HIST 101: U.S. History I

Dive into significant historical events that shaped our world. Gain insights into their impact and learn how they influence our present and future.

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1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 1.1 The Americas
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History 1.2 - Europe on the Brink of Change
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 1.3 West Africa and the Role of Slavery
4. Overview: The Americas, Europe, and Africa in the Pre-Columbian Era(Before 1492)
5. Introduction
6. 1.1 The Indigenous Cultures of the Americas
7. Quiz 1.1
8. 1.2 Europe at the Dawn of Transformation
9. Quiz 1.2
10. 1.3 West Africa's Societies and the Emergence of Slavery
11. Quiz 1.3
12. Summary
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.1 Portuguese Exploration and Spanish Conquest
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.2 Religious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic World
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.3 Challenges to Spain's Supremacy
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 2.4 New Worlds in the Americas Labor, Commerce, and the Columbian Exchange
5. Overview: The Dawn of Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650
6. Introduction
7. 2.1 Navigating the Seas: Portuguese Ventures and Spanish Dominance
8. Quiz 2.1
9. 2.2 Religious Turmoil in the Emerging Atlantic Societies
10. Quiz 2.2
11. 2.3 Rivals to Spain’s Dominance in the Atlantic Sphere
12. Quiz 2.3
13. 2.4 Transformations in the Americas: Labor, Trade, and the Columbian Impact
14. Quiz 2.4
15. Summary
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.1 Spanish Exploration and Colonial Society
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.2 Colonial Rivalries Dutch and French Colonial Ambitions
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.3 English Settlements in America
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 3.4 The Impact of Colonization
5. Overview: Shaping New Social Structures: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700
6. Introduction
7. 3.1 Spanish Expeditions and the Formation of Colonial Communities
8. Quiz 3.1
9. 3.2 Competing Colonizers: Dutch and French Aspirations in the New World
10. Quiz 3.2
11. 3.3 The Establishment of English Colonies in the Americas
12. Quiz 3.3
13. 3.4 The Consequences of Colonization
14. Quiz 3.4
15. Summary
1. Analytical SAQs in Early Atlantic History (to 1700)
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.1 Charles II and the Restoration Colonies
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.2 The Glorious Revolution and the English Empire
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.3 An Empire of Slavery and the Consumer Revolution
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.4 Great Awakening and Enlightenment
5. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 4.5 Wars for Empire
6. Overview: Rise of the English Empire: 1660–1763
7. Introduction
8. 4.1 The Restoration Era and Charles II’s Colonies
9. Quiz 4.1
10. 4.2 The Glorious Revolution’s Impact on the English Empire
11. Quiz 4.2
12. 4.3 A Slave-Driven Economy and the Consumer Transformation
13. Quiz 4.3
14. 4.4 Intellectual and Spiritual Revolutions: The Great Awakening and Enlightenment
15. Quiz 4.4
16. 4.5 Imperial Conflicts and the Struggle for Dominance
17. Quiz 4.5
18. Summary
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.1 Confronting the National Debt The Aftermath of the French and Indian War
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.2 The Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.3 The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.4 The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts
5. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 5.5 Disaffection The First Continental Congress and American Identity
6. Overview: Imperial Changes and Colonial Resistance, 1763–1774
7. Introduction
8. 5.1 Managing War Debt: The Fallout from the French and Indian War
9. Quiz 5.1
10. 5.2 The Stamp Act Crisis and the Rise of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
11. Quiz 5.2
12. 5.3 The Townshend Acts and the Escalation of Colonial Opposition
13. Quiz 5.3
14. 5.4 The Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts
15. Quiz 5.4
16. 5.5 Growing Divide: The First Continental Congress and the Birth of American Identity
17. Quiz 5.5
18. Summary
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.1 Britain’s Law and Order Strategy and Its Consequences
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.2 The Early Years of the Revolution
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.3 War in the South
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 6.4 Identity during the American Revolution
5. Overview: The Fight for Independence: America’s Revolution, 1775–1783
6. Introduction
7. 6.1 Britain’s Strategy to Restore Order and Its Repercussions
8. Quiz 6.1
9. 6.2 The Beginnings of the Revolutionary Struggle
10. Quiz 6.2
11. 6.3 The Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War
12. Quiz 6.3
13. 6.4 Shaping Identity in the Era of the American Revolution
14. Quiz 6.4
15. Summary
1. Empire, Resistance, and Revolutionary Change (1660–1783)
1. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.1 Common Sense From Monarchy to an American Republic
2. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.2 How Much Revolutionary Change
3. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.3 Debating Democracy
4. VIDEO : Openstax U.S. History - 7.4 The Constitutional Convention
5. Overview: Building Republican Institutions, 1776–1790
6. Introduction
7. 7.1 Common Sense and the Shift from Monarchy to Republic
8. Quiz 7.1
9. 7.2 The Extent of Revolutionary Transformations
10. Quiz 7.2
11. 7.3 The Debate over Democratic Principles
12. Quiz 7.3
13. 7.4 Crafting a New Framework: The Constitutional Convention and the Federal Charter
14. Quiz 7.4
15. Summary
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.1 Competing Visions Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.2 The New American Republic
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.3 Partisan Politics
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 8.4 The United States Goes Back to War
5. Overview: Challenges of a Young Nation: The New Republic, 1790–1820
6. Introduction
