(Multiple Choice) Congress finally stepped in to pass the Interstate Commerce Act to regulate the railroad industry because a. Labor unions and social reformers demanded a public voice in the railroad industry. Railroad corporations themselves were demanding an end to corruption and cutthroat competition. President Grover Cleveland gave strong backing for the law. The Supreme Court had ruled in the Wabash case that the states had no power to regulate interstate commerce. The spectacular failure of several railroads threatened the survival of the industry.
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(Multiple Choice) So-called Social Darwinists like Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner justified harsh competition and vast disparities in wealth by arguing that a. Industrialists like Rockefeller and Carnegie foreshadowed the evolution of the human race. Such developments were a natural consequence of the New World environment.
Large fortunes could be used to invest in research that would improve the human gene pool. Charles Darwin had uncovered the scientific basis of economics as well as biology. The wealthy who came out on top were simply displaying their natural superiority to others.
Contents. Structure Twelfth edition Four different versions of the 12th edition were printed. All are divided into six parts, from 'Founding the New Nation' (with an initial chapter on prehistory, natives, and European exploration) through 'Making Modern America.' The six parts are subdivided into a total of 42 chapters spanning 1034 pages. The book's chronology officially ends in the year 2001, though later printings include an additional three paragraphs detailing the as well as. Since then, the incumbent edition of the American Pageant included information regarding the. The four versions of the Twelfth Edition are the Complete Edition, the version 'For Advanced High School Courses,' published.
There are also two editions that split the textbook into two volumes: Volume I, which covers American history up to 1877, and Volume II, which covers the American history since 1865. Thirteenth edition The thirteenth edition, released in 2006, contains 42 chapters in six sections. The book's chronology is updated, briefly covering the, the, and the. Chapters 27 and 28 from the 12th Edition were combined in the 13th edition. Fourteenth edition The fourteenth edition, released in 2010, contains 42 chapters in six parts. This edition adds twelve new 'Thinking Globally' essays and many new box-quotes adding more international voices to the events chronicled in the book's historical narrative. The 'Varying Viewpoints' essays were updated reflecting new interpretations of significant trends and events, as well as concern for their global context.
The text's global focus is renewed and strengthened. Also the edition has new and revised primary source features called 'Examining the Evidence'.
Fifteenth edition The fifteenth edition, released in 2013, contains 42 chapters in six parts. This edition includes markedly deeper cultural innovations, artistic movements, and intellectual doctrines that have engaged and inspired Americans and shaped the course of history of the United States, new 'Thinking Globally' essay on twentieth-century in Chapter 31, new 'Makers of America' feature on of the 1950s in Chapter 37. The book's tables, graphs, Key Terms, People to Know, and To Learn More sections are also updated. This is the first edition in which Bailey is not credited as an author on the cover and the title page. Sixteenth edition The sixteenth edition, released in 2015, contains 41 chapters in six parts. This edition's Part Six, which covers post-1945 period is revised.
Chapters 29 and 30 from the 15th Edition were combined in the sixteenth edition. Each chapter has a new feature called “Contending Voices”, which offers paired quotes from original historical sources, accompanied by questions which prompt students to think about conflicting perspectives on controversial subjects. Evaluation Historian, evaluating the 10th edition of 1994, argues that the publisher has made a special effort to be more approachable for beginning students by using a more basic vocabulary, simpler concepts, and features designed to aid learning.
This textbook, he says, therefore uses easy syntax, unsophisticated interpretations, and gives only limited coverage to complex and controversial topics. The typeface is large, and the page layout is generous with many color illustrations. It gives a basic political narrative emphasizing great men and famous events, although it does include new topics regarding diversity of race and gender. Pocock states: It is at heart a patriotic work that celebrates American progress and the free enterprise system, while largely ignoring dissenting political viewpoints outside the mainstream. Sidebars present broader historiographic interpretations, but the context seems clearly intended to convey the notion that these other views are mistaken in some way.
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