Created Equal: A History of the United States, Volume 1, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (July 23, 2021) © 2022

  • Jacqueline A. Jones University of Texas in Austin
  • Peter H. Wood Duke University
  • Tim Borstelmann
  • Elaine Tyler May University of Minnesota
  • Vicki L. Ruiz University of California, Irvine

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Title overview

Created Equal: A History of the United States examines American history through the lens of contested equality. The text frames the American experience as the stories of various groups of men and women, all “created equal” in their common humanity, claiming an American identity for themselves. Presenting rich analysis in a chronological framework, the authors examine the ongoing struggles over equal rights and the shifting boundaries of inclusion and acceptance that have characterized American history.

Updated with the latest data and statistics, the 5th Edition covers contemporary issues of inclusion such as marriage equality. Additionally, the authors have revised the text’s photographs, figures and maps to be more prominent, interesting and instructive.

Table of contents

  1. First Founders
  2. European Footholds in North America, 1600 to 1660
  3. Controlling the Edges of the Continent, 1660 to 1715
  4. African Enslavement: The Terrible Transformation
  5. Colonial Diversity, 1713 to 1763
  6. The Limits of Imperial Control, 1763 to 1775
  7. Revolutionaries at War, 1775 to 1783
  8. New Beginnings: The 1780s
  9. Revolutionary Legacies, 1789 to 1803
  10. Defending and Expanding the New Nation, 1804 to 1818
  11. Society and Politics in the “Age of the Common Man,” 1819 to 1832
  12. Peoples in Motion, 1832 to 1848
  13. The Crisis over Slavery, 1848 to 1860
  14. “To Fight to Gain a Country”: The Civil War
  15. Consolidating a Triumphant Union, 1865 to 1877

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