Everything You Need to know About American History Homework (Paperback)

Introduction
United States and Capitals

Part 1. North America Before 1775
1. The First Americans
Over the Land Bridge
Nations
Some Native American Nations and Where They Lived, Around 1650
2. European Explorers Finds a New World
Exploration Routes
3. Colonization of the Americas
Early British Colonies
Life in the British Colonies
4. Beginnings of Democracy in the British Colonies
The London Company
The Mayflower Compact
Town Meetings
Founding of the Thirteen British Colonies
5. The French and Indian War (1754 - 1763)
Causes of the French and Indian War
Results of the French and Indian War

Part 2. The American Revolution (1775-1783)
1. The Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
Results of the American Revolution
The First Continental Congress
The Second Contiental Congress
2. The Declaration of Independence
The Main Points of the Declaration of Independence
Choronology of the American Revolution

Part 3. The Birth of a New Nation (1783 - 1800)

1. The Articles of Confederation
Powers of the National Government Under the Confederation
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
2. The Constitution of the United States
The Constitutional Convention
The Bill of Rights
3. Formation of a New Government
First Acts of the New Government
The Beginning of Political Parties
4. The War of 1812
Causes of the War of 1812
Events of the War of 1812
Results of the War of 1812
5. The Monroe Doctrine
The Main Points of the Monroe Doctrine

Part 4. Westward Ho! The Expansion West (1800-1900)

1. The Louisiana Purchase
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
2. Routes of Expansion
Overland Routes
Means of Transportation
The Pony Express
Remember the Alamo
3. The Mexican War (1846 - 1848)
Causes of the Mexican War
Results of the Mexican War
The Gadsden Purchase
4. The Homestead Act of 1862
The Development of the Great Plains (1850 - 1890)
The Resettlement of Native Americans

Part 5. A Nation Divided (1820 - 1865)
1. The Slavery Debate
The Abolitionist Movement
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1850
The Dred Scott Decision
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)

Part 6. The Civil War (1861 - 1865)
1. Battle Lines
Secession
Border States
The End of Slavery
Causes of the Civil War
Chronology of the Civil War

Part 7. Reconstruction and the Birth of Civil Rights (1865 - 1877)
1. Reconstruction
The Presidential Plan
Black Codes
Radical Reconstruction
Carpetbatggers and Scalawags
Reconstruction Amendments and Laws
African-American Officeholders
The Ku Klux Klan
Jim Crow Laws
2. The Birth of the Civil Rights Movements
Some People in Reconstruction

Part 8. Industrialization (1850 - 1900)
1. Industrial Revolution
Before the Civil War
After the Civil War
Effects of the Industrial Revolution
2. Robber Barons and Monopolies
3. The Rise of Labor
Union Terms
4. Labor Legislation
Theodore Roosevelt and Trust Busting
Some People From the Age of Industry
5. Immigration
Immigration Waves
Growth of Cities
6. The Spanish-American War of 1898
Causes of the Spanish-American War
Results of the Spanish-American War
7. New Territories Acquired by the United States
Theodore Roosevelt Wins Peace Prize

Part 9. Twentieth Century - The United States as World Leader
1. World War 1 (1914 - 1918)
Causes of World War I
Reasons for Entering Wold War I
Results of World War I
Chronology of World War I
2. The League of Nations
3. Women Win The Vote
Some Women in the Suffrage Movement
4. The 1920s
5. The Great Depression
Causes of the Great Depression
FDR and the New Deal
6. World War II (1939 - 1945)
Causes of World War II
Results of World War II
Chronology of World War II
7. The United Nations
Organization of the United Nations
8. The Korean War
Causes of the Korean War
Results of the Korean War
9. The Vietnam War
Cuases of the Vietnam War
Results of the Vietnam War
Chronology of the Vietnam War
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement
10. The Persian Culf War
Reasons for the Persian Culf War
Results of the Persian Culf War
Chronology of the Persian Culf War
Saddam Hussein
11. September 11, 2001 : Attack on America
Al Qaeda
Department of Homeland Security
12. The War in Iraq : "Operation Iraq Freedom"
Chronology of the War in Iraq

Appendix A
Events Since World War II

Appendix B
1. American Government
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
The Preamble Explained
Powers of the Constitution
United States Government
Powers of the President
Order of Power
Members of the President's Cabinet
How a Bill Becomes a Law
The Electoral College System Impeachment
2. Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Other Amendments
3. Declaration of Independence
4. American Presidents

Glossary

Index