Page 36; Chapter 1, Section 4; paragraph titled “Effects of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment”; 1st sentence “Although the Great Awakening emphasized emotionalism and the Enlightenment empathized reason, the two movements had similar consequences.” FE, OF The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment did not have similar consequences. The Great Awakening was a direct response to the negative impact of the Enlightenment on religious belief and religious practice. In the a European philosophical movement, called the Enlightenment, swept America. Also called the Age of Reason, this era laid the foundation for a scientific, rather than religious, worldview. Freedom of conscience was at the heart of this struggle against old regimes and old ways of thinking, and it changed the way people viewed authority. In the same way, a religious revival, called the Great Awakening, changed the way people thought about their relationship with the divine, with themselves and with other people. The Enlightenment engaged the mind, but the Great Awakening engaged the heart. The Great Awakening pushed individual religious experience over established church doctrine, thereby decreasing the importance and weight of the clergy and the church in many instances. New denominations arose or grew in numbers as a result of the emphasis on individual faith and salvation. Page 61; Chapter 2, Section 2; 3rd paragraph “Native Americans, however, remained on the fringes of the revolution, preferring to remain independent and true to their own cultures.” FE Source: Page 59 of this text; 3rd paragraph – “Most Native Americans supported the British because they viewed colonial settlers as a greater threat to their lands.” Page 71; Chapter 2, Section 3; Section 4 titled “Continued Relevance of the “It is a ‘living’ document, capable of meeting the changing needs of Americans.” FE The Constitution is a legal document. It provides the framework for our constitutional republic. The Founding Fathers did recognize that extenuating circumstances could arise that they had not anticipated. With that in mind, they did provide for an
Tom’s Cabin.” 2nd sentence Page 182; Chapter 4, Section 3; inset titled, “More About, Wartime Economics”, 3rd sentence. “Huge wartime demand helped launch…Philip Amour, oi mogul, John D. Rockefeller…” typo The word “oi” is truncated and should be “oil” in referencing Rockefeller. Page 200; Chapter 5, Introduction; “Changes on the Western Frontier” description text on collage the 1860s, the migratory Indians of Montana-including the Blackfeet shown the buffalo herds and traded peacefully with the whites in the region.” FE,B False. The Blackfeet were a hostile tribe that warred against all. See text below. The referenced statement creates a bias in portraying the Blackfeet Indians as victims who only wanted to be friends with the whites. Source: britannca.com ; Excerpt from text – “…among the first Algonquian-language speakers to move westward from timberland to open grassland, the Blackfoot probably migrated on foot using wooden travois drawn by dogs to transport their goods. In the early 18th century they were pedestrian buffalo hunters living in the Saskatchewan valley about 400 miles (645 km) east of the Rocky Mountains. They acquired horses and firearms before 1750. Driving weaker tribes before them, the Blackfoot pushed westward to the Rockies and southward into what is now Montana. At the height of their power, in the first half of the 19th century, they held a vast territory extending from northern Saskatchewan to the southernmost headwaters of the Missouri River. The Blackfoot were known as one of the strongest and most-aggressive military powers on the northwestern Plains. For a quarter of a century after 1806, they prevented British, French, and American fur traders, whom they regarded as poachers, from trapping in the rich beaver country of the upper tributaries of the Missouri. At the same time, they warred upon neighbouring tribes, capturing horses and taking captives.” followed
Side Box More About ARVN Chap 22. Vietnam War Years 1954-1975. Sec 2, p.737. The whole page, text and side box re Westmoreland Reviewer’s Comment. Gen’l Westmoreland is discussed in both text and side box. There is no mention or box about Gen’l Abrams. Abrams led our forces from 1968-1972 with results Westmoreland had never achieved. OF Omitted are achievements under Abrams of winning against the Tet and also winning the 1972 Easter offensive. Omitted also is Abrams’ success in replacing the failed mass attack method of Westmoreland with the successful small-unit attacks on the north’s supply bases. The conclusion of the war is not discussed in detail for another 20 pages in the text, until page 758 The information about Abrams’ success needs discussing here or around page 758 to show how the press manipulated the public on the war. Chapter 22 Page 739 Now and Then Land Mines Ask students why land mines continue to be a problem during peace time in many places in the world. (Land mines continue to kill longer after a war is over). B/OF Are the students prepared to connect what occurs in the future to what occurred in the past? Chapter 22 Page 740 Par 2 Line 5 Low morale even led a few soldiers to murder their officers. OF This statement is not in parenthesis. It is not a quote. What is it? There are no facts to back up this statement. of murdered officers? I would eliminate this. Chap 22. Vietnam War Years 1954-1975. Sec 2, p.741. Para 1, Last sentence. Vietnam was slowly claiming an early casualty: Johnson’s grand vision of domestic reform. OF/B Johnson’s War on Poverty was failing already without any help from Vietnam. The largest transfer of wealth in history between 1965 and 1970 did not decrease the poverty rate as intended. It destroyed the Black family, encouraged illegitimacy, and deprived many of pride in working. Chap 22. Vietnam War Years 1954-1975. Sec 3, p. 742, Top Box on left HT Although it is true that the media and authors called Vietnam a working-class war because of draft deferrals for college and lack of a draft lottery until Gen. Hershey was replaced, thousands of middle and upper class soldiers also fought and became casualties.
