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The American Journey: A History of the United States
by David Goldfield, Carl Abbott, Virginia DeJohn Anderson, Jo Ann E. Argersinger, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir
©2000 by Prentice Hall
The purpose of the following Focus Lessons for The American Journey is to assist you in planning your daily lessons by highlighting important ideas and concepts in each chapter as well as the relevant sections in the program's ancillaries. The Focus Lessons, written by an experienced AP* teacher, suggest strategies for assessing how well your students understand the important points in each chapter and also provide test-taking tips that will help your students prepare for and take the AP* United States History test successfully.
Chapter Focus Lessons
by Cyndy Fairchild
Arlington Independent School District
Arlington, Texas
| Focus Lesson 1: | Chapter 1: "Worlds Apart" |
| Focus Lesson 2: | Chapter 2: "Transplantation, 1600–1685" Chapter 3: "The Creation of New Worlds" |
| Focus Lesson 3: | Chapter 4: "Convergence and Conflict, 1660s–1763" |
| Focus Lesson 4: | Chapter 5: "Imperial Breakdown" |
| Focus Lesson 5: | Chapter 6: "The War for Independence, 1774–1783" |
| Focus Lesson 6: | Chapter 7: "The First Republic, 1776–1789" Chapter 8: "A New Republic and the Rise of Parties, 1789–1800" |
| Focus Lesson 7: | Chapter 9: "The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism, 1800–1824" |
| Focus Lesson 8: | Chapter 10: "The Jacksonian Era, 1824–1845" |
| Focus Lesson 9: | Chapter 11: "Industrial Change and Urbanization, 1820–1850" Chapter 12: "The Way West" |
| Focus Lesson 10: | Chapter 13: "Slavery and the Old South, 1800–1860" |
| Focus Lesson 11: | Chapter 14: "Reforming Antebellum Society, 1815–1850" |
| Focus Lesson 12: | Chapter 15: "The Politics of Sectionalism, 1846–1861" |
| Focus Lesson 13: | Chapter 16: "Battle Cries and Freedom Songs: The Civil War, 1861–1863" Chapter 17: "The Union Preserved: The Civil War, 1863–1864" |
| Focus Lesson 14: | Chapter 18: "Reconstruction, 1865–1877" |
| Focus Lesson 15: | Chapter 19: "A New South, 1877–1900" Chapter 20: "Industry, Immigrants, and Cities, 1870–1900" |
| Focus Lesson 16: | Chapter 21: "Transforming the West, 1865–1890" Chapter 22: "Politics and Government, 1877–1900" |
| Focus Lesson 17: | Chapter 23: "The Progressive Era, 1900–1917" |
| Focus Lesson 18: | Chapter 24: "Creating an Empire, 1865–1917" |
| Focus Lesson 19: | Chapter 25: "America and the Great War, 1914–1920" |
| Focus Lesson 20: | Chapter 26: "Toward a Modern America: The 1920s" |
| Focus Lesson 21: | Chapter 27: "The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929–1939" |
| Focus Lesson 22: | Chapter 28: "World War II, 1939–1945" |
| Focus Lesson 23: | Chapter 29: "The Cold War at Home and Abroad, 1946–1952" Chapter 30: "The Confident Years, 1953–1964" |
| Focus Lesson 24: | Chapter 31: "Shaken to the Roots, 1965–1980" |
| Focus Lesson 25: | Chapter 32: "Shaping a New America, Since 1965" Chapter 33: "Searching for Stability in a Changing World, Since 1980" |