Each chapter in this unique compilation, designed to be informative and thought-provoking, offers an examination of incidents from the pre-colonial period through the Civil War, important to the development of the American Nation. It features a mix of primary and secondary source materials on approximately 30 selected "moments" in American history. Designed for use in introductory courses in American history, the incidents it covers were chosen both for their historical significance and to present a wide variety of human endeavors. Given the range of topics presented, there should be subjects of special interest to every student, regardless of major.
Chapter 1 Mysterious Mounds
Chapter 2 Columbus
Chapter 3 The Requirement
Chapter 4 Jamestown
Chapter 5 Samoset and Squanto
Chapter 6 Fort Mystic
Chapter 7 Slavery
Chapter 8 An Act of Toleration
Chapter 9 Bacon's Rebellion
Chapter 10 The Zenger Trial
Chapter 11 Eleven days that Never Were
Chapter 12 Eliza Lucas
Chapter 13 The American Revolution
Chapter 14 The Declaration of Independence
Chapter 15 The Constitution
Chapter 16 The Alien and Sedition Acts
Chapter 17 The Monroe Doctrine
Chapter 18 Uniting the States
Chapter 19 Nat Turner
Chapter 20 Prudence Crandall
Chapter 21 The Cherokee Removal
Chapter 22 The Texas Question
Chapter 23 War with Mexico
Chapter 24 The Seneca Falls Convention
Chapter 25 Oil
Chapter 26 Harper's Ferry
Chapter 27 Civil War
Chapter 28 The Emancipation Proclamation
Chapter 29 Pickett's Charge
Chapter 30 A Surprise Ally
Chapter 31 The Assassination