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A School History of the United States

by John Bach McMaster

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A School History of the United States is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to John Bach McMaster. Catalog subjects include United States -- History. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

A School History of the United States is calibrated from 36,499 sampled words across 54 chapters: sentences average 18.9 words, 30.4% exceed 24 words and 8.4% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Medium-length sentences averaging 18.9 words, with 30.4% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

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8.4% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Medium commitment

Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 19 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context

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Table of contents

54 chapters

  1. 01CHAPTER XI32 min
  2. 02SUMMARY3 min
  3. 03THE STRUGGLE FOR A GOVERNMENT12 min
  4. 04CHAPTER XIII9 min
  5. 05SUMMARY — Section 52 min
  6. 06CHAPTER XIV22 min
  7. 07SUMMARY — Section 72 min
  8. 08CHAPTER XV11 min
  9. 09SUMMARY — Section 92 min
  10. 10CHAPTER XVI22 min
  11. 11SUMMARY — Section 113 min
  12. 12CHAPTER XVII11 min
  13. 13SUMMARY — Section 132 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XVIII10 min
  15. 15SUMMARY — Section 152 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XIX21 min
  17. 17SUMMARY — Section 172 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XX8 min
  19. 19SUMMARY — Section 192 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XXI15 min
  21. 21SUMMARY — Section 212 min
  22. 22MOVEMENT OF POPULATION.2 min
  23. 23CHAPTER XXII17 min
  24. 24SUMMARY — Section 242 min
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIII31 min
  26. 26SUMMARY — Section 263 min
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIV28 min
  28. 28SUMMARY — Section 282 min
  29. 29THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OF 1844 CALLED FOR2 min
  30. 30CHAPTER XXV20 min
  31. 31SUMMARY — Section 312 min
  32. 32CHAPTER XXVI16 min
  33. 33SUMMARY — Section 332 min
  34. 34CHAPTER XXVII34 min
  35. 35CHAPTER XXVIII11 min
  36. 36SUMMARY — Section 362 min
  37. 37CHAPTER XXIX8 min
  38. 38SUMMARY — Section 382 min
  39. 39"THE INDESTRUCTIBLE UNION OF INDESTRUCTIBLE STATES."10 min
  40. 40SUMMARY — Section 402 min
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXI5 min
  42. 42SUMMARY — Section 422 min
  43. 43THE ECONOMIC STRUGGLE9 min
  44. 44SUMMARY — Section 442 min
  45. 45CHAPTER XXXIII6 min
  46. 46SUMMARY — Section 462 min
  47. 47CHAPTER XXXIV4 min
  48. 48SUMMARY — Section 482 min
  49. 49CHAPTER XXXV29 min
  50. 50SUMMARY — Section 502 min
  51. 51APPENDIX3 min
  52. 52CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES—1787[1]5 min
  53. 53STATE CONSTITUTIONS5 min
  54. 54INDEX23 min
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