Survey Edition

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Table of Contents

UNIT 1: EARLY HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAS

Chapter 1: Focus on Geography (Prehistory–Present)
Chapter 2: The First Americans (Prehistory–1600)
Chapter 3: A Meeting of Different Worlds (1100–1700)
Chapter 4: The 13 English Colonies (1630–1750)

UNIT 2: A NATION IS BORN

Chapter 5: The Road to Revolution (1745–1775)
Chapter 6: The American Revolution (1775–1783)
Chapter 7: Creating a Republic (1776–1791)
Chapter 8: Civics Overview: The Constitution at Work (1789–Present)

UNIT 3: THE NATION TAKES SHAPE

Chapter 9: The New Republic Begins (1789–1800)
Chapter 10: The Age of Jefferson (1801–1816)
Chapter 11: Industry and Growth (1790–1825)

UNIT 4: THE NATION EXPANDS

Chapter 12: Democracy in the Age of Jackson (1824–1840)
Chapter 13: Westward Expansion (1820–1860)
Chapter 14: The Worlds of North and South (1820–1860)
Chapter 15: An Era of Reform (1820–1860)

UNIT 5: DIVISION AND REUNION

Chapter 16: A Dividing Nation (1820–1861)
Chapter 17: The Civil War (1861–1865)
Chapter 18: The Reconstruction Era (1864–1877)

UNIT 6: TRANSFORMING THE NATION

Chapter 19: An Era of Change in the West (1865–1914)
Chapter 20: The Rise of Industry and Unions (1865–1914)
Chapter 21: Immigration and the Growth of Cities (1865–1914)

UNIT 7: A NEW ROLE FOR THE NATION

Chapter 22: Progressives and Reformers (1876–1914)
Chapter 23: Becoming a World Power (1865–1916)
Chapter 24: World War I (1914–1919)

UNIT 8: PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION, AND WAR

Chapter 25: The Roaring Twenties (1919–1929)
Chapter 26: The Great Depression (1929–1941)
Chapter 27: World War II (1935–1945)

UNIT 9: THE NATION TODAY AND TOMORROW

Chapter 28: The Cold War Era (1945–1991)
Chapter 29: Prosperity and Reform (1945–1980)
Chapter 30: New Directions (1980–Present)