings Social Change 1865--1898 |
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522 | (26) |
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Who were the immigrants, and how did they affect American life? |
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523 | (6) |
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The Pledge of Allegiance 1892 |
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528 | (1) |
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How was the United States becoming an urban nation? |
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529 | (7) |
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What opportunities existed for minorities and women? |
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536 | (3) |
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What changes occurred in education, the arts, and leisure? |
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539 | (9) |
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The Urbanization of America |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (2) |
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546 | (2) |
| UNIT 8 AMERICA REACHES OUTWARD 1898--1919 |
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548 | (66) |
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American Influence Spreads Overseas 1898--1917 |
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550 | (22) |
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What ideas and events led to American expansion in the Pacific? |
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551 | (3) |
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Why did the United States fight a war with Spain? |
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554 | (6) |
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What was America's foreign policy in Asia in the early 1900's? |
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560 | (3) |
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How did expansion affect relations with Latin America? |
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563 | (9) |
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570 | (2) |
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The Progressives Reform American Life 1900--1917 |
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572 | (20) |
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What were the achievements of the Progressive Movement? |
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573 | (6) |
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What problems did President Theodore Roosevelt try to solve? |
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579 | (4) |
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582 | (1) |
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How did President Taft differ from President Roosevelt? |
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583 | (3) |
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What reforms did President Woodrow Wilson undertake? |
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586 | (6) |
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590 | (2) |
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The United States Defends Freedom in World War I 1914--1919 |
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592 | (22) |
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What led the United States to enter World War I? |
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593 | (6) |
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The American's Creed 1917 |
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598 | (1) |
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How did the United States help win World War I? |
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599 | (6) |
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What part did the United States play in making the peace? |
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605 | (9) |
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609 | (1) |
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610 | (2) |
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612 | (2) |
| UNIT 9 TURBULENT DECADES 1919--1945 |
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614 | (74) |
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The Roaring Twenties Give Way to Hard Times 1919--1932 |
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616 | (24) |
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How did American life change after World War I? |
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617 | (6) |
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How did an economic boom lead to the ``Roaring Twenties''? |
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623 | (8) |
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How did prosperity give way to the Great Depression? |
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631 | (9) |
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638 | (2) |
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The United States Battles the Great Depression 1932--1940 |
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640 | (22) |
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How did Roosevelt fight the Depression? |
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641 | (6) |
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How did Americans react to the New Deal? |
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647 | (7) |
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What effect did the New Deal have on American life? |
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654 | (8) |
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660 | (2) |
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The United States Fights Tyranny in World War II 1940--1945 |
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662 | (26) |
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What events led to the outbreak of World War II? |
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663 | (4) |
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How did the United States become involved in World War II? |
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667 | (8) |
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President Roosevelt's War Message 1941 |
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671 | (4) |
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How did the United States gain victory in World War II? |
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675 | (13) |
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683 | (1) |
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684 | (2) |
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686 | (2) |
| UNIT 10 WORLD LEADERSHIP 1945--Present |
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688 | (80) |
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The Cold War Shapes Postwar Life 1945--1960 |
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690 | (24) |
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How did the cold war shape American foreign policy? |
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691 | (4) |
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How did the war in Korea affect the United States? |
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695 | (4) |
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What problems did Americans face at home after World War II? |
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699 | (4) |
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How did President Eisenhower meet the challenges of the 1950's? |
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703 | (11) |
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712 | (2) |
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The Nation Faces Stormy Times 1960--1976 |
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714 | (26) |
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What important issues marked the Kennedy years? |
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715 | (7) |
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720 | (2) |
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How did the 1960's challenge President Johnson? |
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722 | (9) |
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What triumphs and setbacks did the Nixon and Ford years bring? |
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731 | (9) |
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738 | (2) |
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America Reaches for New Horizons 1976--Present |
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740 | (28) |
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What issues posed challenges for President Carter? |
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741 | (7) |
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How did conservatism in the 1980's move the country in new directions? |
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748 | (7) |
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What do recent developments suggest about the future? |
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755 | (13) |
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A Challenger Crew Memorial 1986 |
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759 | (4) |
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763 | (1) |
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764 | (2) |
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766 | (2) |
| Atlas |
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768 | (6) |
| Time Chart |
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774 | (8) |
| Flags |
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782 | (2) |
| State Data |
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784 | (1) |
| Glossary |
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785 | (20) |
| Index |
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805 | (20) |
| Acknowledgments |
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