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  • Establishing Important Precedents
    Date Precedent
    1789 Cabinet Washington sets up the group of federal leaders who head major departments and advise the President.
    1789 Judiciary Judiciary Act establishes a Supreme Court, the federal court system, and the office of Attorney General.
    Around 1792 Political parties A two-party system, made up of Federalists and Democratic Republicans, emerges.
    1797 Two terms for Presidents Washington retires after two terms in office.
    1801 Peaceful transfer of power With Jefferson’s election, power transfers peacefully from one party to the other.
    1803 Judicial review The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review.
  • Major U.S. Conflicts, 1794–1812
    Date Event Cause/Significance
    1794 Whiskey Rebellion People on frontier protest whiskey taxes; First challenge facing the new government
    1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers Native Americans resist American expansion, aided by the British; American victory opened Northwest Territory
    1801 Barbary War Barbary States seize American ships and sailors; First American victory overseas
    1811 Battle of Tippecanoe Native Americans led by Tecumseh resist American expansion; American victory weakens Native American movement
    1812 War of 1812 Americans blame Britain for various problems; War strengthens national unity; defeat of Native Americans opens up vast lands for settlement
  • U.S. Territorial Expansion
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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall: United States History CHAPTER 1 Many Cultures Meet (Prehistory–1550) CHAPTER 2 Europeans Establish Colonies (1492–1752) CHAPTER 3 The American Colonies Take Shape (1607–1765) CHAPTER 4 The American Revolution (1765–1783) CHAPTER 5 Creating the Constitution (1781–1789) CHAPTER 6 The New Republic (1789–1816) CHAPTER 7 Nationalism and Sectionalism (1812–1855) CHAPTER 8 Religion and Reform (1812–1860) CHAPTER 9 Manifest Destiny (1800–1850) CHAPTER 10 The Union in Crisis (1846–1861) CHAPTER 11 The Civil War (1861–1865) CHAPTER 12 The Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) CHAPTER 13 The Triumph of Industry (1865–1914) CHAPTER 14 Immigration and Urbanization (1865–1914) CHAPTER 15 The South and West Transformed (1865–1900) CHAPTER 16 Issues of the Gilded Age (1877–1900) CHAPTER 17 The Progressive Era (1890–1920) CHAPTER 18 An Emerging World Power (1890–1917) CHAPTER 19 World War I and Beyond (1914–1920) CHAPTER 20 The Twenties (1919–1929) CHAPTER 21 The Great Depression (1928–1932) CHAPTER 22 The New Deal (1932–1941) CHAPTER 23 The Coming of War (1931–1942) CHAPTER 24 World War II (1941–1945) CHAPTER 25 The Cold War (1945–1960) CHAPTER 26 Postwar Confidence and Anxiety (1945–1960) CHAPTER 27 The Civil Rights Movement (1945–1975) CHAPTER 28 The Kennedy and Johnson Years (1960–1968) CHAPTER 29 The Vietnam War Era (1954–1975) CHAPTER 30 An Era of Protest and Change (1960–1980) CHAPTER 31 A Crisis in Confidence (1968–1980) CHAPTER 32 The Conservative Resurgence (1980–1993) CHAPTER 33 Into a New Century (1992–Today) Reflections: Enduring Issues Five Themes of Geography Profile of the Fifty States Atlas Presidents of the United States Economics Handbook Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court Documents of Our Nation English and Spanish Glossary Index Acknowledgments