History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877

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1. Course Overview and Learning Outcomes
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 1.1 The Americas
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History 1.2 - Europe on the Brink of Change
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 1.3 West Africa and the Role of Slavery
4. Overview: The Americas, Europe, and Africa in the Pre-Columbian Era(Before 1492)
5. Introduction
6. 1.1 The Indigenous Cultures of the Americas
7. 1.1 The Indigenous Cultures of the Americas
8. Quiz 1.1
9. 1.2 Europe at the Dawn of Transformation
10. Quiz 1.2
11. 1.3 West Africa's Societies and the Emergence of Slavery
12. Quiz 1.3
13. Summary
14. Reference Videos
15. 1.2 Europe at the Dawn of Transformation
16. 1.3 West Africa's Societies and the Emergence of Slavery
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.1 Portuguese Exploration and Spanish Conquest
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.2 Religious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic World
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.3 Challenges to Spain's Supremacy
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.4 New Worlds in the Americas Labor, Commerce, and the Columbian Exchange
5. Overview: The Dawn of Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650
6. Introduction
7. 2.1 Navigating the Seas: Portuguese Ventures and Spanish Dominance
8. Quiz 2.1
9. 2.2 Religious Turmoil in the Emerging Atlantic Societies
10. Quiz 2.2
11. 2.3 Rivals to Spain’s Dominance in the Atlantic Sphere
12. Quiz 2.3
13. 2.4 Transformations in the Americas: Labor, Trade, and the Columbian Impact
14. Quiz 2.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 2.1 Navigating the Seas: Portuguese Ventures and Spanish Dominance
18. 2.2 Religious Turmoil in the Emerging Atlantic Societies
19. 2.3 Rivals to Spain’s Dominance in the Atlantic Sphere
20. 2.4 Transformations in the Americas: Labor, Trade, and the Columbian Impact
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.1 Spanish Exploration and Colonial Society
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.2 Colonial Rivalries Dutch and French Colonial Ambitions
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.3 English Settlements in America
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.4 The Impact of Colonization
5. Overview: Shaping New Social Structures: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700
6. Introduction
7. 3.1 Spanish Expeditions and the Formation of Colonial Communities
8. Quiz 3.1
9. 3.2 Competing Colonizers: Dutch and French Aspirations in the New World
10. Quiz 3.2
11. 3.3 The Establishment of English Colonies in the Americas
12. Quiz 3.3
13. 3.4 The Consequences of Colonization
14. Quiz 3.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 3.1 Spanish Expeditions and the Formation of Colonial Communities
18. 3.2 Competing Colonizers: Dutch and French Aspirations in the New World
19. 3.3 The Establishment of English Colonies in the Americas
20. 3.4 The Consequences of Colonization
1. Analytical SAQs in Early Atlantic History (to 1700)
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.1 Charles II and the Restoration Colonies
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.2 The Glorious Revolution and the English Empire
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.3 An Empire of Slavery and the Consumer Revolution
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.4 Great Awakening and Enlightenment
5. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.5 Wars for Empire
6. Overview: Rise of the English Empire: 1660–1763
7. Introduction
8. 4.1 The Restoration Era and Charles II’s Colonies
9. Quiz 4.1
10. 4.2 The Glorious Revolution’s Impact on the English Empire
11. Quiz 4.2
12. 4.3 A Slave-Driven Economy and the Consumer Transformation
13. Quiz 4.3
14. 4.4 Intellectual and Spiritual Revolutions: The Great Awakening and Enlightenment
15. Quiz 4.4
16. 4.5 Imperial Conflicts and the Struggle for Dominance
17. Quiz 4.5
18. Summary
19. Reference Videos
20. 4.1 The Restoration Era and Charles II’s Colonies
21. 4.2 The Glorious Revolution’s Impact on the English Empire
22. 4.3 A Slave-Driven Economy and the Consumer Transformation
23. 4.4 Intellectual and Spiritual Revolutions: The Great Awakening and Enlightenment
24. 4.5 Imperial Conflicts and the Struggle for Dominance
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.1 Confronting the National Debt The Aftermath of the French and Indian War
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.2 The Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.3 The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.4 The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts
5. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.5 Disaffection The First Continental Congress and American Identity
6. Overview: Imperial Changes and Colonial Resistance, 1763–1774
7. Introduction
8. 5.1 Managing War Debt: The Fallout from the French and Indian War
9. Quiz 5.1
10. 5.2 The Stamp Act Crisis and the Rise of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
11. Quiz 5.2
12. 5.3 The Townshend Acts and the Escalation of Colonial Opposition
13. Quiz 5.3
14. 5.4 The Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts
15. Quiz 5.4
16. 5.5 Growing Divide: The First Continental Congress and the Birth of American Identity
17. Quiz 5.5
18. Summary
19. Reference Videos
20. 5.1 Managing War Debt: The Fallout from the French and Indian War
21. 5.2 The Stamp Act Crisis and the Rise of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
