Our first period of study examines pre-Columbia North America and the Native American tribes. We examine the various reasons for European colonization, with a focus on the British Colonies on the East Coast. Special emphasis is placed on the differences between the various English colonies based on religion, economics, and culture. 

Period 3 focuses on the events surrounding the American Revolution. We examine the roll of the French and Indian war in changing the relationship between the British and the Colonists. From there, we examine the Revolutionary war and the creation of the new American Government and constitution. 

Period 4 examines the growth of the new United States. From Manifest Destiny and migration west, a burgeoning American Culture, and growing conflicts around the idea of Slavery, this unit focuses on the AP theme of change and continuity. 

Period 5 focuses mainly on the events and discussions that preceded the American Civil War. We will focus on the political and economic reasons for the conflict as well as the Reconstruction period after the war. 

This period traces growth and development across the country in the post-Civil War years. We will focus on the growing west, new Industrial Age, the Gilded Age, and new waves of migration to the United States. 

There are two main themes to period 7: Imperialism and Conflict. First, we will examine the debates surrounding American Imperialism. Then we will focus on WWI, the interwar years, and WWII. We will end with an introduction to the American-led post-war Diplomacy.