Dynamic content designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life

Embedded videos enhance the text narrative and illuminate key content.

NEW! Chapter-opening videos capture student attention and provide a brief introduction to the key themes and content in the chapter.
NEW! Student-friendly author-guided videos, featuring author Bill Brands, present compelling content that expands upon and enhances the text narrative.
NEW! Artifacts as Evidence videos, created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, present unique artifacts from the Smithsonian collection as starting points for explaining and illuminating the American historical experience.

Interactives integrated directly into the author-created narrative keep students engaged as they read through each chapter.

NEW! Charting the Past modules — with interactive maps, documents, and images — facilitate in-depth explorations of the relationships among geography, demography, and history.
NEW! Interactive maps enable students to pan and zoom as needed and to toggle on and off important details.
Interactive chapter review sections offer a timeline, key term flashcards, an image gallery, a video gallery, and review questions. As students review key content, they can click on specific topics to learn more or test their knowledge about concepts covered in the chapter.

Multiple-choice end-of-module and end-of-chapter quizzes hold students accountable for the reading while measuring their comprehension of the chapter content, concepts, and major events.
The Revel™ mobile app lets students read, practice, and study — anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates.
The writing functionality in Revel enables educators to integrate writing — among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking — into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden.

Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading.
Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion.
Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course.

NEW! An end-of-chapter source collection includes five to seven documents and two Artifacts as Evidence videos relevant to the chapter content. Each document includes header notes, questions, and audio. Students can highlight and make notes on the documents as needed.
Each chapter follows a consistent pedagogy that maximizes student learning. Focus questions in the chapter openers preview the main idea for each major section and provide a framework for the entire chapter. As a reminder to students, these questions are repeated in the margins after each major section. Quick Check questions follow each subsection for immediate reinforcement.
Learning objective questions highlight the important issues and themes. Each is linked to one of the chapter’s main sections, and they are all emphasized in the chapter overview.
Key terms appear in bold and include pop-up definitions inline that allow students to see the meaning of a word or phrase while reading the text, providing context.
Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.

Superior assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts

The assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. When they understand exactly what is expected of them, students are better motivated to keep up.
The performance dashboard empowers educators to monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. Actionable information, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task, helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways. For example, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining, helping educators to identify students who might need help to stay on track.
LMS integration provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses via Blackboard Learn™ and Canvas™. With single sign-on, students can be ready to access an interactive blend of authors' narrative, media, and assessment on their first day. Flexible, on-demand grade synchronization capabilities allow educators to control exactly which grades should be transferred to the Blackboard or Canvas Gradebook.

Revel is built for digital learning, but we've got you covered if you need print, too

Revel gives students everything they need in an integrated digital learning environment. But if students need a loose-leaf print reference to complement their Revel experience, they can purchase one from within their Revel course at any time.

Check out the preface for a complete list of features and what's new in this edition.

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