1. General Readings in American Social and Intellectual History

2. First Contact, Early Settlement and the Colonial Era

• Chapters 1,2,3,4
• (24,000 BC/Ice Age…Aztecs…1400s-mid 1700s)

3. The American Revolution and the New National Government

• Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
• Mid-1700s-1820

4. Nation Building and Nationalism, Slavery, Expansionism

• Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
• 1820-mid-1800s

5. The Civil War and Reconstruction

• Chapters 14, 15, 16
• 1850-1870s

6. The West, Industrialization and Urbanization, Populist Movement

• Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20
• Mid 1800s-1890s

7. Empire Building and The Progressive Era

• Chapters 21, 22, 23
• 1890s-1920

8. Between the World Wars

• Chapters 24, 25, 26, 27
• 1900s-1945

9. Cold War to the End of the Century and Post-9/11

• Chapters 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
• 1945-present