local union autonomy and democracy; denied the election of actual farm workers to the union board; ruined the careers, and in some cases, the jobs, of rank-and-file union dissidents; lost almost all of its collective bargaining agreements, and began a long and ugly descent into corruption.” Chapter 23 Page 771 Par 1 Line 3 ….to help reclaim U.S. land taken from Mexican landowners in the 19th century. OF/B No mention of what caused the U.S. to this land in the first place. Texas land dispute led to the Mexican War of 1846; the Rio Grande was made the border instead of the Nueces, consistent with the treaty signed between Texas and Mexico following the Texas Revolution. US paid Mexico for land and for the Gadsden Purchase. Chapter 23 Page 771 Native Americans struggle for Equality Par 2 Line 1 Despite cultural diversity, Native Americans as a group have been the poorest of Americans and have suffered from the highest unemployment rate. They have also been more likely than any other group to suffer from tuberculosis and alcoholism. OF/FE “poorest of Americans” does not represent facts In the chapter on Black Americans the author states that Black Americans are the poorest. Why are American Indians “more likely” to suffer from tuberculosis and alcoholism? No facts given. Chapter 23 Page 771 Native Americans struggle for Equality Voices of Protest Par 6 Line 1-6 Many young Native Americans were dissatisfied with the slow pace of reform. Their discontent fueled the growth of the American Indian Movement (AIM), an often militant Native American rights organization. While AIM began in 1968 largely as a self-defense group against police brutality, it soon branched out…. (underlining by reviewer) FE/B Its original purpose was to help Indians in urban ghettos who had been displaced by government programs that had the effect of forcing them from the reservations. AIM was founded to oppose poverty, urban discrimination and federal Indian policy. Chap 23, An Era of Social Change 1960-1975, Sec 1, p 771, Para 4, 1-3 B Unsubstantiated opinion that the Eisenhower Administration failed to respect Native American culture. Chapter 23 Page 771 Voices of Protest Line 6 It soon branched out to include protecting the rights of Native American populations in the northern and western states. OF Protecting which rights? In the AIM’s efforts were centered on the prevention of resource exploitation of Indian lands by the federal government. With many of its leaders in
prison, and torn by internal dissension, the national leadership disbanded in 1978, Chapter 23 Page 771 Gifted and Talented Bottom of Page Last Line Have students attempt to evaluate activities have been more effective, AIM’s or Senator Campbell’s. B Textbook has not prepared students to compare an “often militant Native American rights organization” (as quoted on this page in comment #68 above), to a Senator who is an elected official in the United States Government. The exercise is leading students to an unsupportable conclusion. Chap 23, An Era of Social Change 1960-1975, Sec 1, p 771, Assessment Box at bottom, Assessment Box # 3 Evaluating, In Depth Resources for this Chapter. OF, B Reviewer’s Comments. PP 73-81 are Primary Sources for farmworkers in California. They are all favorable to Chavez and his farmworkers. There is nothing about the ruinous later years of his union, his cult-like exclusion, or the lack of long-lasting results. New biographies about Chavez offer some concerns about his leadership in the movement. Chapter 23 Page 772 More the Trail of Broken Treaties Line 7 As Mary Crow Dog, who was one of the demonstrators, recalled, “somebody suggested, ‘Let’s all go the BIA, it seemed a natural thing to do…they would have to put us up. It was ‘our’ building, after all” OF What does Mary Crow Dog mean by “It was ‘our’ building, after all.” What Ms. Dog say this and why is this an important statement in this textbook? Chapter 23 Page 775 Historical Impact Par 1 Line 11-13 “one-person”, “one-vote” principle brought the United States several steps closer to fulfilling its democratic ideals. FE The United States is a “Constitutional Republic”. Nowhere in our Constitution is the word Democracy used. Chap 23, An Era of Social Change 1960-1975, Sec 2, Women Fight for Equality, p 776 Box at Bottom, Program Resources, Guided Reading. OF, B are no readings showing women who deplored female radicalism and demands, or latch-key children. Show balance. Chapter 23 Page 776 A Personal Voice Friedan She was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question—‘Is this all?’ OF This is a question asked by ALL Human beings. What makes it special only to women?
Chapter 23 Page 781 The Counter Culture Par 1 all …the Historian Theodore Roszak deemed these idealistic youths the counterculture. It was a culture, he said, so different from the mainstream, “that it scarcely looks to many as a culture at all, but takes on the alarming appearance of a barbarian intrusion.” OF Who is Theodore Roszak? What is the definition of “barbarian intrusion” In the preceding paragraph we are told the counterculture wanted to establish a society based on peace and love. Chap 23, An Era of Social Change 1960-1975, Sec 3, Culture and Counterculture, p.783, Para 5, Next to last sentence and Sidebar More About Woodstock Despite the huge crowd Woodstock was peaceful and well-organized. [and in the box] OF, B These descriptions omit the massive use of drugs and resulting behavior. Chap 23, An Era of Social Change 1960-1975, Sec 3, Culture and Counterculture, p.785, Sidebar Box B Unsubstantiated opinion. For instance, no mention is made of the Christian right which developed into a political force neither apolitical nor radical. Chapter 23 Page 785 Conservatives attack the counterculture Lines 2-3 Nixon was not the only conservative voice expressing alarm. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover issued a warning that “revolutionary terrorists” was a threat on campuses and in cities FE Could not find the quote “revolutionary terrorists” in any of Edgar Hoover’s statements. “Terrorists” was not a word used in the 1960’s No definition for “revolutionary terrorists” in the glossary of this textbook. Chapter 23 Page 785 Line 5 Conservatives also attacked the counterculture for what they saw as its decadent values. OF How did these “conservatives” attack the counterculture? Is the textbook still talking about the “hippies”? No facts to back up this statement Chap 23, An Era of Social Change 1960-1975, Sec 3, Culture and Counterculture, p.786-7 Daily Life 1960-1970. Signs of the Sixties [Reviewer’s comments: Focusing on a limited teenage subculture does not give a true picture of life in the 60’s or of the majority of Americans] OF, B Omitted is discussion of the tremendous economic growth, development of computers, stable inflation, increase of output per man hour, etc.