Political and Social Change in the United States: A Brief History, With the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U. S. Constitution, and the Amendments to the Constitution

Through the prism of the U.S. Constitution and other foundational documents, Edd Applegate’s Political and Social Changes in the United States will discuss major transformations in American social and political life since the Founding, beginning with England’s expansion in North America, the War of Independence, and the early national period. It proceeds through industrialization, the Civil War, economic growth, progressivism, and the emergence of the United States on the world stage. It concludes with considerations of the Cold War and post-Cold War worlds and new threats and challenges to the United States and its institutions. "This book presents a brief history of the major political and social changes in the United States since the nation was founded. It includes the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Amendments to the Constitution. Considering these documents have contributed to the foundation on which the United States is based, all should be important to every living American. Every person old enough to vote should not only read these documents but thoroughly understand each." -- From the introduction Through the prism of the US Constitution and other foundational documents Edd Applegate's Political and Social Changes in the United States discusses major transformations in American social and political life since the Founding.