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3. The First Americans
4. Spanish Exploration and Conquest
5. English Colonization
6. Jamestown
7. New England
8. Slavery Anti-Slavery and Atlantic Exchange
9. Slavery and the Making of Race
10. Riot, Rebellion, and Revolt
11. Consumption and Trade in the British Atlantic
12. Pursuing Political, Religious, and Individual Freedom
13. Seven Years’ War
14. Video: The Seven Years' War and the Great Awakening
15. The Causes of the American Revolution
16. The War for Independence
17. The Consequences of the American Revolution
18. Rights and Compromises
19. Ratifying the Constitution
20. Jeffersonian Republicanism and the Democratization of America
21. Video: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy
22. Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam
23. Hamilton’s Financial System
24. The French Revolution and the Limits of Liberty
25. Jefferson as President
26. The War of 1812
27. Primary Source Reading: The Star-Spangled Banner
28. Early Republic Economic Development
29. The Missouri Crisis
30. The Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny
31. The Rise of Andrew Jackson
32. Video: The Age of Jackson
33. The Nullification Crisis
34. Plantation Economy and Politics
35. Culture in the Old South
36. Migration and Geographies
37. The Benevolent Empire
38. Revival and Religious Change
39. Antislavery and Abolitionism
40. Life and Culture in the West
41. Texas, Mexico, and America
42. Manifest Destiny and the Gold Rush
43. Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men
44. From Sectional Crisis to National Crisis
45. Assignment: Pre-Civil War Perspectives
46. The Election of 1860 and Secession
47. Video: The Election of 1860
48. From Soil to Shore: Military War on the Ground and in the Water
49. Confederate Nationalism and Union War Aims
50. Experiences of Soldiers and Civilians
51. The Election of 1864 and Emancipation
52. Videos: The Civil War
53. The Declaration of Independence
54. The Constitution
55. Presidents of the United States of America
56. U.S. Political Map
57. U.S. Topographical Map
58. United States Population Chart
59. Final Exam Review Terms
60. Further Reading
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