INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL
America’s History
SEVENTH EDITION
America: A Concise History
FIFTH EDITION
James A. Henretta • Rebecca Edwards • Robert O. Self
JASON NEWMAN
Cosumnes River College
Bedford/St. Martin’s
Boston New York
,Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2004, 2000 by Bedford/St. Martin’s
All rights reserved.
For information, write: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116 (617-399-4000)
ISBN-10: 0-312-65400-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-65400-9
Instructors who have adopted America’s History, Seventh Edition, as a textbook for a course are authorized
to duplicate portions of this manual for their students.
, Preface
This manual is intended to help make your U.S. Chapter Learning Objectives, also presented in
survey course as successful as possible. It offers question format, open each chapter of this manual.
chapter-by-chapter suggestions, resources, and Instructors can use each chapter’s objectives to
strategies for teaching with America’s History, organize and refine the delivery of material, to craft
Seventh Edition and America: A Concise History, exams, and to help students maximize their
Fifth Edition. The following features are designed to comprehension of major issues and events.
help you make the most of your course.
The Chapter Annotated Outline fully reviews
chapter coverage for easy reference. This quick
survey of the narrative, which is conveniently
FEATURES OF THIS MANUAL organized to cover each major chapter section, will
allow instructors to focus on the parts of the text
Since every instructor teaches history differently, the most relevant to their course, help write lectures, and
resources in this manual, listed here, can be used in a assist with developing responses to students’
variety of ways, giving you many options for questions.
designing and redesigning a course to focus on
specific topics, skills, or areas of interest. The Chapter Questions section reprints the
Chapter Review Questions and Section Review
Part Instructional Objectives, presented in Questions from America's History, Seventh Edition
question format, are listed at the beginning of each of and America: A Concise History, Fifth Edition, as
the seven parts in the manual. The questions derive well as the American Voices Document Questions,
from the pedagogy and periodization underlying the Voices from Abroad Document Questions, and the
part structure in the textbook. Like the part-opening Reading American Pictures Visual Activity
essays in the book, they focus on the underlying Questions found in America's History, Seventh
patterns of change during the historical periods Edition and in answerable format on the Online
covered in each part, provide clear learning goals for Study Guide. Model answers have been provided for
students, and introduce themes and events conducive each question, to assist an instructor or teaching
to discussing multiple chapters during class. The Part assistant in leading discussions or in judging
Essay and Thematic Timeline and are reprinted from students’ responses.
the textbook following the Part Instructional
Objectives. Each part essay focuses on the crucial The Key Terms are the terms that appear in boldface
engines of historical change—in some eras primarily in each textbook chapter. They can be used to help
economic, in others political or diplomatic—that students recall important events and concepts during
created new conditions of life and transformed social class discussions or as the basis for identification
relations. The part organization helps students questions on quizzes and exams.
understand the major themes and periods of The Lecture Strategies present key themes that
American history, to see how individual events and instructors may wish to build lectures around. They
changes acquire significance as part of a larger offer points of departure for topical areas of
pattern of development. importance in a survey class.
iii
, iv P REFACE
Class Discussion Starters consist of questions, henrettaconcise/catalog or contact your local
along with several possible responses, that help Bedford/St. Martin’s sales representative.
students comprehend factual information in the text
and help spark class discussion. This feature is Instructor Resources
particularly useful for new instructors or for
Bedford/St. Martin’s has developed a wide range of
instructors who are teaching the subject matter for
teaching resources for this book and for this course.
the first time.
They range from lecture and presentation materials
The Classroom Activities provide interactive to assessment tools and course management options.
classroom exercises such as debate scenarios and Most can be downloaded or ordered at
small group work—activities that will improve bedfordstmartins .com/henretta/catalog.
students’ understanding of a particular historical
HistoryClass for America’s History and America: A
period, person, or event.
Concise History. HistoryClass, a Bedford/St.
The Oral History Exercise can be assigned as small Martin’s Online Course Space, puts the online
research projects that encourage students to present resources available with this textbook in one
and discuss their historical findings during class. convenient place — an interactive e-book and
These are particularly useful for helping students primary sources reader; maps, images, documents,
learn how to use primary sources. and links; chapter review quizzes; interactive
multimedia exercises; and research and writing help.
