History of the United States - Charles A. Beard

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      As a result of a wholesome reaction against the purely chronological treatment of history, there is now a marked tendency in the direction of a purely topical handling of the subject. The topical method, however, may also be pushed too far. Each successive stage of any topic can be understood only in relation to the forces of the time. For that reason, the best results are reached when there is a combination of the chronological and the topical methods. It is therefore suggested that the teacher first follow the text closely and then review the subject with the aid of this topical syllabus. The references are to pages.

       Immigration

      I. Causes: religious (1-2, 4-11, 302), economic (12-17, 302-303), and political (302-303).

      II. Colonial immigration.

      1. Diversified character: English, Scotch-Irish, Irish, Jews, Germans and other peoples (6-12).

      2. Assimilation to an American type; influence of the land system (23-25, 411).

      3. Enforced immigration: indentured servitude, slavery, etc. (13-17).

      III. Immigration between 1789–1890

      1. Nationalities: English, Irish, Germans, and Scandinavians (278, 302-303).

      2. Relations to American life (432-433, 445).

      IV. Immigration and immigration questions after 1890.

      1. Change in nationalities (410-411).

      2. Changes in economic opportunities (411).

      3. Problems of congestion and assimilation (410).

      4. Relations to labor and illiteracy (582-586).

      5. Oriental immigration (583).

      6. The restriction of immigration (583-585).

       Expansion of the United States

      I. Territorial growth.

      1. Territory of the United States in 1783 (134 and color map).

      2. Louisiana purchase, 1803 (188-193 and color map).

      3. Florida purchase, 1819 (204).

      4. Annexation of Texas, 1845 (278-281).

      5. Acquisition of Arizona, New Mexico, California, and other territory at close of Mexican War, 1848 (282-283).

      6. The Gadsden purchase, 1853 (283).

      7. Settlement of the Oregon boundary question, 1846 (284-286).

      8. Purchase of Alaska from Russia, 1867 (479).

      9. Acquisition of Tutuila in Samoan group, 1899 (481-482).

      10. Annexation of Hawaii, 1898 (484).

      11. Acquisition of Porto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam at close of Spanish War, 1898 (493-494).

      12. Acquisition of Panama Canal strip, 1904 (508-510).

      13. Purchase of Danish West Indies, 1917 (593).

      14. Extension of protectorate over Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Nicaragua (593-594).

      II. Development of colonial self-government.

      1. Hawaii (485).

      2. Philippines (516-518).

      3. Porto Rico (515-516).

      III. Sea power.

      1. In American Revolution (118).

      2. In the War of 1812 (193-201).

      3. In the Civil War (353-354).

      4. In the Spanish-American War (492).

      5. In the Caribbean region (512-519).

      6. In the Pacific (447-448, 481).

      7. The rôle of the American navy (515).

       The Westward Advance of the People

      I. Beyond the Appalachians.

      1. Government and land system (217-231).

      2. The routes (222-224).

      3. The settlers (221-223, 228-230).

      4. Relations with the East (230-236).

      II. Beyond the Mississippi.

      1. The lower valley (271-273).

      2. The upper valley (275-276).

      III. Prairies, plains, and desert.

      1. Cattle ranges and cowboys (276-278, 431-432).

      2. The free homesteads (432-433).

      3. Irrigation (434-436, 523-525).

      IV. The Far West.

      1. Peculiarities of the West (433-440).

      2. The railways (425-431).

      3. Relations to the East and Europe (443-447).

      4. American power in the Pacific (447-449).

       The Wars of American History

      I. Indian wars (57-59).

      II. Early colonial wars: King William's, Queen Anne's, and King George's (59).

      III. French and Indian War (Seven Years' War), 1754–1763 (59-61).

      IV. Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 (99-135).

      V. The War of 1812, 1812–1815 (193-201).

      VI. The Mexican War, 1845–1848 (276-284).

      VII. The Civil War, 1861–1865 (344-375).

      VIII. The Spanish War, 1898 (485-497).

      IX. The World War, 1914–1918 [American participation, 1917–1918] (596-625).

       Government

      I. Development of the American system of government.

      1. Origin and growth of state government.

      a. The trading corporation (2-4), religious congregation (4-5), and proprietary system (5-6).

      b. Government of the colonies (48-53).

      c. Formation of the first state constitutions (108-110).

      d. The admission of new states (see Index under each state).

      e. Influence of Jacksonian Democracy (238-247).

      f. Growth of manhood suffrage (238-244).

      g. Nullification and state sovereignty (180-182, 251-257).

      h. The doctrine of secession (345-346).

      i. Effects of the Civil War on position of states (366, 369-375).

      j. Political reform—direct government—initiative, referendum, and recall (540-544).

      2. Origin and growth of national government.

      a. British imperial control over the colonies (64-72).

      b. Attempts at intercolonial union—New England Confederation, Albany plan (61-62).

      c. The Stamp Act Congress (85-86).

      d. The Continental Congresses (99-101).

      e. The Articles of Confederation (110-111, 139-143).

      f. The formation of the federal Constitution (143-160).

      g. Development of the federal Constitution.

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