History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877
Authors
Catherine Locks
Sara K. Mergel, Ph.D.
Pamela Thomas Roseman, Ph.D.
Tamara Spike, Ph.D.
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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 is a downloadable, free-to-use textbook licensed under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 unported license.
This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people and their history.
Prior to its publication, History in the Making underwent a rigorous double blind peer review, a process that involved over thirty scholars who reviewed the materially carefully, objectively, and candidly in order to ensure not only its scholarly integrity but also its high standard of quality.
This book provides a strong emphasis on critical thinking about US History by providing several key features in each chapter. Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students to understand what they will learn in each chapter. Before You Move On sections at the end of each main section are designed to encourage students to reflect on important concepts and test their knowledge as they read. In addition, each chapter includes Critical Thinking Exercises that ask the student to deeply explore chapter content, Key Terms, and a Chronology of events.
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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877
Edition 1, Version 3
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Individual Chapters
- Acknowledgements and Author Bios (PDF)
- Chapter One: United States History Before Columbus (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Two: The Global Context: Asia, Europe, and Africa in the Early Modern Era (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Three: Initial Contact and Conquest (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Four: The Establishment Of English Colonies Before 1642 And Their Development Through The Late Seventeenth Century (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Five: English Colonization After 1660 (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Six: Growing Pains in the Colonies (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Seven: The Road To Revolution, 1754-1775 (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Eight: The American Revolution (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Nine: Articles of Confederation and the Constitution (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Ten: The Federalist Era (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Eleven: The Early Republic (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Twelve: Jacksonian America (1815-1840) (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Thirteen: Antebellum Revival And Reform (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Fourteen: Westward Expansion (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Fifteen: The Impending Crisis (1848-1861) (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Sixteen: The Civil War (Table of Contents) PDF
- Chapter Seventeen: Reconstruction (Table of Contents) PDF