7. 8.1 Diverging Ideologies: Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans
8. Quiz 8.1
9. 8.2 Establishing the Foundations of the American Republic
10. Quiz 8.2
11. 8.3 The Rise of Partisan Politics
12. Quiz 8.3
13. 8.4 A Return to Conflict: The United States at War Again
14. Quiz 8.4
15. Summary
1. Primary Source Analysis in the Early American Republic
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.1 Early Industrialization in the Northeast
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.2 A Vibrant Capitalist Republic
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.3 On the Move The Transportation Revolution
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 9.4 A New Social Order Class Divisions
5. Overview: The Northern Industrial Revolution, 1800–1850
6. Introduction
7. 9.1 The Beginnings of Industry in the Northeastern United States
8. Quiz 9.1
9. 9.2 The Rise of a Dynamic Capitalist Society
10. Quiz 9.2
11. 9.3 Transforming Mobility: The Transportation Revolution
12. Quiz 9.3
13. 9.4 Emerging Social Structures: Class Divides in a Changing North
14. Quiz 9.4
15. Summary
1. Nation-Building, Economic Transformation, and Social Change (1776–1850)
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.1 - A New Political Style From John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.2 The Rise of American Democracy
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.3 The Nullification Crisis and the Bank War
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.4 Indian Removal
5. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 10.5 The Tyranny and Triumph of the Majority
6. Overview: The Age of Jackson: Democracy Expands, 1820–1840
7. Introduction
8. 10.1 Shaping a New Political Era: From John Quincy Adams to Andrew Jackson
9. Quiz 10.1
10. 10.2 The Growth of American Democratic Ideals
11. Quiz 10.2
12. 10.3 The Nullification Crisis and the Battle Over the Bank
13. Quiz 10.3
14. 10.4 The Policy of Indian Removal
15. Quiz 10.4
16. 10.5 The Tyranny and Triumph of the Majority
17. Quiz 10.5
18. Summary
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.1 Lewis and Clark
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.2 The Missouri Crisis
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.3 Independence for Texas
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.4 The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
5. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 11.5 Free Soil or Slave The Dilemma of the West
6. Overview: Expanding Horizons: Westward Movement, 1800–1860
7. Introduction
8. 11.1 The Expedition of Lewis and Clark
9. Quiz 11.1
10. 11.2 The Missouri Compromise and Its Challenges
11. Quiz 11.2
12. 11.3 Texas Secures Independence
13. Quiz 11.3
14. 11.4 The Mexican-American War: 1846–1848
15. Quiz 11.4
16. 11.5 Free or Enslaved? The Western Territory Debate
17. Quiz 11.5
18. Summary
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.1 Cotton is King The Antebellum South, 1800-1860
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.2 African Americans in the Antebellum United States
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.3 Wealth and Culture in the South
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 12.4 The Filibuster and the Quest for New Slave States
5. Overview: The Reign of Cotton: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860
6. Introduction
7. 12.1 The Cotton Economy and Its Impact
8. Quiz 12.1
9. 12.2 African American Life in Antebellum America
10. Quiz 12.2
11. 12.3 Southern Wealth and Cultural Identity
12. Quiz 12.3
13. 12.4 The Filibuster Movement and the Expansion of Slave Territories
14. Quiz 12.4
15. Summary
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.1 An Awakening of Religion and Individualism
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.2 Antebellum Communal Experiments
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.3 Reforms to Human Health
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.4 Addressing Slavery
5. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 13.5 Women's Rights
6. Overview: Antebellum Movements and Reform, 1820–1860
7. Introduction
8. 13.1 A Revival of Faith and the Rise of Individualism
9. Quiz 13.1
10. 13.2 Utopian Communities and Social Experiments
11. Quiz 13.2
12. 13.3 Advancements in Health and Human Welfare
13. Quiz 13.3
14. 13.4 Confronting the Institution of Slavery
15. Quiz 13.4
16. 13.5 The Struggle for Women’s Rights
17. Quiz 13.5
18. Summary
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.1 The Compromise of 1850
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.2 The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Republican Party
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.3 The Dred Scott Decision and Sectional Strife
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 14.4 John Brown and the Election of 1860
5. Overview: A Decade of Discord: The Turbulent 1850s
6. Introduction
7. 14.1 The Compromise of 1850: Seeking Balance Amid Division
8. Quiz 14.1
9. 14.2 The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party
10. Quiz 14.2
11. 14.3 The Dred Scott Ruling and Growing Sectional Tensions
12. Quiz 14.3
13. 14.4 John Brown’s Raid and the Pivotal Election of 1860
14. Quiz 14.4
15. Summary
1. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.1 The Origins and Outbreak of the Civil War
2. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.2 Early Mobilization and War
3. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.3 1863 The Changing Nature of the War
4. VIDEO:Openstax U.S. History - 15.4 The Union Triumphant
5. Overview: The Civil War: Struggle for Unity, 1860–1865
6. Introduction
7. 15.1 The Causes and Beginning of the Civil War
8. Quiz 15.1
9. 15.2 Early Efforts and Strategies in the War
10. Quiz 15.2
11. 15.3 1863: Turning Points and Transformations in the War
12. Quiz 15.3
13. 15.4 Victory for the Union: The War’s Conclusion
14. Quiz 15.4
15. Summary
1. Lesson 1: Analyzing Early American History – The Interactions Between Indigenous Societies and European Colonization
2. Lesson 2: Writing a Document-Based Question (DBQ)
3. Lesson 3: Writing a Long Essay Question (LEQ)
1. Rubric for Assignment
2. Assignment
1. Final Exam: Instructions (Important)
2. Final Exam
3. Final Examination Section A: Short Analytical Responses (SAQs)
4. Final Examination Section B: Source-Based Analysis

