Book Overview:   Chapter 1: The World in 1500   Chapter 2: European Exploration of the Americas   Chapter 3: The English Establish 13 Colonies   Chapter 4: The Colonies Develop   Chapter 5: Beginnings of an American Identity   Chapter 6: The Road to Revolution   Chapter 7: The American Revolution   Chapter 8: Confederation to Constitution   Constitution Handbook   Chapter 9: Launching a New Republic   Chapter 10: The Jefferson Era   Chapter 11: National and Regional Growth   Chapter 12: The Age of Jackson   Chapter 13: Manifest Destiny   Chapter 14: A New Spirit of Change   Chapter 15: The Nation Breaking Apart   Chapter 16: The Civil War Begins   Chapter 17: The Tide of War Turns   Chapter 18: Reconstruction   Chapter 19: Growth in the West   Chapter 20: An Industrial Society   Chapter 21: Changes in American Life   Chapter 22: The Progressive Era   Chapter 23: Becoming a World Power   Chapter 24: World War I   Chapter 25: The Roaring Twenties   Chapter 26: The Great Depression and New Deal   Chapter 27: The Rise of Dictators and World War II   Chapter 28: The Cold War and the American Dream   Chapter 29: The Civil Rights Era   Chapter 30: The Vietnam War Years   Chapter 31: Years of Doubt   Chapter 32: Entering a New Millennium   Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court