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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

TIMELINE

EARLY AMERICANS AND PRE-REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY

Early Americans

The First Europeans to Reach America

Spanish Conquerors and Explorers

Colonial America

The Pilgrims and the Puritans

Dutch and Swedish Colonists

Other English Colonists

Movements and Rebellions

Wars and Conflicts

Famous American Indian Leaders

Early Educational Institutions

THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD

Growing Discontent

Early Sparks of Rebellion

George Washington and the First Years of the Revolutionary War

The War Concludes

CREATING THE CONSTITUTION

The Articles of Confederation

The U.S. Constitution

Ratifying the Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The Early Presidency

Early Unrest in the Country

The Supreme Court

Congress

PRE-CIVIL WAR AMERICA

Presidential Elections and Presidents

War of 1812

The Mexican–American War

Texas

THE U.S. CIVIL WAR ERA

The Slavery Issue

Other Issues Preceding the Civil War

The Civil War Breaks Out

All-Out War

The War Turns Sour for the South

End of the Civil War

Major Figures in the Civil War

Reconstruction

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

The Grant Administration

Expansion into the West

The “Wild” West

Trains and Communications

The Progressive Era

Race Relations

Two Presidents Murdered

Teddy Roosevelt

President William Howard Taft

Growing Power of Journalism

Innovations in the Progressive Era

FROM WORLD WAR I TO THE ROARING TWENTIES

World War I

After the Great War

The Prohibition Era

Women’s Suffrage

Roaring Twenties

THE GREAT DEPRESSION, WORLD WAR II, AND ITS AFTERMATH

The Great Depression

World War II

Postwar Period

The Korean War

SOCIAL CONFLICT AND CHANGE: 1950s TO 1970s

The Beat Generation, Hippies, and Flower Power

Other Struggles in Human Rights

The Civil Rights Movement

POLITICAL CONFLICT AND CHANGE: 1950s TO 1970s

The Red Scare

The Space Race

JFK

LBJ

The Vietnam War

Nixon

Presidents Ford and Carter

Technology

TRANSITION TO A NEW CENTURY: 1980s TO THE PRESENT

The Reagan Era

The First Persian Gulf War

President Clinton: A Brief Return to Prosperity

Controversies, Disaster, and Terror

President George W. Bush and the Beginning of the War on Terror

Barack Obama and His Presidency

Technology and the Rise of Social Media

SPORTS HISTORY

Auto Racing

Baseball

Basketball

Professional Basketball

Football

Boxing

Mixed Martial Arts

Golf

Hockey

Olympics

Horse Racing

Swimming

Tennis

Track and Field

Soccer

MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

Music

Movies

Radio and Television

Literature

BIBLIOGRAPHY

THE AMERICAN STATES

PRESIDENTS

U.S. CONSTITUTION

INDEX