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HISTORY
OF THE
UNITED STATES
BY
CHARLES A. BEARD
AND
MARY R. BEARD
PREFACE
A SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICAN HISTORY
CONTENTS
MAPS
ILLUSTRATIONS
HISTORY OF
THE UNITED STATES
PART I. THE COLONIAL PERIOD
CHAPTER I
THE GREAT MIGRATION TO AMERICA
The Agencies of American Colonization
The Colonial Peoples
The Process of Colonization
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER II
COLONIAL AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE
The Land and the Westward Movement
Industrial and Commercial Development
References
Questions
Research Topics
Chapter III
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROGRESS
The Leadership of the Churches
Schools and Colleges
The Colonial Press
The Evolution in Political Institutions
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER IV
THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL NATIONALISM
Relations with the Indians and the French
The Effects of Warfare on the Colonies
Colonial Relations with the British Government
Summary of the Colonial Period
References
Questions
Research Topics
PART II. CONFLICT AND INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER V
THE NEW COURSE IN BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY
George III and His System
George III's Ministers and Their Colonial Policies
Colonial Resistance Forces Repeal
Resumption of British Revenue and Commercial Policies
Renewed Resistance in America
Retaliation by the British Government
From Reform to Revolution in America
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER VI
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Resistance and Retaliation
American Independence
The Establishment of Government and the New Allegiance
Military Affairs
The Finances of the Revolution
The Diplomacy of the Revolution
Peace at Last
Summary of the Revolutionary Period
References
Questions
Research Topics
PART III. THE UNION AND NATIONAL POLITICS
CHAPTER VII
THE FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
The Promise and the Difficulties of America
The Calling of a Constitutional Convention
The Framing of the Constitution
The Struggle over Ratification
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER VIII
THE CLASH OF POLITICAL PARTIES
The Men and Measures of the New Government
The Rise of Political Parties
Foreign Influences and Domestic Politics
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER IX
THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICANS IN POWER
The Republicans and the Great West
The Republican War for Commercial Independence
The Republicans Nationalized
The National Decisions of Chief Justice Marshall
Summary of the Union and National Politics
References
Questions
Research Topics
PART IV. THE WEST AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER X
THE FARMERS BEYOND THE APPALACHIANS
Preparation for Western Settlement
The Western Migration and New States
The Spirit of the Frontier
The West and the East Meet
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XI
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
The Democratic Movement in the East
The New Democracy Enters the Arena
The New Democracy at Washington
The Rise of the Whigs
The Interaction of American and European Opinion
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XII
THE MIDDLE BORDER AND THE GREAT WEST
The Advance of the Middle Border
On to the Pacific—Texas and the Mexican War
The Pacific Coast and Utah
Summary of Western Development and National Politics
References
Questions
Research Topics
PART V. SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND RECONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER XIII
THE RISE OF THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution and National Politics
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XIV
THE PLANTING SYSTEM AND NATIONAL POLITICS
Slavery—North and South
Slavery in National Politics
The Drift of Events toward the Irrepressible Conflict
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XV
THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
The Southern Confederacy
The War Measures of the Federal Government
The Results of the Civil War
Reconstruction in the South
Summary of the Sectional Conflict
References
Southern Accounts
Questions
Research Topics
PART VI. NATIONAL GROWTH AND WORLD POLITICS
CHAPTER XVI
THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH
The South at the Close of the War
The Restoration of White Supremacy
The Economic Advance of the South
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XVII
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Railways and Industry
The Supremacy of the Republican Party (1861-85)
The Growth of Opposition to Republican Rule
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XVIII
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT WEST
The Railways As Trail Blazers
The Evolution of Grazing and Agriculture
Mining and Manufacturing in the West
The Admission of New States
The Influence of the Far West on National Life
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XIX
DOMESTIC ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNTRY (1865-1897)
The Currency Question
The Protective Tariff and Taxation
The Railways and Trusts
The Minor Parties and Unrest
The Sound Money Battle of 1896
Republican Measures and Results
References
Questions
Research Topics
CHAPTER XX
AMERICA A WORLD POWER (1865-1900)
American Foreign Relations (1865-98)
Cuba and the Spanish War
American Policies in the Philippines and the Orient
Summary of National Growth and World Politics
References
Questions
Research Topics
PART VII. PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE WORLD WAR
CHAPTER XXI
THE EVOLUTION OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES (1901-13)
Foreign Affairs
Colonial Administration
The Roosevelt Domestic Policies
Legislative and Executive Activities
The Administration of President Taft
Progressive Insurgency and the Election of 1912
Research Topics
Questions
CHAPTER XXII
THE SPIRIT OF REFORM IN AMERICA
An Age of Criticism
Political Reforms
Measures of Economic Reform
Research Topics
Questions
CHAPTER XXIII
THE NEW POLITICAL DEMOCRACY
The Rise of the Woman Movement
The National Struggle for Woman Suffrage
Research Topics
Questions
CHAPTER XXIV
INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
Coöperation between Employers and Employees
The Rise and Growth of Organized Labor
The Wider Relations of Organized Labor
Immigration and Americanization
Research Topics
Questions
CHAPTER XXV
PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE WORLD WAR
Domestic Legislation
Colonial and Foreign Policies
The United States and the European War
The United States at War
The Settlement at Paris
Summary of Democracy and the World War
Research Topics
Questions
APPENDIX
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article I[10]
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article IX
Article X
Article XI[11]
Article XII[12]
Article XIII[13]
Article XIV[14]
Article XV[15]
Article XVI[16]
Article XVII[17]
Article XVIII[18]
Article XIX[19]
POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, BY STATES: 1920, 1910, 1900
APPENDIX
TABLE OF PRESIDENTS
POPULATION OF THE OUTLYING POSSESSIONS: 1920 AND 1910
A TOPICAL SYLLABUS
INDEX
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