CONTENTS

PART I. THE COLONIAL PERIOD
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I.The Great Migration to America[1]
The Agencies of American Colonization[2]
The Colonial Peoples[6]
The Process of Colonization[12]
II.Colonial Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce[20]
The Land and the Westward Movement[20]
Industrial and Commercial Development[28]
III.Social and Political Progress[38]
The Leadership of the Churches[39]
Schools and Colleges[43]
The Colonial Press[46]
The Evolution in Political Institutions[48]
IV.The Development of Colonial Nationalism[56]
Relations with the Indians and the French[57]
The Effects of Warfare on the Colonies[61]
Colonial Relations with the British Government[64]
Summary of Colonial Period[73]

PART II. CONFLICT AND INDEPENDENCE
V.The New Course in British Imperial Policy[77]
George III and His System[77]
George III's Ministers and Their Colonial Policies[79]
Colonial Resistance Forces Repeal[83]
Resumption of British Revenue and Commercial Policies[87]
Renewed Resistance in America[90]
Retaliation by the British Government[93]
From Reform to Revolution in America[95]
VI.The American Revolution[99]
Resistance and Retaliation[99]
American Independence[101]
The Establishment of Government and the New Allegiance[108]
Military Affairs[116]
The Finances of the Revolution[125]
The Diplomacy of the Revolution[127]
Peace at Last[132]
Summary of the Revolutionary Period[135]

PART III. FOUNDATIONS OF THE UNION AND NATIONAL POLITICS
VII.The Formation of the Constitution[139]
The Promise and the Difficulties of America[139]
The Calling of a Constitutional Convention[143]
The Framing of the Constitution[146]
The Struggle over Ratification[157]
VIII.The Clash of Political Parties[162]
The Men and Measures of the New Government[162]
The Rise of Political Parties[168]
Foreign Influences and Domestic Politics[171]
IX.The Jeffersonian Republicans in Power[186]
Republican Principles and Policies[186]
The Republicans and the Great West[188]
The Republican War for Commercial Independence[193]
The Republicans Nationalized[201]
The National Decisions of Chief Justice Marshall[208]
Summary of Union and National Politics[212]

PART IV. THE WEST AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
X.The Farmers beyond the Appalachians[217]
Preparation for Western Settlement[217]
The Western Migration and New States[221]
The Spirit of the Frontier[228]
The West and the East Meet[230]
XI.Jacksonian Democracy[238]
The Democratic Movement in the East[238]
The New Democracy Enters the Arena[244]
The New Democracy at Washington[250]
The Rise of the Whigs[260]
The Interaction of American and European Opinion[265]
XII.The Middle Border and the Great West[271]
The Advance of the Middle Border[271]
On to the Pacific—Texas and the Mexican War[276]
The Pacific Coast and Utah[284]
Summary of Western Development and National Politics[292]

PART V. SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND RECONSTRUCTION
XIII.The Rise of the Industrial System[295]
The Industrial Revolution[296]
The Industrial Revolution and National Politics[307]
XIV.The Planting System and National Politics[316]
Slavery—North and South[316]
Slavery in National Politics[324]
The Drift of Events toward the Irrepressible Conflict[332]
XV.The Civil War and Reconstruction[344]
The Southern Confederacy[344]
The War Measures of the Federal Government[350]
The Results of the Civil War[365]
Reconstruction in the South[370]
Summary of the Sectional Conflict[375]

PART VI. NATIONAL GROWTH AND WORLD POLITICS
XVI.The Political and Economic Evolution of the South[379]
The South at the Close of the War[379]
The Restoration of White Supremacy[382]
The Economic Advance of the South[389]
XVII.Business Enterprise and the Republican Party[401]
Railways and Industry[401]
The Supremacy of the Republican Party (1861-1885)[412]
The Growth of Opposition to Republican Rule[417]
XVIII.The Development of the Great West[425]
The Railways as Trail Blazers[425]
The Evolution of Grazing and Agriculture[431]
Mining and Manufacturing in the West[436]
The Admission of New States[440]
The Influence of the Far West on National Life[443]
XIX.Domestic Issues before the Country(1865-1897)[451]
The Currency Question[452]
The Protective Tariff and Taxation[459]
The Railways and Trusts[460]
The Minor Parties and Unrest[462]
The Sound Money Battle of 1896[466]
Republican Measures and Results[472]
XX.America a World Power(1865-1900)[477]
American Foreign Relations (1865-1898)[478]
Cuba and the Spanish War[485]
American Policies in the Philippines and the Orient[497]
Summary of National Growth and World Politics[504]

PART VII. PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE WORLD WAR
XXI.The Evolution of Republican Policies(1901-1913)[507]
Foreign Affairs[508]
Colonial Administration[515]
The Roosevelt Domestic Policies[519]
Legislative and Executive Activities[523]
The Administration of President Taft[527]
Progressive Insurgency and the Election of 1912[530]
XXII.The Spirit of Reform in America[536]
An Age of Criticism[536]
Political Reforms[538]
Measures of Economic Reform[546]
XXIII.The New Political Democracy[554]
The Rise of the Woman Movement[555]
The National Struggle for Woman Suffrage[562]
XXIV.Industrial Democracy[570]
Coöperation between Employers and Employees[571]
The Rise and Growth of Organized Labor[575]
The Wider Relations of Organized Labor[577]
Immigration and Americanization[582]
XXV.President Wilson and the World War[588]
Domestic Legislation[588]
Colonial and Foreign Policies[592]
The United States and the European War[596]
The United States at War[604]
The Settlement at Paris[612]
Summary of Democracy and the World War[620]
Appendix[627]
A Topical Syllabus[645]
Index[655]