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HIST 101: U.S. History I

Course curriculum

U. S. History I

CHAPTER 1: The Americas, Europe, and Africa in the Pre-Columbian Era(Before 1492)

CHAPTER 2: The Dawn of Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650

CHAPTER 3: Shaping New Social Structures: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700

Chapter 3A: Analyzing Historical Causation and Consequence in the Atlantic World (to 1700)

CHAPTER 4: Rise of the English Empire: 1660–1763

CHAPTER 5: Imperial Changes and Colonial Resistance, 1763–1774

CHAPTER 6: The Fight for Independence: America’s Revolution, 1775–1783

Chapter 6A: Empire, Resistance, and Revolutionary Change (1660–1783)

CHAPTER 7: Building Republican Institutions, 1776–1790

CHAPTER 8: Challenges of a Young Nation: The New Republic, 1790–1820

Chapter 8A: Interpreting Political Thought and Authority in the Early Republic

CHAPTER 9: The Northern Industrial Revolution, 1800–1850

Chapter 9A: Nation-Building, Economic Transformation, and Social Change (1776–1850)

CHAPTER 10: The Age of Jackson: Democracy Expands, 1820–1840

CHAPTER 11: Expanding Horizons: Westward Movement, 1800–1860

CHAPTER 12: The Reign of Cotton: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860

CHAPTER 13: Antebellum Movements and Reform, 1820–1860

CHAPTER 14: A Decade of Discord: The Turbulent 1850s

CHAPTER 15: The Civil War: Struggle for Unity, 1860–1865

Applied Historical Analysis

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Final Exam

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