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A History of the United States — Charles Kendall Adams

A History of the United States

Charles Kendall Adams

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 618 pages

A History of the United States is a school history textbook by Charles Kendall Adams and William P. Trent. Part of Allyn and Bacon's series of school histories, it offers a survey of the American past and its institutions. It is worthwhile for listeners seeking a structured historical overview.

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Contents

  1. PREFACE.
  2. CONTENTS.
  3. MAPS.
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
  6. PART I. PERIOD OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT, 1492–1765.
  7. PART II. PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION, 1765–1789.
  8. PART III. THE ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES, 1789–1825.
  9. PART IV. SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY AND EXTENSION OF TERRITORY, 1825–1850.
  10. PART V. THE EVE OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1850–1861.
  11. PART VI. THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1861–1869.
  12. PART VII. PERIOD OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1869–1902.
  13. APPENDIX A.
  14. APPENDIX B.
  15. APPENDIX C.
  16. INDEX.

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