Snapshots of Early Modern History Vol. 2
Table of Contents
Section 19: Enlightened Absolutism
Culture Corner: The Enlightenment
Chapter 37: Catherine Seizes Power
Chapter 38: Catherine Expands Russia
Section 20: Life in the Pacific
Chapter 39: Captain Cook Searches for Fabled Lands
Chapter 40: King Kamehameha Unites Hawaii
Culture Corner: He'e Nalu
Section 21: The American Revolution
Chapter 41: America Marches to Revolution
Culture Corner: Adam Smith
Chapter 42: The United States Writes the Constitution
Culture Coner: Phillis Wheatley
Section 22: Ripple Effects of the Revolution
Chapter 43: The United States Fights the Western Confederacy
Chapter 44: Canada Remains Loyal to Great Britain
Section 23: The Land Down Under
Chapter 45: Aboriginals and Convicts Australia
Chapter 46: Hongi Hika Trades for Guns
Culture Corner: The Haka and the Poi
Section 24: Trouble in France
Chapter 47: Lavish Living in France
Culture Corner: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chapter 48: Heads Roll in France
Culture Corner: Jacques-Louis David
Section 25: Freedom from Slavery
Chapter 49: Haiti Wins Its Freedom
Culture Corner: Tignons
Chapter 50: Abolitionists Fight Slavery
Section 26: The United States Expands
Chapter 51: America Debates Its Identity
Chapter 52: Sacagawea Leads the Way
Section 27: Europe Begins to Modernize
Chapter 53: The Industrial Revolution Gets Rolling
Culture Corner: Mary Wollstonecraft
Chapter 54: The Romantics Strive for Meaning
Culture Corner: The Haskalah
Section 28: Emperor Napoleon
Chapter 55: Napoleon Crowns Himself
Culture Corner: Josephine and French Fashion
Chapter 56: Napoleon Abdicates—Twice
Culture Corner: Marie Antoine Carême
Section 29: The Bolivarian Revolutions
Chapter 57: A Tale of Two Generals
Chapter 58: Bolivar and San Martin Liberate South America
Culture Corner: The Cusco School
Section 30: Latin American Revolutions Continue
Chapter 59: "Independence or Death" in Brazil
Chapter 60: The Cry of Dolores Rings Out in Mexico
Section 31: Empires of Africa
Chapter 61: Shaka Forges the Zulu
Chapter 62: Usman Starts a Caliphate
Culture Corner: African Masks
Section 32: Natives in North America
Chapter 63: Russia Hunts Furs in Alaska
Culture Corner: Totem Poles
Chapter 64: Jackson Paves the Trail of Tears
Culture Corner: Sequoya
Section 33: Victorian Britain
Chapter 65: Victoria Takes the Throne
Culture Corner: Photography
Chapter 66: The Rise of the Middle Class
Culture Corner: Charles Dickens
Section 34: British Imperialism
Chapter 67: The Victorians Play the Great Game
Culture Corner: Fairy Tales
Chapter 68: The British Smuggle Opium Into China
Section 35: Pain and Relief from the Industrial Revolution
Chapter 69: Potatoes Rot in Ireland
Chapter 70: Protesting for Social Good
Culture Corner: Edgar Allen Poe
Section 36: The March to a New World
Chapter 71: The United States Stretches from Sea to Shining Sea
Culture Corner: The Telegraph
Chapter 72: The Revolutions of '48 Tear Across Europe
Culture Corner: Karl Marx