22. 5.3 The Townshend Acts and the Escalation of Colonial Opposition
23. 5.4 The Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts
24. 5.5 Growing Divide: The First Continental Congress and the Birth of American Identity
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.1 Britain’s Law and Order Strategy and Its Consequences
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.2 The Early Years of the Revolution
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.3 War in the South
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.4 Identity during the American Revolution
5. Overview: The Fight for Independence: America’s Revolution, 1775–1783
6. Introduction
7. 6.1 Britain’s Strategy to Restore Order and Its Repercussions
8. Quiz 6.1
9. 6.2 The Beginnings of the Revolutionary Struggle
10. Quiz 6.2
11. 6.3 The Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War
12. Quiz 6.3
13. 6.4 Shaping Identity in the Era of the American Revolution
14. Quiz 6.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 6.1 Britain’s Strategy to Restore Order and Its Repercussions
18. 6.2 The Beginnings of the Revolutionary Struggle
19. 6.3 The Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War
20. 6.4 Shaping Identity in the Era of the American Revolution
1. Empire, Resistance, and Revolutionary Change (1660–1783)
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.1 Common Sense From Monarchy to an American Republic
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.2 How Much Revolutionary Change
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.3 Debating Democracy
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.4 The Constitutional Convention
5. Overview: Building Republican Institutions, 1776–1790
6. Introduction
7. 7.1 Common Sense and the Shift from Monarchy to Republic
8. Quiz 7.1
9. 7.2 The Extent of Revolutionary Transformations
10. Quiz 7.2
11. 7.3 The Debate over Democratic Principles
12. Quiz 7.3
13. 7.4 Crafting a New Framework: The Constitutional Convention and the Federal Charter
14. Quiz 7.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 7.1 Common Sense and the Shift from Monarchy to Republic
18. 7.2 The Extent of Revolutionary Transformations
19. 7.3 The Debate over Democratic Principles
20. 7.4 Crafting a New Framework: The Constitutional Convention and the Federal Charter
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.1 Competing Visions Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.2 The New American Republic
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.3 Partisan Politics
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.4 The United States Goes Back to War
5. Overview: Challenges of a Young Nation: The New Republic, 1790–1820
6. Introduction
7. 8.1 Diverging Ideologies: Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans
8. Quiz 8.1
9. 8.2 Establishing the Foundations of the American Republic
10. Quiz 8.2
11. 8.3 The Rise of Partisan Politics
12. Quiz 8.3
13. 8.4 A Return to Conflict: The United States at War Again
14. Quiz 8.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 8.1 Diverging Ideologies: Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans
18. 8.2 Establishing the Foundations of the American Republic
19. 8.3 The Rise of Partisan Politics
20. 8.4 A Return to Conflict: The United States at War Again
1. Primary Source Analysis in the Early American Republic
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.1 Early Industrialization in the Northeast
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.2 A Vibrant Capitalist Republic
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.3 On the Move The Transportation Revolution
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.4 A New Social Order Class Divisions
5. Overview: The Northern Industrial Revolution, 1800–1850
6. Introduction
7. 9.1 The Beginnings of Industry in the Northeastern United States
8. Quiz 9.1
9. 9.2 The Rise of a Dynamic Capitalist Society
10. Quiz 9.2
11. 9.3 Transforming Mobility: The Transportation Revolution
12. Quiz 9.3
13. 9.4 Emerging Social Structures: Class Divides in a Changing North
14. Quiz 9.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 9.1 The Beginnings of Industry in the Northeastern United States
18. 9.2 The Rise of a Dynamic Capitalist Society
19. 9.3 Transforming Mobility: The Transportation Revolution
20. 9.4 Emerging Social Structures: Class Divides in a Changing North
1. Nation-Building, Economic Transformation, and Social Change (1776–1850)
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.1 - A New Political Style From John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.2 The Rise of American Democracy
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.3 The Nullification Crisis and the Bank War
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.4 Indian Removal
5. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.5 The Tyranny and Triumph of the Majority
6. Overview: The Age of Jackson: Democracy Expands, 1820–1840
7. Introduction
8. 10.1 Shaping a New Political Era: From John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson
9. Quiz 10.1
10. 10.2 The Growth of American Democratic Ideals
11. Quiz 10.2
12. 10.3 The Nullification Crisis and the Battle Over the Bank
13. Quiz 10.3
14. 10.4 The Policy of Indian Removal
15. Quiz 10.4
16. 10.5 The Tyranny and Triumph of the Majority
17. Quiz 10.5
18. Summary
19. Reference Videos
20. 10.1 Shaping a New Political Era: From John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson
21. 10.2 The Growth of American Democratic Ideals
22. 10.3 The Nullification Crisis and the Battle Over the Bank
23. 10.4 The Policy of Indian Removal
