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