Table of Contents

American History Curriculum Topic List

Topic 1: The Early Americas and European Exploration (Prehistory–1550)

Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500–1750)

Topic 3: The Revolutionary Era (1750–1783)

Topic 4: A Constitution for the United States (1776–Present)

Topic 5: The Early Republic (1789–1825)

Topic 6: The Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion (1824–1860)

Topic 7: Society and Culture Before the Civil War (1820–1860)

Topic 8: Sectionalism and Civil War (1820–1865)

Topic 9: The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)

Topic 10: Industrial and Economic Growth (1865–1914)

Topic 11: The Progressive Era (1865–1920)

Topic 12: Imperialism and World War I (1853–1919)

Topic 13: Prosperity and Depression (1919–1939)

Topic 14: World War II (1935–1945)

Topic 15: Postwar America (1945–1975)

Topic 16: A Global Superpower Facing Change (1975–2000)

Topic 17: Meeting New Challenges (2001–Present)