1783-1865

Contains a variety of primary documents, including editorials, letters, essays, and new reports, that provide insights into significant issues and events in America in the years leading up to the Civil War, from 1820 to 1860.

Presents hundreds of eyewitness accounts of America's first thirty-five years following the Revolutionary War from famous and everyday people, and includes narrative and chronology sections in each chapter, as well as document, biography, and map and chart sections.

Provides a broad analysis of the first five presidential administrations and explores the issues which shaped the presidential terms of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.

Contains essays in which twelve scholars examine various aspects of the origins and impact of the Declaration of Independence, discussing its theoretical foundations, its relationship to the three branches of government, its significance to the women's rights movement, and other topics.

Explores life in the Civil War era between 1850 and 1877 from the perspectives of world events, the arts, business and the economy, communications, education, government and politics, law and justice, religion, science and medicine, sports and recreation, and lifestyles, and includes a chronology of world events.

Offers descriptions and analyses of ten of the most important events in nineteenth-century America, including the Louisiana Purchase, abolition, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution; and includes a photograph and annotated bibliography for each event, a glossary of terms, and a timeline.

Text and pictures portray life in a New England village in the early 19th century.

Examines the events leading up to the formation of the U.S. Constitution and discusses the major framers, Revolutionary War, the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, Connecticut Compromise, and the Bill of Rights.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, discussing his humble origins, his military career, and his opinions and actions as a politician.