Building a Democratic Nation: A History of the United States 1877 to Present, Volume 1
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Copyright: 2017
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In a strong narrative voice, Building a Democratic Nation: A History of the United States to 1877, Volume 1 tells stories of culture wars, nation building, freedom struggles, economic transformations, racial and ethnic pride, idealistic aspiration, human and environmental degradation, and technological advancement - just some of the many facets of American history.
The dramatic narrative that unfolds in Building a Democratic Nation comes from two historian and teachers speaking to students with a unified engaging voice, unlike most college history books.
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
The Global Perspective: Globalization and Early America, 1492–1750
CHAPTER ONE: DIFFERENT WORLDS: FROM BEGINNINGS TO 1492
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Kennewick Man and Anzick Child Tell Their Stories
The Local Perspective: Focus on North American Landscapes
The Beginnings of Native American Societies
From Foraging to Farming
Regional Cultures in Native America
West Africa
The Beginnings of Modern Europe
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER TWO: EUROPEAN CONQUEST, 1492–1600
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: A European Encounters
a Native American World
The European Arrival
Spanish Conquest of The Mainland
Colonizing New Mexico and Florida
Spain’s European Rivals
England and Colonization
The Local Perspective: Focus on Roanoke
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER THREE: ENGLISH COLONIZATION: PROFITING MATERIALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, 1607–1733
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: The Disorderly Pinion Family
The Chesapeake Colonies
Bound Labor
Freedom and Authority in New England
The Proprietary Colonies
The Local Perspective: Focus on Barbados
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER FOUR: GROWTH AND CONFLICT, 1675–1760
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: John Williams
The Spanish Frontier
The Dynamic French Empire
English North America Surges Ahead
Transforming the Southern Colonies
Expanding Northern Colonies
The Local Perspective: Focus on Connecticut
Redefining Colonial Societies
The Struggle for Empire
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
The Global Perspective: Empire And Revolution: Foundations of Republican Societies, 1750–1815
CHAPTER FIVE: BECOMING A NATION, 1750–1783
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Sarah and Joseph Hodgkins
Governing the Colonies
Colonial Grievances and American Identity
Untying the Imperial Knot: From Colonies to Nationhood
The Local Perspective: Focus on Identity and Revolution in Luisiana
Fighting for Independence
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER SIX: ONE NATION OR MANY, 1781–1789
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Daniel Boone, A National Symbol
Shaping Republican Societies
Freedom Versus Order
Forging “A More Perfect Union”
The Local Perspective: Focus on “Rogue Island”
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER SEVEN: REDEFINING THE NATION, 1789–1800
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: John Adams and William Maclay
To Form “A More Perfect Union”
Turbulence Out West
The Local Perspective: Focus On California
Protecting the Country’s Interests
Into the Whirlwind of Party Politics
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER EIGHT: NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, 1800–1815
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Hamilton and Burr, an Affair of Honor
The “Revolution of 1800”
Republicans in Power
Vying for the West
Defending America’s Honor and Independence
The Local Perspective: Focus on New Mexico
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
The Global Perspective: The Era of Industrialization and Democratic Nationalism, 1815–1840
CHAPTER NINE: DEVELOPING A NATIONAL AGENDA, 1815–1830
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Jedediah Smith, Mountain Man
The Spirit of Nationalism
Pre-Industrial America
Economic Growth, Diversification, and Integration
Changes in the West
The Local Perspective: Focus on North Dakota
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER TEN: FORGING A MORE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, 1820–1840
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Focus on Margaret Eaton and the “Petticoat Affair”
New Democratic Values
The Second Two-Party System
Democracy’s Boundaries
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President
The Jacksonian Legacy
The Local Perspective: Focus on Texas, the Lone Star Republic
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER ELEVEN: STRIVING FOR A BETTER AMERICA, 1815–1860
Timeline
Personal Perspective: Focus on Rebecca Gratz
Stoking the Evangelical Fires
Utopian Dreams
The Flowering of Romanticism
Social Reforms
Crusading Against Oppression
The Local Perspective: Focus on Hawaii
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER TWELVE: FACTORY AND PLANTATION: INDUSTRIALIZATION NORTH AND SOUTH, 1840–1860
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Focus on Celia, a Slave Girl
Industrialization Of The Northeast
The South’s Economic Development
Lifestyles of the Rich and Not So Rich
Experiencing Enslavement
The Local Perspective: Focus on the Washington Territory in the Age of Slavery
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: The expansion of global imperialism and nationalism, 1840–1877
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: MANIFEST DESTINY, 1835–1850
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Focus on Bent and St. Vrain
Fulfilling Manifest Destiny
Building a Western Empire
The Local Perspective: Focus on Oregon
The Mexican Cession
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE UNION IN CRISIS, 1850–1861
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Focus on Margaret Garner
America At Mid-Century: Flush Times to Fragmentation
The Local Perspective: Focus on South Carolina
The House Divides
Plunging Into the Storm
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: CIVILWAR: THE NATION’S ORDEAL, 1861–1865
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Focus on the Front-Line Soldier
Home By Christmas, 1861
Total War, 1862
The Local Perspective: Focus on Nevada
The Civil War Out West
Civil War From Behind the Lines
The Tide Turns, 1863–1865
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW: RESTORING AND EXPANDING THE UNION, 1865–1877
Timeline
A Personal Perspective: Focus on Henry Mcneal Turner
Clashing Visions of Reconstruction
Radical Reconstruction
The Meaning of Freedom
Abandoning Radical Reconstruction
Reconstructing the West
The Local Perspective: Focus on Wyoming
Conclusion
Suggested Sources for Students
Before We Go On
INDEX
Dr. Tijerina has received state and national book prizes for his books Tejanos and Texas Under the Mexican Flag and his other major book Tejano Empire: Life on the South Texas Ranchos. His most widely read work is the publication of his Vietnam War combat memoirs in the Time-Life Books series The Vietnam Experience. As a pilot in the Air Force, Dr. Tijerina flew over 100 combat missions in Vietnam, receiving the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross, and he retired as a Major of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and Liaison Officer for the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is co-editor of the online Handbook of Tejano History.
He has received Teaching Excellence Awards and received the 2012 Equity Award from the American Historical Association. He was appointed by the governor to the Historical Representation Advisory Committee and to the Review Board for the Texas Historical Commission. Dr. Tijerina is the General Series Editor for Texas A&M University Press, a past-Committee Chairman of the O.A.H., and a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association. He is President of the Texas Institute of Letters and a Director of the Board which erected the Tejano Monument at the state capitol in 2012. He was the founding chairman of the first Texas Hispanic Genealogy Conference held in Austin, Texas in 1979, and has served as the History Expert Witness for numerous landmark cases before federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s been a few years since I’ve taught the US History course. The instructor resources provided with Building a Democratic Nation have been a lifesaver for me as I transition to the publication.
Ignacio M. Garcia
Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr. Professor of Western & Latino History
Brigham Young University