Building the American republic. / Volume 1, : A narrative history to 1877 / / Harry L. Watson.

• VerfasserIn: Watson, Harry L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Chicago ;, London : : The University of Chicago Press,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (646 pages)

Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. Throughout their respective volumes, Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey take care to integrate varied scholarly perspectives and work to engage a diverse readership by addressing what we all share: membership in a democratic republic, with joint claims on its self-governing tradition. It will be one of the first peer-reviewed American history textbooks to be offered completely free in digital form. Visit buildingtheamericanrepublic.org for more information. Volume 1 starts at sea and ends on the battlefield. Beginning with the earliest Americans and the arrival of strangers on the eastern shore, it then moves through colonial society to the fight for independence and the construction of a federalist republic. From there, it explains the renegotiations and refinements that took place as a new nation found its footing, and it traces the actions that eventually rippled into the Civil War. This volume goes beyond famous names and battles to incorporate politics, economics, science, arts, and culture. And it shows that issues that resonate today—immigration, race, labor, gender roles, and the power of technology—have been part of the American fabric since the very beginning.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. First Americans, to 1550 -- Chapter 2. The First English Colonies, 1584–1676 -- Chapter 3. The Emerging Empire, 1676–1756 -- Chapter 4. Colonial Society and Culture, 1676–1756 -- Chapter 5. The Era of Independence, 1756–1783 -- Chapter 6. A Federal Republic, 1783–1789 -- Chapter 7. Federalists and Republicans, 1789–1815 -- Chapter 8. Market Revolution in the North, 1815–1860 -- Chapter 9. Northern Culture and Reform, 1815–1860 -- Chapter 10. The World of the South, 1815–1860 -- Chapter 11. The Transformation of Politics, 1815–1836 -- Chapter 12. Wars for the West, 1836–1850 -- Chapter 13. The House Dividing, 1850–1861 -- Chapter 14. “A New Birth of Freedom,” 1861–1865 -- Chapter 15. Reconstructing the Republic, 1865–1877 -- Acknowledgments -- For Further Reading -- Index