The American Journey (v. 2)

This highly visual survey of American history introduces students to the key features of American political, social, and economic history in an exciting format designed to ignite students passion to know history. The Teaching & Learning Classroom Edition of the highly successful The American Journey provides students with the most help available in reading, thinking, and applying the material they are learning in the text and in lecture. A series of pedagogical aids, in text and out of class study companions, as well as complete instructor presentational and assessment support make this text the perfect choice for those looking to make history come alive for their students. The path that led the authors to The American Journey began in the classroom with their students. The goal of this text is to make American history accessible to students. The key to that goal--the core of the book--is a strong, clear narrative and a positive theme of The American "Journey." American history is a compelling story that the authors tell in an engaging, forthright way, while providing students with an abundance of tools to help them absorb that story and put it into context. This text combines political and social history, to fit the experience of particular groups into the broader perspective of the American past, to give voice to minor and major players alike, because the history of America is in the stories of its people.

ISBN 0205739172   Pages 608 ISBN13 9780205739172 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Weight (grammes) 1057 Imprint Pearson   Published in Upper Saddle River Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780136032588 Publication date 28 May 2009   Height (mm) 276 Library of Congress 2008045328   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY 973   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate

1		Worlds Apart		1
		Voices from the American Journey: Moctezuma		2
		Native American Societies Before 1492		3
		Paleo-Indians and the Archaic Period		3
		The Development of Agriculture		4
		Nonfarming Societies		4
		Mesoamerican Civilizations		5
		North America's Diverse Cultures		7
		The Caribbean Islanders		9
		West African Societies		10
		Geographical and Political Differences		10
		Family Structure and Religion		12
		European Merchants in West Africa and the Slave Trade		12
		Western Europe on the Eve of Exploration		13
		The Consolidation of Political and Military Authority		14
		Religious Conflict and the Protestant Reformation		14
		Contact		15
		The Lure of Discovery		15
		Christopher Columbus and the Westward Route to Asia		16
		The Spanish Conquest and Colonization		17
		The Columbian Exchange		20
		Cultural Perceptions and Misperceptions		21
		Competition For A Continent		23
		Early French Efforts in North America		23
		English Attempts in the New World		24
		Conclusion		27
		Summary		28
		Where to Learn More		29
		Review Questions		29
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