You'll learn about Native American societies as well as how and why Europeans first explored, and then began to colonize, the Americas.

You'll study the colonies established in the New World by the Spanish, French, Dutch, and British.

You'll explore the events that led to the American Revolution and the formation of the United States and examine the early years of the republic.

You'll examine how the young nation developed politically, culturally, and economically in this period.

You'll learn how the nation expanded and you'll explore the events that led to the secession of Southern states and the Civil War.

You'll examine the nation's economic and demographic shifts in this period and their links to cultural and political changes.

You'll examine America's changing society and culture and the causes and effects of the global wars and economic meltdown of this period.

You'll learn about the rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States, the growth of various civil rights movements, and the economic, cultural, and political transformations of this period.

You'll learn about the advance of political conservatism, developments in science and technology, and demographic shifts that had major cultural and political consequences in this period.