Part One The United States of America Chapter 1 Geographical Features and Natural Resources 1.Location and Geographical Divisions 2.Climate 3.Natural Resources Chapter 2 American Population 1.Composition of the US Population 2.Population Distribution 3.Internal Migration Chapter 3 Discovery and Colonization of the New World 1.American Indians and Great Discoveries 2.Colonization of the New World 3.Governmental and Social Structures of the 13 Colonies Chapter 4 American Revolution 1.Britain's Policy to American Colonies 2.The Road to the Revolution 3.The Outbreak of War and the Second Continental Congress 4.Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War Chapter 5 The Confederation and the Constitution 1.Articles of Confederation 2.Constitutional Convention 3.Opinions on the Ratification Issue 4.The New Government and the Louisiana Purchase 5.The War of 1812 Chapter 6 American Expansion and the Civil War 1.Monroe Doctrine 2.Westward Movement 3.Economic Antagonism Between North and South 4.The Way to the Civil War 5.Civil War Chapter 7 Reconstruction and the Birth of US Imperialism 1.Reconstruction in the South 2.Becoming a Great Industrial Power 3.Becoming an Imperial Power Chapter 8 World War Ⅰ and the Depression 1.World War Ⅰ 2.America's Entrance into the War 3.Peace Conference of 1919 4.Era of Prosperity and the Coming of Great Depression 5.Franklin Roosevelt and His New Deal Part Two The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Appendices References