The Related Media lists useful and popular Web
Get into HistoryClass and get all our premium
sites, films, and literature relevant to the content in
content and tools in one completely customizable
each chapter. These resources can be used to enhance
course space; then assign, rearrange, and mix our
lectures or help instructors incorporate different
resources with yours. For more information visit
types of interpretive and analytical activities into
yourhistoryclass.com.
student assignments. Students can also use these
resources for research projects, as outside reading, or Bedford/St. Martin’s Course Cartridges. Whether
for extra credit assignments. you use Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn, Angel,
Sakai, or Moodle, we have free content and support
Additional Bedford/St. Martin’s Resources are
available for you to plug our content into your course
listed at the conclusion of each chapter. This detailed
management system. Registered instructors can
guide lists specific material from the following
download cartridges with no hassle, no strings
supplements, all described below: America in
attached. Content includes our most popular free
Motion: Video Clips for U.S. History, Reel Teaching:
resources and book-specific content for America’s
Film Clips for the U.S. History Survey, The Bedford
History. Visit bedfordstmartins.com/cms to get a
Series in History and Culture, the companion reader
demo, find your version, or download your cartridge.
Documents for America’s History, and the Online
Study Guide for both America’s History, Seventh Guide to Changing Editions. Designed to facilitate
Edition, and America: A Concise History, Fifth an instructor’s transition to the Seventh Edition of
Edition. America’s History, this guide pre sents an overview
of major changes as well as changes in each chapter.
Computerized Test Bank. The test bank includes a
Also Available with America’s mix of fresh, carefully crafted multiple-choice, fill-
History and America: A Concise in-the-blank, short-answer, and essay questions for
each chapter.
History Questions appear in Microsoft Word format and
in easy-to-use test bank software that allows
These textbooks are supported by loads of
instructors to easily add, edit, re-sequence, and print
resources—study tools for students, instructor
questions and answers. Questions can also be
materials, and many options for packaging the book
exported into a variety of formats, including WebCT
with documents readers, trade books, atlases, and
and Blackboard.
other guides — for free or at a substantial discount.
Descriptions follow, but for more information, visit NEW PowerPoint Maps, Images, Lecture Outlines,
this book’s catalog site at bedfordstmartins.com/ and i>clicker Content. Look good and save time
henretta/catalog, or bedfordstmartins.com/ with The Bedford Lecture Kit. These presentation
America’s History
SEVENTH EDITION
America: A Concise History
FIFTH EDITION
James A. Henretta • Rebecca Edwards • Robert O. Self
JASON NEWMAN
Cosumnes River College
Bedford/St. Martin’s
Boston New York
,Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2004, 2000 by Bedford/St. Martin’s
All rights reserved.
For information, write: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116 (617-399-4000)
ISBN-10: 0-312-65400-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-65400-9
Instructors who have adopted America’s History, Seventh Edition, as a textbook for a course are authorized
to duplicate portions of this manual for their students.
, Preface
This manual is intended to help make your U.S. Chapter Learning Objectives, also presented in
survey course as successful as possible. It offers question format, open each chapter of this manual.
chapter-by-chapter suggestions, resources, and Instructors can use each chapter’s objectives to
strategies for teaching with America’s History, organize and refine the delivery of material, to craft
Seventh Edition and America: A Concise History, exams, and to help students maximize their
Fifth Edition. The following features are designed to comprehension of major issues and events.
help you make the most of your course.
The Chapter Annotated Outline fully reviews
chapter coverage for easy reference. This quick
survey of the narrative, which is conveniently
FEATURES OF THIS MANUAL organized to cover each major chapter section, will
allow instructors to focus on the parts of the text
Since every instructor teaches history differently, the most relevant to their course, help write lectures, and
resources in this manual, listed here, can be used in a assist with developing responses to students’
variety of ways, giving you many options for questions.
designing and redesigning a course to focus on
specific topics, skills, or areas of interest. The Chapter Questions section reprints the
Chapter Review Questions and Section Review
Part Instructional Objectives, presented in Questions from America's History, Seventh Edition
question format, are listed at the beginning of each of and America: A Concise History, Fifth Edition, as
the seven parts in the manual. The questions derive well as the American Voices Document Questions,
from the pedagogy and periodization underlying the Voices from Abroad Document Questions, and the
part structure in the textbook. Like the part-opening Reading American Pictures Visual Activity
essays in the book, they focus on the underlying Questions found in America's History, Seventh
patterns of change during the historical periods Edition and in answerable format on the Online
covered in each part, provide clear learning goals for Study Guide. Model answers have been provided for
students, and introduce themes and events conducive each question, to assist an instructor or teaching
to discussing multiple chapters during class. The Part assistant in leading discussions or in judging
Essay and Thematic Timeline and are reprinted from students’ responses.
