Journey through the full arc of American history — from the diverse civilizations that flourished before European contact, through revolution, civil war, industrialization, world wars, and the struggles for civil rights that continue to shape the nation today. Each module combines narrative readings with primary source excerpts, historical images, timeline diagrams, and knowledge checks. You will analyze documents, evaluate causes and consequences, and build the historical thinking skills tested on AP US History and college survey courses. By the end of this track you will be able to trace major themes — liberty, equality, democracy, expansion, and identity — across four centuries of American history.
Indigenous civilizations, European exploration and colonization, the Columbian Exchange, and the development of distinct colonial regions.
The road to revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the creation of the Constitution.
The development of American democracy, westward expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the growing sectional crisis over slavery.
The bloodiest conflict in American history, emancipation, and the tumultuous aftermath of reunion.
Rapid industrialization, immigration, urbanization, labor movements, and the emergence of the United States as a global power.
America's role in both World Wars, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the New Deal.
The global rivalry with the Soviet Union, the struggle for racial equality, Vietnam, and the social upheavals of the 1960s–70s.
The Reagan revolution, the end of the Cold War, the digital age, 9/11, and the ongoing struggles over American identity.
Comprehensive assessment covering all modules of the US History track.