Painless American history
By: Curt Lader ; illustrated by Laurie Hamilton
Contributors: Hamilton, Laurie (Laurie Soule)
Publisher: Barron's
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780764180712
Subjects: Outlines, syllabi; History; Study and teaching; Activity programs; HISTORY; State & Local; General
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why Study American History? --; title: You Are the Secret Agent I-MASTER --; title: The Tools of the Trade --; title: History Can Be Fun --; title: Three Worlds Collide (Ancient Times to 1620) --; title: Moving from Isolation to Interaction --; title: Early European Exploration and Colonization --; title: The New World Develops Settlements --; title: The First Slaves --; title: Colonial-Indian Relations --; title: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) --; title: Patterns of Colonization --; title: Political Institutions in the English Colonies --; title: Religious Institutions in the English Colonies --; title: Social Institutions of the English Colonies --; title: The Status of Slavery and Its Impact on Colonial Life --; title: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820) --; title: The Causes of the American Revolution --; title: The Impact of the American Revolution --; title: Results of the American Revolution --; title: The Formation of a New Government --; title: Expansion and Reform (1801-1848) --; title: Growing Pains --; title: Early Foreign Policy Controversies --; title: Political Developments after 1800 --; title: Domestic Issues Facing the Nation --; title: Foreign Policy Developments --; title: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1870) --; title: Causes of the Civil War --; title: The War Begins --; title: Reconstruction --; title: A Final Word about the Civil War and Reconstruction --; title: The Industrial Development of the United States (1868-1898) --; title: The Rise of Industry --; title: The Rise of Corporations --; title: The Rise of the American Labor Movement --; title: The Rise of Immigration --; title: The Fate of the Indians and the Closing of the West --; title: The Emergence of Modern America (1898-1929) --; title: The Progressive Movement --; title: An Emerging Global Nation --; title: World War I --; title: The Roaring Twenties.