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Period 1: 1491 - 1607 Native American Societies Before European Contact European Exploration in the Americas Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration and Conquest Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
Period 2: 1607-1754 The Regions of British Colonies Interactions Between American Indians & Europeans Slavery in the British Colonies
Period 3: 1754-1800 The Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War) Taxation Without Representation Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution The Influence of Revolutionary Ideals The Articles of Confederation The Constitutional Convention & Debates over Ratification Developing an American Identity Movement in the Early Republic
Period 4: 1800-1848 The Rise of Political Parties & the Era of Jefferson Politics and Regional Interests America on the World Stage Market Revolution: Industrialization Market Revolution: Society & Culture The Development of an American Culture The Second Great Awakening African Americans in the Early Republic The Society of the South in the Early Republic
Period 5: 1844-1877 Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences Election of 1860 & Secession Military Conflict in the Civil War Government Policies During the Civil War Failure of Reconstruction
Period 6: 1865-1898 Westward Expansion: Economic Development Westward Expansion: Social & Cultural Development The Rise of Industrial Capitalism Immigration & Migration in the Gilded Age Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age Development of the Middle Class Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age Politics in the Gilded Age
Period 7: 1890-1945 World War I: Military & Diplomacy 1920s: Innovations in Communication & Technology 1920s: Cultural & Political Controversies World War II: Mobilization
Period 8: 1945-1980 The Cold War from 1945 to 1980 Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s) The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s) The Civil Rights Movement Expands Youth Culture of the 1960s The Environment and Natural Resources from 1968 to 1980
Period 9: 1980-Present Migration and Immigration in the 1990s and 2000s Challenges of the 21st Century