24. 10.5 The Tyranny and Triumph of the Majority
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.1 Lewis and Clark
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.2 The Missouri Crisis
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.3 Independence for Texas
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.4 The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
5. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.5 Free Soil or Slave The Dilemma of the West
6. Overview: Expanding Horizons: Westward Movement, 1800–1860
7. Introduction
8. 11.1 The Expedition of Lewis and Clark
9. Quiz 11.1
10. 11.2 The Missouri Compromise and Its Challenges
11. Quiz 11.2
12. 11.3 Texas Secures Independence
13. Quiz 11.3
14. 11.4 The Mexican-American War: 1846–1848
15. Quiz 11.4
16. 11.5 Free or Enslaved? The Western Territory Debate
17. Quiz 11.5
18. Summary
19. Reference Videos
20. 11.1 The Expedition of Lewis and Clark
21. 11.2 The Missouri Compromise and Its Challenges
22. 11.3 Texas Secures Independence
23. 11.4 The Mexican-American War: 1846–1848
24. 11.5 Free or Enslaved? The Western Territory Debate
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.1 Cotton is King The Antebellum South, 1800-1860
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.2 African Americans in the Antebellum United States
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.3 Wealth and Culture in the South
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.4 The Filibuster and the Quest for New Slave States
5. Overview: The Reign of Cotton: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860
6. Introduction
7. 12.1 The Cotton Economy and Its Impact
8. Quiz 12.1
9. 12.2 African American Life in Antebellum America
10. Quiz 12.2
11. 12.3 Southern Wealth and Cultural Identity
12. Quiz 12.3
13. 12.4 The Filibuster Movement and the Expansion of Slave Territories
14. Quiz 12.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 12.1 The Cotton Economy and Its Impact
18. 12.2 African American Life in Antebellum America
19. 12.3 Southern Wealth and Cultural Identity
20. 12.4 The Filibuster Movement and the Expansion of Slave Territories
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.1 An Awakening of Religion and Individualism
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.2 Antebellum Communal Experiments
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.3 Reforms to Human Health
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.4 Addressing Slavery
5. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.5 Women's Rights
6. Overview: Antebellum Movements and Reform, 1820–1860
7. Introduction
8. 13.1 A Revival of Faith and the Rise of Individualism
9. Quiz 13.1
10. 13.2 Utopian Communities and Social Experiments
11. Quiz 13.2
12. 13.3 Advancements in Health and Human Welfare
13. Quiz 13.3
14. 13.4 Confronting the Institution of Slavery
15. Quiz 13.4
16. 13.5 The Struggle for Women’s Rights
17. Quiz 13.5
18. Summary
19. Reference Videos
20. 13.1 A Revival of Faith and the Rise of Individualism
21. 13.2 Utopian Communities and Social Experiments
22. 13.3 Advancements in Health and Human Welfare
23. 13.4 Confronting the Institution of Slavery
24. 13.5 The Struggle for Women’s Rights
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.1 The Compromise of 1850
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.2 The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Republican Party
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.3 The Dred Scott Decision and Sectional Strife
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.4 John Brown and the Election of 1860
5. Overview: A Decade of Discord: The Turbulent 1850s
6. Introduction
7. 14.1 The Compromise of 1850: Seeking Balance Amid Division
8. Quiz 14.1
9. 14.2 The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party
10. Quiz 14.2
11. 14.3 The Dred Scott Ruling and Growing Sectional Tensions
12. Quiz 14.3
13. 14.4 John Brown’s Raid and the Pivotal Election of 1860
14. Quiz 14.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 14.1 The Compromise of 1850: Seeking Balance Amid Division
18. 14.2 The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party
19. 14.3 The Dred Scott Ruling and Growing Sectional Tensions
20. 14.4 John Brown’s Raid and the Pivotal Election of 1860
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.1 The Origins and Outbreak of the Civil War
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.2 Early Mobilization and War
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.3 1863 The Changing Nature of the War
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.4 The Union Triumphant
5. Overview: The Civil War: Struggle for Unity, 1860–1865
6. Introduction
7. 15.1 The Causes and Beginning of the Civil War
8. Quiz 15.1
9. 15.2 Early Efforts and Strategies in the War
10. Quiz 15.2
11. 15.3 1863: Turning Points and Transformations in the War
12. Quiz 15.3
13. 15.4 Victory for the Union: The War’s Conclusion
14. Quiz 15.4
15. Summary
16. Reference Videos
17. 15.1 The Causes and Beginning of the Civil War
18. 15.2 Early Efforts and Strategies in the War
19. 15.3 1863: Turning Points and Transformations in the War
20. 15.4 Victory for the Union: The War’s Conclusion
1. Lesson 1: Analyzing Early American History – The Interactions Between Indigenous Societies and European Colonization
2. Lesson 2: Writing a Document-Based Question (DBQ)
3. Lesson 3: Writing a Long Essay Question (LEQ)
1. Rubric for Assignment
2. Assignment
1. Final Exam: Instructions (Important)
2. Final Exam
3. Final Examination Section A: Short Analytical Responses (SAQs)
4. Final Examination Section B: Source-Based Analysis

