Ace your next history test with this concise, easy-to-read guide
U.S. History for Dummies, 2nd Edition fills the need to improve high school proficiency in history by providing a complete history of the United States, presented in an accessible, reader-friendly format designed to engage students while reinforcing lessons learned in class. The National Assessment of Educational Progress 2011 report showed that only 12% of high school seniors in the U.S. perform at a "proficient" level in history. This, coupled with the fact that U.S. History courses and AP exams have been redesigned to remedy the situation, means that many students and parents are in need of a supplemental study guide.
Award-winning political journalist and history writer Steve Wiegand guides you through the events that shaped our nation, from pre-Columbian civilizations to the 21st century. The explorers, the wars, the leaders, and the eras are all fully explored and explained, demonstrating how the past influences the future. From the Boston Tea Party to the current Tea Party, the updated 2nd edition includes information about events that have occurred since the previous edition's 2009 release. New coverage includes:
Chapter 1. America: A Short Biography
Chapter 2. Native Americans and Explorers: 12,000 BC(?)-1607
Chapter 3. Pilgrims' Progress: The English Colonies, 1607-1700
Chapter 4. You Say You Want a Revolution. ...: 1700-1775
Chapter 5. Yankee Doodlin': 1775-1783
Chapter 6. Blueprints and Birth Pains: 1783-1800
Chapter 7. "Long Tom" and One Weird War: 1800-1815
Chapter 8. Pulling Together to Keep from Falling Apart: 1815-1844
Chapter 9. War, Gold, and a Gathering Storm: 1845-1860
Chapter 10. A Most Uncivil War: 1861-1865
Chapter 11. Putting the Country Back Together: 1865-1876
Chapter 12. Growing Up: 1876-1898
Chapter 13. Growing into the 20th Century: 1899-1918
Chapter 14. Gin, Jazz, and Lucky Lindy: 1919-1929
Chapter 15. Uncle Sam's Depressed: 1930-1940
Chapter 16. The World at War: 1941-1945
Chapter 17. TV, Elvis, and Reds under the Bed: 1946-1960
Chapter 18. Camelot to Watergate: 1961-1974
Chapter 19. Hold the Malaise, or, Ayatollah So: 1975-1992
Chapter 20. No Sex, Please, I'm the President: 1993-1999
Chapter 21. "It's A Small World, After All": Entering the 21st Century
Chapter 22. Ten American Inventions that Changed Life as We Know It
Chapter 23. Ten Events that Defined American Culture
Chapter 24. Ten Events in U.S. History They Keep Making into Movies
Appendix A: The Bill of Rights: Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution
Appendix B: The Declaration of Independence