Dynamic content designed for the way today''s students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life Integrated within the narrative, interactives empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. Revel''s unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark features of Pearson''s bestselling titles to life. Revel''s media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, so students stay focused and on task. Located throughout Revel, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their comprehension at regular intervals before moving on. The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study -- anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates. Revel''s writing functionality enables educators to introduce writing -- among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking -- into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden.
Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips. Accessible features bring the stories of diverse Americans to life By emphasizing social history, the author team -- each member of which is a well-known scholar -- best presents the history of the common people . Recovering the Past features provide opportunities to review compelling evidence -- from movies and popular music to diaries and political cartoons -- that historians have used in reconstructing and interpreting the past. Each feature ends with thought-provoking questions. Chapter-opening American Stories explore the experiences of ordinary Americans through personal stories that introduce the main themes and concepts of the specific chapter.
A brief overview links the story to the text, and each chapter''s conclusion revisits the individual described in the appropriate American Stories feature. An international perspective throughout the text encourages students to think across national boundaries and understand the ways in which U.S. history intersects with the world. New and updated content engages students and ensures an up-to-date learning experience UPDATED! Chapter 1 incorporates the most recent research into language, genetics, and archeology to illuminate the arrival of peoples into the Americas and expands the discussions of native peoples and their societies. UPDATED! Chapter 2 amplifies the discussion of Spain and its conquests in the Americas. It expands the treatment of religious issues during the Reformation and connects expansion to European religious politics. It also updates slave trade numbers in keeping with recent research.
UPDATED! Chapter 3 updates, clarifies, and expands the analysis of the early colonies and provides further information on the role of religion in early settlement. It reorganizes the presentation of materials across sections. It contrasts French and English settlement patterns and includes a new table showing types of colonies and change over time. UPDATED! Chapter 4 expands the discussion of gendered division of labor and incorporates the latest research on slave imports in both the narrative and supporting visual materials. It extends the treatment of slave rebellions, including the Stono rebellion, and the analysis of slave religion. Further, it explains the roots of the multiple Anglo-French wars in the Glorious Revolution and enhances the discussion of diversity and the religious context of the Great Awakening. UPDATED! Chapter 5 connects an expanded discussion of trade policy to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts. It uses recent research to update the discussion of Washington''s altercation with the French in the backcountry.
UPDATED! Chapter 6 reorders material for better flow and clarity. It explains British war strategy more fully. A new discussion shows how Congress accrued a war debt that would eventually pose a problem for the government and for the men who were paid in vouchers. It provides more coverage of the postwar economic situation and of the political developments after the war. It discusses the historiographical debate over the Constitution''s ratification. UPDATED! Chapter 7 provides biographical information on Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. It clarifies two different approaches to the Indian question in the early Republic and links native resistance to the assimilation policy. The War of 1812 appears as a struggle between red, white, and black, and the Haitian revolution is shown in its Atlantic world context.
The chapter explains the social context of early republic political crises and the significance of the revolution of 1800. A new travel journal appears in the Recovering the Past section. UPDATED! Chapter 8 highlights the importance of new means of communication to economic growth and contrasts American and European industrial development. New material appears on the link between industrial practices and illness. UPDATED! Chapter 9 emphasizes regional differences within the South and includes material reflecting new scholarship on the significance of the Missouri Compromise, its relationship to the coming of Civil War, and its contribution to growing differences between the North and South. The narrative identifies the unhealthy conditions of slave life. Material has been added on the southern response to the Nat Turner revolt. UPDATED! Chapter 10 clarifies the differences between southern revivalism and actions inspired by Charles Finney.
It reveals the link between notions of woman''s cultural sphere and responsibility and female commitment to reform (especially abolitionism). UPDATED! Chapter 11 includes new material on the Mexican War and a discussion of the simple technology used by early miners on the mining frontier. UPDATED! Chapter 12 emphasizes how the crises of the 1850s made slavery an issue that northerners could not ignore, while the profitability of slavery during the 1850s made slavery an institution southerners were determined to retain. The chapter provides more details on Bleeding Kansas to show that its importance was not due to the number of casualties but to its value as propaganda. New scholarship is woven into the discussion of Lincoln. UPDATED! Chapter 13 updates casualty figures and the role of suffering and disease during the Civil War. It suggests how Europeans thought about the conflict and the ways in which immigrants participated in the war. UPDATED! Chapter 14 has small additions to the narrative to make it clearer and more complete.
Superior assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts Revel''s assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. When they understand exactly what is expected of them, students are better motivated to keep up. Revel''s performance dashboard empowers educators to monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. Actionable information, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task, helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways. For example, the trending column reveals whether students'' grades are improving or declining, helping educators to identify students who might need help to stay on track. Revel''s Blackboard Learn(tm) integration provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses. With single sign-on, students can be ready to access Revel''s interactive blend of authors'' narrative, media, and assessment on their first day.
Flexible, on-demand grade synchronization capabilities allow educators to control exactly which Revel grades should be transferred to the Blackboard Gradebook.