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History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877

Course curriculum

U. S. History I

CHAPTER 1: The Americas, Europe, and Africa in the Pre-Columbian Era(Before 1492)

CHAPTER 2: The Dawn of Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650

CHAPTER 3: Shaping New Social Structures: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700

Chapter 3A: Analyzing Historical Causation and Consequence in the Atlantic World (to 1700)

CHAPTER 4: Rise of the English Empire: 1660–1763

CHAPTER 5: Imperial Changes and Colonial Resistance, 1763–1774

CHAPTER 6: The Fight for Independence: America’s Revolution, 1775–1783

Chapter 6A: Empire, Resistance, and Revolutionary Change (1660–1783)

CHAPTER 7: Building Republican Institutions, 1776–1790

CHAPTER 8: Challenges of a Young Nation: The New Republic, 1790–1820

Chapter 8A: Interpreting Political Thought and Authority in the Early Republic

CHAPTER 9: The Northern Industrial Revolution, 1800–1850

Chapter 9A: Nation-Building, Economic Transformation, and Social Change (1776–1850)

CHAPTER 10: The Age of Jackson: Democracy Expands, 1820–1840

CHAPTER 11: Expanding Horizons: Westward Movement, 1800–1860

CHAPTER 12: The Reign of Cotton: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860

CHAPTER 13: Antebellum Movements and Reform, 1820–1860

CHAPTER 14: A Decade of Discord: The Turbulent 1850s

CHAPTER 15: The Civil War: Struggle for Unity, 1860–1865

Applied Historical Analysis

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