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Alan Brinkley’s American History: Connecting with the Past UPDATED AP Edition fully addresses the latest AP U.S. History Curriculum providing students with guidance and support to master key concepts and themes, develop disciplinary practices and reasoning skills, and succeed on the AP U.S. History Exam. The balanced approach focuses on political, social, and cultural history and its relevancy.

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• Full coverage and a wealth of support for AP

• AP-level chapter openers direct students’ attention to key concepts and help students understand the big picture.

• Historical Argumentation questions feature AP-level prompts to help students evaluate historical arguments and use evidence.

• AP test practice within each chapter and expanded online test banks help students prepare for rigor the of the exam.

• A newly revised AP Teacher’s Manual with pacing guides, practice questions, and activities is included.

American History: Connecting with the Past includes access to ONboard adaptive course prep; AP Core resources including an AP SmartBook®, interactive eBook, AP Test Banks, and an AP Teacher Manual; and SCOREboard adaptive test prep, featuring four complete AP practice exams.

American History: Connecting with the Past Updated AP® Edition (15e) ©2017, Brinkley

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American History: Connecting with the Past Updated AP® Edition (15e) ©2017, Brinkley

Table of ContentsCHAPTER 17 Industrial SupremacyCHAPTER 18 The Age of the CityCHAPTER 19 From Crisis to EmpireCHAPTER 20 The Progressive EraCHAPTER 21 America and the Great WarCHAPTER 22 The New EraCHAPTER 23 The Great DepressionCHAPTER 24 The New DealCHAPTER 25 The Global Crisis, 1921-1941CHAPTER 26 America in a World at WarCHAPTER 27 The Cold WarCHAPTER 28 The Affluent SocietyCHAPTER 29 Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of LiberalismCHAPTER 30 The Crisis of AuthorityCHAPTER 31 From “The Age of Limits” to the Age of ReaganCHAPTER 32 The Age of Globalization

CHAPTER 1 The Collision of CulturesCHAPTER 2 Transplantations and BorderlandsCHAPTER 3 Society and Culture in Provincial AmericaCHAPTER 4 The Empire in TransitionCHAPTER 5 The American RevolutionCHAPTER 6 The Constitution and the New RepublicCHAPTER 7 The Jeffersonian EraCHAPTER 8 Varieties of American NationalismCHAPTER 9 Jacksonian AmericaCHAPTER 10 America’s Economic RevolutionCHAPTER 11 Cotton, Slavery, and the Old SouthCHAPTER 12 Antebellum Culture and ReformCHAPTER 13 The Impending CrisisCHAPTER 14 The Civil WarCHAPTER 15 Reconstruction and the New SouthCHAPTER 16 The Conquest of the Far West

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AP advantage Print and Digital Bundle (Student Edition with ONboard™, Online Student Edition, SCOREboard™) 6 year: 978-0-07-683115-9 | 1 year: 978-0-07-683126-5

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