American Journey, Student Edition » (6th Edition)

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The complete story of American history in one comprehensive middle school program

The American Journey is a student-friendly presentation of American history from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including National Geographic, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative, maps, and charts. This program emphasizes skill development—from reading maps to analyzing primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events.

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UNIT 1 Different Worlds Meet

Beginnings to 1625
The First Americans, Prehistory to 1492
Exploring the Americas, 1400-1625

UNIT 2 Colonial Settlement

1587-1770 Colonial America, 1587-1770
The Colonies Grow, 1607-1770

UNIT 3 Creating a Nation

1763-1791 Road to Independence, 1763-1776
The American Revolution, 1776-1783
A More Perfect Union, 1777-1790
Civics in Action: A Citizenship Handbook The Constitution of the United States

UNIT 4 The New Republic

1789-1825 A New Nation, 1789-1800
The Jefferson Era, 1800-1816
Growth and Expansion, 1790-1825

UNIT 5 The Growing Nation 1820-1860

The Jackson Era, 1824-1845
Manifest Destiny, 1818-1853
North and South, 1820-1860
The Age of Reform, 1820-1860

UNIT 6 Civil War and Reconstruction 1846-1896

Road to Civil War, 1820-1861
The Civil War, 1861-1865
Reconstruction and Its Aftermath, 1865-1896

UNIT 7 Reshaping the Nation 1858-1914

The Western Frontier, 1858-1896
The Growth of Industry, 1865-1914
Toward and Urban America, 1865-1914

UNIT 8 Reform, Expansion, and War 1865-1920

Progressive Reforms, 1877-1920
Overseas Expansion, 1865-1917
World War 1, 1914-1919

UNIT 9 Turbulent Decades 1919-1945

The Jazz Age, 1919-1929
The Depression and FDR, 1929-1941
World War II, 1939-1945

UNIT 10 Turning Points 1945-1975

The Cold War Era, 1945-1954
America in the 1950s, 1953-1960
The Civil Rights Era, 1954-1973
The Vietnam Era, 1960-1975

UNIT 11 Modern America1968-Present

Search for Stability, 1968-1981
New Challenges, 1981-Present

Appendix Primary Source Library