US History
Independence to 1914

Early Exploration and Settlement

• The Earliest Americans
• The Age of Exploration
• Spanish America
• The Race for Empires

The English Colonies

• The Southern Colonies
• The New England Colonies
• The Middle Colonies
• Life in the English Colonies
• Conflict in the Colonies

The American Revolution

• The Revolutionary War Begins
• Declaring Independence
• Patriots Gain New Hope
• Independence!

Forming a Government

• The Articles of Confederation
• The New Nation Faces Challenges
• Creating the Constitution
• Ratifying the Constitution

Citizenship and the Constitution

• Understanding the Constitution
• The Bill of Rights
• Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Launching the Nation

• Washington Leads a New Nation
• Hamilton and National Finances
• Challenges for the New Nation
• John Adams's Presidency

The Jefferson Era

• Jefferson Becomes President
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Coming War
• The War of 1812

A New National Identity

• American Foreign Policy
• Nationalism and Sectionalism
• American Culture

The Age of Jackson

• Jacksonian Democracy
• Jackson's Administration
• Indian Removal

Expanding West

• Trails to the West
• The Texas Revolution
• The Mexican - American War
• The California Gold Rush

The North

• The Industrial Revolution in America
• Changes in Working Life
• The Transportation Revolution
• More Technological Advances

The South

• Growth of the Cotton Industry
• Free Southern Society
• The Slave System

New Movements in America

• Immigrants and Urban Challenges
• American Arts
• Reforming Society
• The Movement to End Slavery
• Women's Rights

A Divided Nation

• The Debate over Slavery
• Trouble in Kansas
• Political Divisions
• The Nation Divides

The Civil War

• The War Begins
• The War in the East
• The War in the West
• Daily Life during the War
• The Tide of War Turns

Reconstruction

• Rebuilding the South
• The Fight over Reconstruction
• Reconstruction in the South

Americans Move West

• Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads
• Wars for the West
• Farming and Populism

An Industrial Nation

• The Second Industrial Revolution
• Big Business
• Industrial Workers
• A New Wave of Immigration
• City Life

The Spirit of Reform

• The Gilded Age
• The Progressive Movement
• Reforming the Workplace
• The Rights of Women and Minorities
• The Progressive Presidents

America Becomes a World Power

• The United States Gaines Overseas Territories
• The Spanish-American War
• The United States and Latin America
• The United States and Mexico