Lectures

Chapters 1 - 2:

• Chapter 1 PowerPoint
• Chapter 2 PowerPoint

Chapter One Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Chapter One Introduction
• Archaeology and History
• The First Americans
• Archaic Hunters and Gatherers
• Agricultural Settlements and Chiefdoms
• Native Americans in the 1490s
• The Mexica: A Meso-American Culture
• Chapter One Conclusion: The World of Ancient Americans

Chapter Two Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Chapter Two Introduction
• Europe and Exploration
• The World in the Western Atlantic
• Exploration and Conquest
• The New World and 16th Century Europe
• Chapter Two Conclusion

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Chapters 3:

• Chapter 3 PowerPoint

Chapter Three Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• Colonies and the Chesapeake
• A Tobacco Society
• Evolution of the Chesapeake
• Religion and Revolt
• Toward a Slave System
• Chapter Three Conclusion

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Chapter 4:

• Chapter 4 PowerPoint

Chapter Four Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Chapter Four Introduction
• The English Reformation
• Settlement of New England
• Evolution of New England
• The Founding of the Middle Colonies
• The Colonies and the English Empire
• Chapter Four Conclusion

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Chapters 5:

• Chapter 5 PowerPoint

Chapter Five Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• Population and Economy
• From Settlers to Traders
• The Middle Colonies
• The Southern Colonies
• Unifying Experiences
• Chapter Five Conclusion

Chapter 6:

• Chapter 6 PowerPoint

Chapter Six Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• The Seven Years' War
• The Sugar and Stamp Acts
• The Townshend Act Retaliation
• The Tea Party and Coercive Acts
• Domestic Insurrections
• Chapter Six Conclusion

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Chapter 7:

• Chapter 7 PowerPoint

Chapter Seven Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• The Second Continental Congress
• The First Year of War
• The Home Front
• The Campaigns of 1777-1779
• End of the War
• Chapter Seven Conclusion

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Chapter 8:

• Chapter 8 PowerPoint

Chapter Eight Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Sovereign States
• The Confederation's Problems
• The US Constitution
• Ratification of the Constitution
• Chapter Eight Conclusion

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Chapter 9:

• Chapter 9 PowerPoint

Chapter Nine Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• The Search for Stability
• Hamilton's Economic Policy
• Conflicts West, East, and South
• Federalists and Republicans
• Chapter Nine Conclusion

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Chapter 10:

• Chapter 10 PowerPoint

Chapter Ten Audios from Bedford/St. Martin's

• Introduction
• Jefferson's Presidency
• Madison in the White House
• Women's Status
• Monroe and Adams
• Toward a Slave System
• Chapter Ten Conclusion

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