PART ONE American Geography

Ⅰ.The United States

Ⅱ.The Mountains of the United States

Ⅲ.The Rivers and the Lakes in the United State

Ⅳ.Regions and Divisions in the United States

Ⅴ.The Cities of the United States

PART TWO The American People

Ⅰ.The Earliest Inhabitants in America

Ⅱ.The Discovery of America

Ⅲ.European Settlers

Ⅳ.English Colonies

Ⅴ.Early American Immigrants

Ⅵ.Immigrants Coming from 1890 to 1920

Ⅶ.Immigration Between the End of World War I to the Present(1920—84)

PART THREE Disadvantaged People

Ⅰ.American Indians

Ⅱ.Blacks in America

Ⅲ.Americans of Spanish Origin

PART FOUR American Women

Ⅰ.American Women’s Status in the Colonial Period and the 19th Century

Ⅱ.Women between the End of the American Revolution and the Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

Ⅲ.American Women’s Liberation Movement

Ⅳ.American Women Today

PART FIVE American Government

Ⅰ.The Nature of American Government

Ⅱ.The President

Ⅲ.Congress

Ⅳ.The Court System

Ⅴ.Cheeks and Balances

Ⅵ.State and Local Governments

PART SIX Politicai Parties in the United States

Ⅰ.History of the Two Parties

Ⅱ.The Present Two-party System

Ⅲ.Other Parties

Ⅳ.Membership of the Two Parties

Ⅴ.The Organization of the Two Parties

PART SEVEN American Economy

Ⅰ.Historical Perspective

Ⅱ.American Economy Today

PART EIGHT American Agriculture

Ⅰ.The United States Is Rich in Agricultural Products

Ⅱ.Results of Growing Productivity

Ⅲ.Format of American Farms

Ⅳ.Agricultural Problems in the United States

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