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1 The Collision Of Cultures
2 Britain And Its Colonies
3 Colonial Ways Of Life
4 The Imperial Perspective
5 From Empire To Independence
6 The American Revolution
7 Shaping A Federal Union
8 The Federalist Era
9 The Early Republic
10 Nationalism And Sectionalism
11 The Jacksonian Impulse
12 The Dynamics Of Growth
13 An American Renaissance: Religion, Romanticism, And Reform
14 Manifest Destiny
15 The Old South
16 The Crisis Of Union
17 The War Of The Union
18 Reconstruction: North And South
19 New Frontiers: South And West
20 Big Business And Organized Labor
21 The Emergence Of Urban America
22 Gilded-age Politics And Agrarian Revolt
23 An American Empire
24 The Progressive Era
25 America And The Great War
26 The Modern Temper
27 Republican Resurgence And Decline
28 New Deal America
29 From Isolation To Global War
30 The Second World War
31 The Fair Deal And Containment
32 Through The Picture Window: Society And Culture, 1945–1960
33 Conflict And Deadlock: The Eisenhower Years
34 New Frontiers: Politics And Social Change In The 1960s
35 Rebellion And Reaction In The 1960s And 1970s
36 A Conservative Insurgency
37 Triumph And Tragedy: America At The Turn Of The Century

  1. The dynamic young republic
    1. Westward movement of whites
      1. Land sales
      2. Migrations
        1. From the Old South
        2. Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
        3. From the North
      3. Immobile slaves and servants
    2. Free blacks and Indians
    3. Entrepreneurial spirit
      1. Market economy
      2. End of colonial status
      3. New industries
      4. Commercial nation
  2. Jeffersonian simplicity
    1. The inaugural
      1. Simple ceremony
      2. Inaugural address
    2. The administration
      1. No trappings of monarchy
      2. Still a gentleman
  3. Jefferson in office
    1. The “Revolution of 1800”
      1. Conciliatory policies
      2. Cabinet appointments
      3. Judicial appointments
    2. Marbury v. Madison
      1. Background to the case
      2. Importance of the ruling
    3. Domestic programs
      1. Acceptance of the national bank
      2. Repeal of excise taxes
      3. Sources of revenue
      4. Reduction of armed forces
      5. Slave trade outlawed
    4. The Louisiana Purchase
      1. Negotiations with France
      2. Concern about the constitutional issue
      3. Ratification of the treaty
      4. Forays into Florida
    5. The Lewis and Clark expedition
    6. Federalist political schemes
      1. Concerns of New England
      2. The Essex Junto
      3. The Burr-Hamilton duel, 1804
    7. Reelection of Jefferson, 1804
  4. Divisions within the Republican party
    1. Basis for Republican dissent
      1. John Randolph
      2. The Tertium Quid
    2. The Burr Conspiracy
      1. Burr’s background and character
      2. Impact of the Hamilton duel
      3. Intrigue with James Wilkinson
      4. Trial for treason
        1. Jefferson’s use of “executive privilege”
        2. Rigid definition of treason
  5. The war in Europe
    1. Harassment of American shipping by Britain and France
      1. Mutual blockades
      2. Impressment of sailors by Britain
      3. Response to Chesapeake incident
    2. Jefferson’s embargo, 1807
      1. Public failure to accept
      2. Repeal, March 1, 1809
    3. Election of James Madison
    4. Drift to war
      1. Non-Intercourse Act, 1809
      2. Macon’s Bill No. 2, 1810
      3. Intrigues with Britain and France over trade restrictions
    5. Declaration of war, June 1, 1812
  6. War of 1812
    1. Causes
      1. Demand for neutral rights
      2. Sectional support for the war
      3. Indian uprisings and land hunger
      4. Tecumseh loses to Harrison at Tippecanoe
      5. Possible conquest of Canada
      6. National honor
    2. Preparations for war
      1. Financial problems
      2. Poor conditions of the army
      3. State of the navy
    3. War in the North
      1. Three-pronged drive against Canada
      2. Perry’s exploits on Lake Erie
      3. Battle of the Thames
    4. Jackson defeats Creeks at Horseshoe Bend, 1814
    5. British efforts in 1814
      1. British war weariness
      2. British lose Battle of Lake Champlain
      3. Invasions of Washington and Baltimore
    6. Battle of New Orleans
      1. Efforts of Jackson and Packingham
      2. Significance of the battle
    7. Terms of Treaty of Ghent
    8. The Hartford Convention
      1. Composition and attitudes
      2. Actions taken
      3. Consequences of the meeting
    9. Aftermath of the war
      1. Patriotism and nationalism
      2. Encouragement of transportation and manufacturing
      3. Reversal of roles of the Republicans and Federalists

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