Opposing viewpoints in American history / Dudley, William

Presents a collection of controversial essays that debate various issues in American history from the Colonial period through the Civil War and Reconstruction years; including reasons to colonize the New World, conflict with Native Americans, justification of the Revolutionary War, the creation of government, expanding the nation, freeing the slaves, and civil liberties.

Presents a collection of controversial essays that debate various issues in American history from the Reconstruction period to the present including the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan, labor unions, social Darwinism, Prohibition, and national security.

Presents over eighty primary documents from American history expressing opposing opinions on the issues of the times, covering Reconstruction, 1865-1895; the Progressive Era, 1895-1920; the Depression and years leading to World War II; 1920-1945; and the Cold War years, 1945-1992.