the textbook following the Part Instructional
Objectives. Each part essay focuses on the crucial The Key Terms are the terms that appear in boldface
engines of historical change—in some eras primarily in each textbook chapter. They can be used to help
economic, in others political or diplomatic—that students recall important events and concepts during
created new conditions of life and transformed social class discussions or as the basis for identification
relations. The part organization helps students questions on quizzes and exams.
understand the major themes and periods of The Lecture Strategies present key themes that
American history, to see how individual events and instructors may wish to build lectures around. They
changes acquire significance as part of a larger offer points of departure for topical areas of
pattern of development. importance in a survey class.
iii
, iv P REFACE
Class Discussion Starters consist of questions, henrettaconcise/catalog or contact your local
along with several possible responses, that help Bedford/St. Martin’s sales representative.
students comprehend factual information in the text
and help spark class discussion. This feature is Instructor Resources
particularly useful for new instructors or for
Bedford/St. Martin’s has developed a wide range of
instructors who are teaching the subject matter for
teaching resources for this book and for this course.
the first time.
They range from lecture and presentation materials
The Classroom Activities provide interactive to assessment tools and course management options.
classroom exercises such as debate scenarios and Most can be downloaded or ordered at
small group work—activities that will improve bedfordstmartins .com/henretta/catalog.
students’ understanding of a particular historical
HistoryClass for America’s History and America: A
period, person, or event.
Concise History. HistoryClass, a Bedford/St.
The Oral History Exercise can be assigned as small Martin’s Online Course Space, puts the online
research projects that encourage students to present resources available with this textbook in one
and discuss their historical findings during class. convenient place — an interactive e-book and
These are particularly useful for helping students primary sources reader; maps, images, documents,
learn how to use primary sources. and links; chapter review quizzes; interactive
multimedia exercises; and research and writing help.
The Related Media lists useful and popular Web
Get into HistoryClass and get all our premium
sites, films, and literature relevant to the content in
content and tools in one completely customizable
each chapter. These resources can be used to enhance
course space; then assign, rearrange, and mix our
lectures or help instructors incorporate different
resources with yours. For more information visit
types of interpretive and analytical activities into
yourhistoryclass.com.
student assignments. Students can also use these
resources for research projects, as outside reading, or Bedford/St. Martin’s Course Cartridges. Whether
for extra credit assignments. you use Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn, Angel,
Sakai, or Moodle, we have free content and support
Additional Bedford/St. Martin’s Resources are
available for you to plug our content into your course
listed at the conclusion of each chapter. This detailed
management system. Registered instructors can
guide lists specific material from the following
download cartridges with no hassle, no strings
supplements, all described below: America in
attached. Content includes our most popular free
Motion: Video Clips for U.S. History, Reel Teaching:
resources and book-specific content for America’s
Film Clips for the U.S. History Survey, The Bedford
History. Visit bedfordstmartins.com/cms to get a
Series in History and Culture, the companion reader
demo, find your version, or download your cartridge.
Documents for America’s History, and the Online
Study Guide for both America’s History, Seventh Guide to Changing Editions. Designed to facilitate
Edition, and America: A Concise History, Fifth an instructor’s transition to the Seventh Edition of
Edition. America’s History, this guide pre sents an overview
of major changes as well as changes in each chapter.
Computerized Test Bank. The test bank includes a
Also Available with America’s mix of fresh, carefully crafted multiple-choice, fill-
History and America: A Concise in-the-blank, short-answer, and essay questions for
each chapter.
History Questions appear in Microsoft Word format and
in easy-to-use test bank software that allows
These textbooks are supported by loads of
instructors to easily add, edit, re-sequence, and print
resources—study tools for students, instructor
questions and answers. Questions can also be
materials, and many options for packaging the book
exported into a variety of formats, including WebCT
with documents readers, trade books, atlases, and
and Blackboard.
other guides — for free or at a substantial discount.
Descriptions follow, but for more information, visit NEW PowerPoint Maps, Images, Lecture Outlines,
this book’s catalog site at bedfordstmartins.com/ and i>clicker Content. Look good and save time
henretta/catalog, or bedfordstmartins.com/ with The Bedford Lecture Kit. These presentation
