High School AP United States History
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License Model
FlexPoint or School/District Hosted
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Number of Credits
1.0
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Estimated Completion Time
32-36 weeks
Suggested Prerequisites
English 1, English 2Description
In this course, you will develop and use historical thinking skills and reasoning processes to examine the historical developments of the United States from 1491 to the present. You'll actively analyze history by examining sources from the nine time periods outlined within the College Board Advanced Placement United States History Framework. You'll learn to contextualize history and examine continuity and change over time as you examine the economic, political, and social patterns that define United States history.Module One: Exploration and Conquest
1491-1607
-Native American agriculture and economy
-Causes of exploration
-Columbian Exchange
-Maritime technology
-Effects of Spanish conquest
-Encomienda system
-African slave trade
-Spanish caste system
Module Two: Colonization
1607-1754
-Spanish, Dutch, French, and English interactions with native populations
-Economy, government, and society in British colonies
-Indentured servitude
-Chattel slavery
-The First Great Awakening
-The Enlightenment
Module Three: A National Identity
1754-1800
-French and Indian War
-Colonial grievances and resistance to British rule
-Declaration of Independence
-American Revolution
-Articles of Confederation
-The Constitution
-Federalists and Anti-Federalists
-Westward movement ad disputes over American Indian lands
-Early presidential administrations
-Expansion of slavery into the South
Module Four: Democracy and Innovation
1800-1848
-Early Supreme Court decisions
-Louisiana Purchase
-Monroe Doctrine
-Missouri Compromise
-American Indian removal
-Industrial Revolution
-Jacksonian Democracy
-Second Great Awakening
-Reform movements
-Abolition
Module Five: Civil War and Reconstruction
1844-1877
-Manifest Destiny
-Mexican-American War
-Mexican Cession
-Compromise of 1850
-Sectionalism
-Civil War
-Reconstruction
-Immigration
-Nativism
-Contrasts in North/South economies
Module Six: The Gilded Age
1865-1898
-Westward expansion
-Plessy v. Ferguson
-Technical innovations
-Factory wages and working conditions
-Child labor
-Immigration
-Urbanization
-Gospel of Wealth
-Societal reform movements
-Rise of populism
Module Seven: The U.S. on the World Stage
1890-1945
-Imperialism and the Spanish-American War
-Progressive Era
-World War I
-Red Scare
-Great Migration
-Nativism
-Harlem Renaissance
-Great Depression
-New Deal
-World War II
Module Eight: Societal Changes
1945-1980
-Cold War
-Baby boom
-Korean War
-Brown v. Board of Education
-Expansion of communism and containment policies
-Vietnam War
-Great Society
-Civil rights activism
-Youth counterculture
-Rise of environmentalism
Module Nine: Domestic and International Challenges
1980-Present
-Reagan’s presidency
-Conservatism
-End of the Cold War
-Technological innovations
-Shifts in employment
-Domestic migration
-Globalization
-Immigration from Latin America and Asia
-Attacks of September 11, 2001
-War on Terror