1. The Cold War

2. The Civil Rights Movement and the Women's Movement

1. The Great Depression

2. World War 2

3. Postwar America

1. The United States Becomes a Major Industrial Nation

2. The United States Becomes a World Power

3. World War 1

1. U.S. Policy Toward Native Americans

2. Manifest Destiny

3. Civil War and Reconstruction

1.The Revolutionary War

2. From the Articles of Confederation to the U.S. Constitution

3. The War of 1812

4. The Monroe Doctrine 

1. Tensions Rise Between the Colonies and Great Britain

2. The First Continental Congress and the Beginning of the American Revolution

3. The Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence

1. The Thirteen Colonies Take Shape

1. European Exploration of the Americas

2. The English Colony in Virginia

3. English Colonies in New England and Maryland

1. Citizens' Rights and Civic Responsibilities

2. Political Parties

3. Political Campaigns, Elections, and the Electoral Process

4. Contemporary Public Policy

1. Amending the Constitution

2. The Bill of Rights