Overview
- TRILLIUM LISTED for Ontario's CHA3U course
- RECOMMENDED for Grade 10 Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth Social Studies Curriculum
American History is a dynamic, full-colour text that explores the American story from a Canadian perspective. This text spans the full range of American history, from pre-colonial times to the 21st century, and is organized
around several recurring themes: The Promise of Technology, A Nation of Immigrants, The Frontier in American Society, Isolation or Engagement?, Integration and Exclusion, A Cultural Mirror, and Continental Cousins. The text also includes a special online supplement on Barack Obama.
Features
- The 49th Parallel: Canada and America
- We the People: Sketches of American leaders in society, economy, and ideas
- The Historian’s Craft: Methods of historical inquiry
- Culture Notes: American landmarks of art, literature, and music
- American Archive: Foundational historical documents
- Past Voices: Excerpts from speeches and writings
- Timelines, maps, charts, web links, and quotations
TopContent Summary
UNIT I |
Early America
Chapter 1 Aboriginals and Europeans (1000–1700)
Chapter 2 Colonial America (1700–1775) |
UNIT II |
Revolutionary America
Chapter 3 Revolution (1774–1791)
Chapter 4 Birth of the Republic (1789–1825) |
UNIT III |
Nationalism and Sectionalism
Chapter 5 Manifest Destiny (1828–1850)
Chapter 6 Slavery and the Civil War (1850–1865)
Chapter 7 Reconstruction and Expansion (1866–1880) |
UNIT IV |
Emerging Power
Chapter 8 The Gilded Age and Imperialism (1880–1900)
Chapter 9 The Progressive Era and World War I (1900–1920)
Chapter 10 Between the Wars (1920–1940) |
UNIT V |
World Power
Chapter 11 World War II and the Cold War (1940–1955)
Chapter 12 Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam
(1955–1975)
Chapter 13 A Time of Doubt (1972–1989)
Chapter 14 America Redux: The Sole Superpower (1989–Present) |
TopTeacher's Resource
- Extensive teaching notes
- Answers to all text questions
- Supporting blackline masters
- Assessment rubrics
ISBN: 978-1-55239-193-8 Publication Price: $199.95
President Barack Obama