The following list shows a summary of the topics covered in this course. To see all of the course pages, visit the Table of Contents.
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Module 1: Indigenous America and Early European Exploration
- Indigenous Americans
- The Age of Exploration
- Early European Expansion
- Historical Hack: Recounting History
- Resources: Indigenous America and European Exploration Reader
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Module 2: Colliding Cultures
- European Exploration and Colonization
- Early British Colonies
- The Columbian Exchange and Slavery in North America
- Historical Hack: Thinking Like a Historian
- Resources: Colliding Cultures Reader
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Module 3: British North America
- Transitions in England
- The British Colonies
- Colonial Life and Conflict
- Historical Hack: Analyzing Primary Source Documents
- Resources: British North America Reader
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Module 4: Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests (1763–1774)
- Wars for Empire
- Colonial Responses to New Laws
- Stirrings of Revolution
- Historical Hack: Historical Arguments
- Resources: Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests Reader
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Module 5: The American Revolution (1775–1783)
- The Revolution Begins
- The War for Independence
- The Impact of the War
- Historical Hack: Thinking Critically About Sources
- Resources: The American Revolution Reader
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Module 6: Creating a Government (1776–1783)
- A New Republic
- The U.S. Constitution
- Ratifying the Constitution
- Historical Hack: Reading Complex Documents
- Resources: Creating a Government Reader
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Module 7: The Early Republic (1790–1820)
- American Finances and Early Political Parties
- The New American Republic
- Partisan Politics
- The War of 1812
- Historical Hack: Research Questions
- Resources: The Early Republic Reader
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Module 8: Industrial Transformation (1800—1850)
- Early Industrialization
- A Growing Capitalist Republic
- Social Classes
- Historical Hack: Creating Historical Arguments and Counterarguments
- Resources: Industrial Transformation Reader
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Module 9: Democracy in America (1820–1840)
- John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
- Jackson’s Controversial Policies
- Indigenous American Relations and Removal
- The New Role of the Majority
- Historical Hack: Understanding Rhetoric
- Resources: Democracy in America Reader
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Module 10: Westward Expansion (1800–1860)
- Manifest Destiny and Texan Independence
- The Mexican-American War
- The Dilemma of the West
- Historical Hack: Political Cartoons
- Resources: Westward Expansion Reader
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Module 11: Cotton Is King — The Antebellum South (1800–1860)
- The Economics of Cotton
- Slavery and Life in the Antebellum United States
- Southern Culture and Wealth
- Historical Hack: Understanding Historical Actors
- Resources: Cotton Is King — The Antebellum South Reader
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Module 12: Religion and Reform (1820–1860)
- Religion and Individualism
- Social and Health Reform
- The Abolition Movement
- Historical Hack: Understanding Cause and Effect
- Resources: Religion Reform Reader
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Module 13: Troubled Times — The Sectional Crisis
- The Compromise of 1850
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Republican Party
- Sectional Strife and Political Change
- Historical Hack: Historical Empathy and Emotional Distance
- Resources: Troubled Times — The Sectional Crisis Reader
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Module 14: The Civil War (1860–1865)
- The Outbreak of the Civil War
- Early Mobilization and War
- The Turning Tide
- The End of the Civil War
- Historical Hack: Civil War Photographs
- Resources: The Civil War Reader
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Module 15: The Era of Reconstruction (1865–1877)
- Lincoln and Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
- Radical Reconstruction (1867–1872)
- The End of Reconstruction
- Resources: The Era of Reconstruction Reader
- Appendices