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U.S. History Course 1 (1491-1877)
Course Introduction
Welcome to U.S. History Course 1
Important Notes
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Office Hours and Live Sessions
Module 1: The Work of Modern Historians
Why Do We Study History?
DBQ Activity: What is the purpose of U.S. History?
The Five C's of Historical Thinking
Module 1 Quiz
Unit 1: The Pre-Colonial Era (1491-1607)
Welcome to Unit 1
Unit 1 Project: Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
Module 2: Indigenous Civilizations in North America
"1491"
Comparing Accounts of Spanish-Indigenous Interactions
Module 2 Quiz
Multiple-Choice Practice Activity
Unit 2: The Colonial Era (1607-1754)
Introduction Video
Module 3: Comparing Colonies
"Jamestown"
Fact Checking Disney's Pocahontas
"Puritans"
DBQ Activity: Religious Freedom in the Colonies
Module 3 Quiz
Module 4: Colonial Conflict
"Colonial Rebels"
The Salem Witch Trials
"1676"
DBQ Activity: Change and Conflict in the Colonies
Module 4 Quiz
Module 5: Colonial Slavery
"Slavery in the Colonies"
Biography: Benjamin Lay
Module 5 Quiz
Unit 2 Conclusion
Unit 2 Exam
Unit 2 Project: Build Your Own American Colony
Unit 3: The Revolutionary Era (1754-1800)
Welcome to Unit 3
Module 6: The American Revolution
"Road to Revolution"
Contextualizing Common Sense
"The American Revolution"
What would YOU do in the Revolutionary battles?
Module 6 Quiz
Module 7: The Early Constitutional Era
"Constitutional Debates"
Comparing Rebellions: Shays vs. Whiskey
"The Washington & Adams Presidencies"
George's Advice: Washington's Farewell Address
Module 7 Quiz
Module 8: Diversity in the Revolutionary Era
"Black Americans in the Revolution"
Biography: The Public Universal Friend
"Sally Hemings"
Analyzing the Founders' Views on Slavery
Module 8 Quiz
Unit 3 Conclusion
Unit 3 Project: Unsung Heroes of the Revolution
Unit 3 Test
Unit 4: The Growing Republic (1800-1848)
Welcome to Unit 4
Module 9: Jeffersonian Democracy
"Jeffersonian Democracy"
"Marshall Court Cartoons"
"Sacagawea"
Module 9 Quiz
Module 10: The War of 1812
"The War of 1812"
"The Significance of the War of 1812"
"Outlining the Market Revolution"
Module 10 Quiz
Module 11: The Jacksonian Era
"Jacksonian Democracy"
"Gallery Walk: President Andrew Jackson"
"The Women's Movement"
"Female Reformers Dinner Party"
Module 11 Quiz
Unit 4 Conclusion
Unit 4 Exam
Unit 4 Project: The Rise of a Distinct American Culture
Unit 5: The Civil War & Reconstruction (1848-1877)
Welcome to Unit 5
Module 12: Sectionalism
"The Mexican-American War"
"Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo"
“The Fight Over Slavery”
"Causes of Civil War"
Module 12 Quiz
Module 13: Antebellum Reformers
“Frederick Douglass & John Brown”
“Sojourner Truth”
"Underground Railroad WebQuest"
Module 13 Quiz
Module 14: Secession
"Abraham Lincoln"
"Quantifying the Election of 1860"
“The Confederacy”
"The Cornerstone Speech"
Module 14 Quiz
Module 15: The Civil War
"The Civil War"
"What would YOU do as a Union General?"
“Civil War Ends”
"Lincoln's Assassination"
Module 15 Quiz
Unit 5 Conclusion
Unit 5 Exam
Unit 5 Project: Design a Monument
Module 16: Reconstruction
"Reconstruction"
"The Consequences of Reconstruction"
“The Rise of Jim Crow”
"Jim Crow: State-by-State"
Module 16 Quiz
Final Course Project
Final Course Project
Course Survey
Course Survey
Welcome to Unit 1
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