The Handy American History Answer Book. David L. Hudson

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