C.A.B.
M.R.B.

New York City,
February 8, 1921.

A SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICAN HISTORY

SINGLE VOLUMES:
BASSETT, J.S. A Short History of the United States
ELSON, H.W. History of the United States of America
SERIES:
"Epochs of American History," edited by A.B. Hart
HART, A.B. Formation of the Union
THWAITES, R.G. The Colonies
WILSON, WOODROW. Division and Reunion
"Riverside Series," edited by W.E. Dodd
BECKER, C.L. Beginnings of the American People
DODD, W.E. Expansion and Conflict
JOHNSON, A. Union and Democracy
PAXSON, F.L. The New Nation

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]

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