The American Vision: Spotlight Video Transcripts

 

Chapter 1 - Section 1 - North America Before Columbus
Chapter 1 - Section 2 - Europe Begins to Explore
Chapter 1 - Section 3 - Founding the Thirteen Colonies
Chapter 1 - Section 4 - Economics, Trade, and Rebellion
Chapter 1 - Section 5 - A Diverse Society
Chapter 2 - Section 1 - The Colonies Fight for Their Rights
Chapter 2 - Section 2 - The Revolution Begins
Chapter 2 - Section 3 - The War for Independence
Chapter 2 - Section 4 - The War Changes American Society
Chapter 3 - Section 1 - The Confederation
Chapter 3 - Section 2 - A New Constitution
Chapter 3 - Section 3 - Ratification
Chapter 4 - Section 1 - Washington and Congress
Chapter 4 - Section 2 - Partisan Politics
Chapter 4 - Section 3 - Jefferson in Office
Chapter 4 - Section 4 - The War of 1812
Chapter 5 - Section 1 - American Nationalism
Chapter 5 - Section 2 - Early Industry
Chapter 5 - Section 3 - The Land of Cotton
Chapter 5 - Section 4 - Growing Sectionalism
Chapter 6 - Section 1 -- Jacksonian America
Chapter 6 - Section 2 - A Changing Culture
Chapter 6 - Section 3 - Reforming Society
Chapter 6 - Section 4 - The Abolitionist Movement
Chapter 7 - Section 1 - The Western Pioneers
Chapter 7 - Section 2 - The Spanish Southwest
Chapter 7 - Section 3 - Independence for Texas
Chapter 7 - Section 4 - The War With Mexico
Chapter 8 - Section 1 - Slavery and Western Expansion
Chapter 8 - Section 2 - The Crisis Deepens
Chapter 8 - Section 3 - The Union Dissolves
Chapter 9 - Section 1 - The Opposing Sides
Chapter 9 - Section 2 - The Early Stages
Chapter 9 - Section 3 - Life During the War
Chapter 9 - Section 4 - The Turning Point
Chapter 9 - Section 5 - The War Ends-Civil War
Chapter 10 - Section 1 - The Debate Over Reconstruction
Chapter 10 - Section 2 - Republican Rule
Chapter 10 - Section 3 - Reconstruction Collapses
Chapter 11 - Section 1 - Miners and Ranchers
Chapter 11 - Section 2 - Farming the Plains
Chapter 11 - Section 3 - Native Americans
Chapter 12 - Section 1 - The Rise of Industry
Chapter 12 - Section 2 - The Railroads
Chapter 12 - Section 3 - Big Business
Chapter 12 - Section 4 - Unions
Chapter 13 - Section 1 - Immigration
Chapter 13 - Section 2 - Urbanization
Chapter 13 - Section 3 - The Gilded Age
Chapter 13 - Section 4 - Populism
Chapter 13 - Section 5 - The Rise of Segregation
Chapter 14 - Section 1 - The Imperialist Vision
Chapter 14 - Section 2 - The Spanish-American War
Chapter 14 - Section 3 - New American Diplomacy
Chapter 15 - Section 1 - The Roots of Progressivism
Chapter 15 - Section 2 - Roosevelt and Taft
Chapter 15 - Section 3 - The Wilson Years
Chapter 16 - Section 1 - The United States Enters World War I
Chapter 16 - Section 2 - The Home Front
Chapter 16 - Section 3 - A Bloody Conflict
Chapter 16 - Section 4 - The War's Impact
Chapter 17 - Section 1 - The Politics of the 1920's
Chapter 17 - Section 2 - A Growing Economy
Chapter 17 - Section 3 - A Clash of Values
Chapter 17 - Section 4 - Cultural Innovations
Chapter 17 - Section 5 - African American Culture
Chapter 18 - Section 1 - Causes of the Depression
Chapter 18 - Section 2 - Life During the Depression
Chapter 18 - Section 3 - Hoover Responds
Chapter 19 - Section 1 - The First New Deal
Chapter 19 - Section 2 - The Second New Deal
Chapter 19 - Section 3 - The New Deal Coalition
Chapter 20 - Section 1 - America and the World
Chapter 20 - Section 2 - World War II Begins
Chapter 20 - Section 3 - The Holocaust
Chapter 20 - Section 4 - America Enters the War
Chapter 21 - Section 1 - Mobilizing for War
Chapter 21 - Section 2 - The Early Battles
Chapter 21 - Section 3 - Life on the Home Front
Chapter 21 - Section 4 - Pushing the Axis Back
Chapter 21 - Section 5 - The War Ends-World War II
Chapter 22 - Section 1 - The Origins of the Cold War
Chapter 22 - Section 2 - The Early Cold War Years
Chapter 22 - Section 3 - The Cold War and American Society
Chapter 22 - Section 4 - Eisenhower's Policies
Chapter 23 - Section 1 - Truman and Eisenhower
Chapter 23 - Section 2 - The Affluent Society
Chapter 23 - Section 3 - The Other Side of American Life
Chapter 24 - Section 1 - The New Frontier
Chapter 24 - Section 2 - JFK and The Cold War
Chapter 24 - Section 3 - The Great Society
Chapter 25 - Section 1 - The Movement Begins
Chapter 25 - Section 2 - Challenging Segregation
Chapter 25 - Section 3 - New Issues
Chapter 26 - Section 1 - Going to War in Vietnam
Chapter 26 - Section 2 - Vietnam Divides the Nation
Chapter 26 - Section 3 - The War Winds Down
Chapter 27 - Section 1 - The Student Movement and Counter Culture
Chapter 27 - Section 2 - The Feminist Movement
Chapter 27 - Section 3 - Hispanic Americans Organize
Chapter 28 - Section 1 - The Nixon Administration
Chapter 28 - Section 2 - The Watergate Scandal
Chapter 28 - Section 3 - Ford and Carter
Chapter 28 - Section 4 - New Approaches to Civil Rights
Chapter 28 - Section 5 - Environmentalism
Chapter 29 - Section 1 - The New Conservatism
Chapter 29 - Section 2 - The Reagan Years
Chapter 29 - Section 3 - Life in the 1980s
Chapter 29 - Section 4 - The End of the Cold War
Chapter 30 - Section 1 - The Technological Revolution
Chapter 30 - Section 2 - The Clinton Years
Chapter 30 - Section 3 - A New Wave of Immigration
Chapter 30 - Section 4 - Changes in American Society
Chapter 31 - Section 1 - America Enters A New Century
Chapter 31 - Section 2 - The War on Terrorism Begins
Chapter 31 - Section 3 - The Invasion of Iraq
Chapter 31 - Section 4 - A Challenging Time