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  • The New South
    Economic Growth Limits to Growth
    • Development of new industries such as textiles, lumber, iron, steel
    • Expansion of rail lines
    • Some agricultural diversification to reduce dependence on cotton
    • Shortage of skilled workers
    • Wealth concentrated in hands of a few
    • Few banks to finance business expansion
  • Key Events in the Indian Wars
    Event Description
    Sand Creek Massacre, 1864 U.S. troops kill unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children.
    Fetterman Massacre, 1866 Sioux lure Captain William Fetterman and his troops into an ambush.
    Red River War, 1874–1875 Series of conflicts ends with defeat of southern Plains Indians. Texas panhandle opened to white settlement.
    Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876 Colonel George Custer meets a huge Sioux force. Custer and all 250 of his men perish.
    Nez Percé War, 1877 Rather than relocate to a reservation, Nez Percés flee more than 1,000 miles but are forced to surrender just short of the Canadian border.
    Battle of Wounded Knee, 1890 Ghost Dance raises fears of Sioux uprising. More than 100 Sioux are killed at Wounded Knee.
  • Transforming the West
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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