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