American History Before 1877 With Questions And Answers

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The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) enables students to demonstrate college-level achievement and earn college credit in various subject areas based on knowledge acquired through self-study, high school and adult courses, or through professional means. The CLEP American History I (Early Colonization to 1877) Passbook(R) prepares you by sharpening knowledge of the skills and concepts necessary to succeed on the upcoming exam and the college courses that follow. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but not limited to: colonial society and the American Revolution; the Constitution; political parties; military history; the Civil War and slavery; and more.

The newly updated edition of this book makes a fine supplement to a college survey course in American history. It opens with the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, then goes on to chronicle the pivotal events of the late nineteenth- and entire twentieth century. It summarizes events surrounding U.S. entry into two World Wars, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, the Civil Rights movement, and major events leading to the growth of the United States into the world's leading superpower. All significant events and personalities are briefly summarized under boldfaced topic heads. Review questions appear at the end of each chapter, with answers at the back of the book. Appendices include suggestions for essay questions, quick-check fact lists, a recommended reading list, and a short-entry dictionary of historical terms.

The Story of America tells our story because it is important in itself. It is a great epic and the unique tale of how hundreds of millions of people took possession of a vast continent, often at the expense of the original inhabitants. The Story of America contains many original documents and lengthy excerpts from primary and secondary sources. These include eyewitness accounts, poems, song lyrics, diary entries, and excerpts from a variety of other sources.

Writing the American Past reproduces dozens of untranscribed, handwritten documents, offering students the opportunity to transcribe, decipher, and interpret primary sources. Documents include diary entries from Massachusetts in the 1690s, a woman detailing the Great Awakening, an eighteenth-century treaty with Native Americans, a journal describing antebellum train travel, and a letter by a slave Skillfully teaches students to engage with the raw material of pre-1877 US history: the written document An introduction and headnotes to each document contextualize the sources and provide a foundation from which the student can explore the material