Course Overview

Welcome to the study of US History from 1607 to 1877. We begin in 1607 with the founding of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, VA and end with the Compromise of 1877, which marked the end of the Reconstruction Era.

The Slideshows and Articles on this page provide summary information for each unit of study in the order in which we will cover them:

• Key Dates (4 lessons)

• Historical Eras (6 lessons)

• States and Territories (4 lessons)

• Founding Documents (10 lessons)

• Important People (10 lessons)

• Wars (22 lessons)

• Industrial Revolution (3 lessons)

• Reform Movements (3 lessons)

• Supreme Court Cases (2 lessons)

• STAAR Review through the lens of the documentary America - The Story of Us (6 lessons)

If you will spend 15 minutes every night reviewing one of these Slideshows or reading one of these Articles and then explaining it to someone at home, you will reach genius-level in your mastery of this content in a very short period of time. There is also a Quizlet Study Set for each unit under the Resources tab. Reviewing the Slideshows and Articles on this page will deepen your understanding of the material. Working the Quizlet Study Sets will help you remember the details.