Learning U.S. History, Semester 1, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (October 28, 2016) © 2017

  • H W. Brands University of Texas

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ISBN-13: 9780134338095
Revel for Learning U.S. History, Semester 1
Published 2016

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Learning US History brings the American past vividly to life via a continuous blend of engaging writing and original video. Integrating activities and assessments directly within the narrative, acclaimed author and educator H. W. Brands enables you to apply concepts and practice historical analysis without ever losing the thread of the story. Thanks to this immersive multimedia learning experience, Learning US History gets you reading, writing and thinking like a historian.

Clear learning outcomes ensure that you learn how to analyze the effects of various forces on US history; how to interpret historical sources; and how to create arguments using historical evidence. And integrated writing opportunities foster your ability to formulate historical arguments.

1. Old Worlds and New, 40,000 BCE to 1400 CE
2. Exploration and Conquest, 1400 to 1600
3. The English Colonial Enterprise, 1600 to 1689
4. The English and the Americans, 1689 to 1763
5. Declaring Independence, 1763 to 1776
6. The Revolutionary War, 1776 to 1783
7. The Constitution, 1783 to 1789
8. Federalists and Republicans, 1789 to 1800
9. Republicans Take Over, 1800 to 1810
10. The Second War of Independence, 1810 to 1820
11. Jacksonian Democracy, 1820 to 1840
12. Manifest Destiny, 1840 to 1850
13. The Sectional Crisis, 1850 to 1860
14. The Civil War, 1861 to 1865
15. Reconstruction, 1865 to 1877

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