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xiAmerica%u2019s History: What%u2019s Inside This Eleventh EditionA Nine-Part Framework Highlights Key DevelopmentsOne of the great strengths of America%u2019s History is its part structure, which helps students identify the key forces and major developments that shaped each era. These parts are easy to align with the nine time periods established by the College Board for the AP%u00ae U.S. History course. Each part and chapter of this text is structured around a common set of features designed to convey the rich story of humankind while helping students develop the skills required to realize success on the AP%u00ae U.S. History Exam.Part 1, %u201cTransformations of North America, 1491%u20131700,%u201dhighlights the diversity and complexity of Native Americans prior to European contact, examines the transformative impact of European intrusions and the Columbian Exchange, and emphasizes the experimental quality of colonial ventures.Part 2, %u201cBritish North America and the Atlantic World, 1607%u20131763,%u201d explains the diversification of British North America and the rise of the British Atlantic world and emphasizes the importance of contact between colonists and Native Americans and imperial rivalries among European powers.Part 3, %u201cRevolution and Republican Culture, 1754%u20131800,%u201dtraces the rise of colonial protest against British imperial reform, outlines the ways that the American Revolution challenged the social order, and explores the processes of conquest, competition, and consolidation that followed it.Part 4, %u201cOverlapping Revolutions, 1800%u20131848,%u201d traces economic, social, and cultural transformations; explains the new shape of American politics; and highlights the ways in which the desire for a continental nation triggered divisions between North and South.Part 5, %u201cConsolidating a Continental Union, 1844%u20131877,%u201d covers the conflicts generated by America%u2019s empire building in the West, including the sectional political struggles that led to the Civil War and national consolidation of power during and after Reconstruction.Part 6, %u201cIndustrializing America: Upheavals and Experiments, 1865%u20131917,%u201d examines the transformations brought about by the rise of corporations and a powerhouse industrial economy; immigration and a diverse, urbanizing society; and movements for progressive reform.Part 7, %u201cGlobal Ambitions and Domestic Turmoil, 1890%u20131945,%u201d explores America%u2019s rise to world power, the cultural transformations and political conflicts of the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the creation of the New Deal welfare state.Part 8, %u201cThe Modern State and the Age of Liberalism, 1945%u20131980,%u201d addresses the postwar period, including America%u2019s new global leadership role during the Cold War; the expansion of federal responsibility during a new %u201cage of liberalism%u201d; and the growth of mass consumption and the middle class.Finally, Part 9, %u201cGlobalization and a Changing Nation, 1980 to the Present,%u201d discusses the conservative political ascendancy of the 1980s and the growing divisiveness of American politics after the 1990s; the end of the Cold War and increasing U.S. engagement in the Middle East; and globalization and increasing economic and social inequality.New Updates to the Narrative Reflect the Latest ScholarshipIn the new edition, we continue to offer teachers a bold account of U.S. history that reflects the latest, most exciting scholarship in the field. To that end, we have updated and augmented a number of areas in the narrative. The Eleventh Edition gives revised or expanded coverage of:%u2022 Indigenous societies, with special attention to how those societies are named and characterized in our account of the colonial and antebellum periods (Chapters 1%u20134, 9)%u2022 Slavery, enslaved people, and enslavers (Chapters 2%u20133, 8%u20139, 11)%u2022 The politics of the first half of the nineteenth century, with particular attention to the expulsions of Indigenous societies and the growing importance of race and gender in antebellum politics (Chapter 9)%u2022 The complexities of southern secession and the social andpolitical conflicts within the Confederacy (Chapters 12 and 13)%u2022 Indigenous voices and perspectives in the second half of the nineteenth century (Chapters 14 and 15)%u2022 Urban culture and the rise of cities in the late nineteenth century (Chapters 17 and 18)%u2022 Links between new technologies, such as radio, and presidential campaigns (Chapter 19)%u2022 Indigenous people in the modern period, especially their experiences with the New Deal, World War II, and the evolving, and complex, landscape of federal policy toward Indigenous tribal communities, especially as it relates to tribal sovereignty (Chapters 22%u201323, 26, and 28)%u2022 Events and developments of the last five years (Chapter 30)%u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. 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