Created Equal

Re-examines American History through the theme of contested equality Taking an inclusive view of American history, Created Equal emphasizes the struggles for equality experienced by diverse groups of Americans across the many regions of the nation. With a steadfast chronological framework, and a strong narrative thread, the authors offer a fresh and critical perspective on the traditional story. MyHistoryLab is an integral part of the Jones program. Key learning applications include assessment, MyHistoryLab Video Series, and History Explorer. A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here's how: *Personalize Learning - MyHistoryLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program. It helps students prepare for class and instructor gauge individual and class performance. *Emphasize Outcomes - Learning Objective Questions at the beginning of each chapter and a chapter review and thematic timeline ending each chapter keep students focused on what they need to know.
On MyHistoryLab, practice tests help students achieve these objectives by measuring progress and creating personalized study plans. *Engage Students - A new pedagogically-driven design highlights a clear learning path through the material and offers a visually stunning learning experience in print or on a screen. With the Pearson eText, students can transition directly to MyHistoryLab resources such as primary source documents, videos, and mapping exercises. *Improve Critical Thinking - Powerful learning applications in MyHistoryLab-including Explorer mapping exercises, Closer Look analyses of sources and topics, and Writing Assessments tied to engaging videos-promote critical thinking. *Support Instructors - MyHistoryLab, Instructor's eText, MyHistoryLab Instructor's Guide, Class Preparation Tool, Instructor's Manual, MyTest, and PowerPoints are available. Note: MyHistoryLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyHistoryLab, please visit: www.myhistorylab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text MyHistoryLab (at no additional cost).

List of contents

Chapter 1: First Founders
Chapter 2: European Footholds in North America, 1600–1660
Chapter 3: Controlling the Edges of the Continent, 1600–1715
Chapter 4: African Enslavement: The Terrible Transformation
Chapter 5: Colonial Diversity, 1713–1763
Chapter 6: The Limits of Imperial Control, 1763–1775
Chapter 7: Revolutionaries at War, 1775–1783
Chapter 8: New Beginnings: The 1780s
Chapter 9: Revolutionary Legacies, 1789–1803
Chapter 10: Defending and Expanding the New Nation, 1804–1818
Chapter 11: Societ y and Politics in t he “Age of the Common Man,” 1819–1832
Chapter 12: Peoples in Motion, 1832–1848
Chapter 13: The Crisis over Slavery, 1848–1860
Chapter 14: “To Fight to Gain a Country”: The Civil War
Chapter 15: Consolidating a Triumphant Union, 1865–1877

Summary

Re-examines American History through the theme of contested equality
 
Taking an inclusive view of American history, Created Equal emphasizes the struggles for equality experienced by diverse groups of Americans across the many regions of the nation.  With a steadfast chronological framework, and a strong narrative thread, the authors offer a fresh and critical perspective on the traditional story.
 
MyHistoryLab is an integral part of the Jones program. Key learning applications include assessment, MyHistoryLab Video Series, and History Explorer. 
 
A better teaching and learning experience
This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. Here’s how:

• Personalize Learning — MyHistoryLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program. It helps students prepare for class and instructor gauge individual and class performance.
• Emphasize Outcomes — Learning Objective Questions at the beginning of each chapter and a chapter review and thematic timeline ending each chapter keep students focused on what they need to know.  On MyHistoryLab, practice tests help students achieve these objectives by measuring progress and creating personalized study plans.
• Engage Students — A new pedagogically-driven design highlights a clear learning path through the material and offers a visually stunning learning experience in print or on a screen. With the Pearson eText, students can transition directly to MyHistoryLab resources such as primary source documents, videos, and mapping exercises.
• Improve Critical Thinking — Powerful learning applications in MyHistoryLab–including Explorer mapping exercises, Closer Look analyses of sources and topics, and Writing Assessments tied to engaging videos–promote critical thinking.
• Support Instructors — MyHistoryLab, Instructor’s eText, MyHistoryLab Instructor’s Guide, Class Preparation Tool, Instructor’s Manual, MyTest, and PowerPoints are available.

 

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Borstelmann, Jacqueline A. Jones, Elaine Tyler May, Vicki L. Ruiz, Peter H. Wood
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9780205901333
• ISBN: 978-0-205-90133-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Weight: 850 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous