Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Invite students to explore how the collision of cultures created a "New World" and evaluate the impact of European contact with Native Americans and the Americas.

Invite students to explore the religious, political, and social movements and events that fostered a sense of autonomy from Great Britain among the American colonists between 1607 and 1763.

Invite students to identify the causes of the Declaration of Independence, evaluate the causes and effects of key events in the Revolutionary War, and compare various perspectives on constitutional principles and the structure of the new Union under the Constitution.

Invites students to explore how a nation can stay unified despite divisions.

Invite students to explore if the early republic was truly an Era of Good Feelings.

Invite students to explore if the democratization of politics during the Jacksonian era was a shift from Founding era political theory.

Invite students to explore if the Civil War was inevitable.

Invites students to explore if the Civil War helped create a more perfect Union.

Invite students to explore how a changing view of government’s responsibility during the Gilded Age affected American society.

Invite students to explore how the Progressive vision shaped American politics, society, and foreign policy from 1898 to 1917.

Invite students to explore how the modernization of the American economy and society led to cultural conflict during the 1920s.

Invite students to explore how Franklin Roosevelt responded to the crises of the Great Depression at home and the war against tyrannical states during World War II abroad.

Invite students to explore how anti-communist foreign policy, the liberal welfare state, and American cultural values shaped the postwar world from 1945 to 1960.

Invite students to explore how internal and external political and cultural tensions shaped the years 1960–1968.

Invite students to explore how a fracturing of the liberal consensus shaped politics and culture between 1968 and 1980.

Invite students to explore how the American experiment plays out in the foreign and domestic policy of modern America.

A review lesson for Unit 1 (1491-1763) that explores the significance of constitutional principles in the context of the events students have studied.

A concluding lesson for Unit 1 (1491-1763).

A review lesson for Unit 2 (1763-1800) that asks students to evaluate the link between constitutional principles and the content studied.

A concluding lesson for Unit 2 (1763-1800).

A review lesson for Unit 3 (1800-1844) that discusses the different ways that the Founding principles were interpreted during the nation's first fifty years.

A concluding lesson for Unit 3 (1800-1844).

A review lesson for Unit 4 (1844-1877) that provides an overview of key events and ideas from the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

A concluding lesson for Unit 4 (1844-1877).

A review lesson for Unit 5 (1877-1898) that asks students to reconsider how constitutional principles were applied during the time period.

A concluding lesson for Unit 5 (1877-1898).

A review lesson for Unit 6 (1898-1945) that will help students review key events of the period related to the role of government and how they connect to Founding principles.

A review lesson for Unit 6 (1898-1945) that will help students review key events of the period related to Foreign Policy and how they connect to Founding principles.

A review lesson for Unit 7 (1945-1980) to study changes and continuities in the philosophy of modern liberation.

A concluding lesson for Unit 7 (1945-1980).

A review lesson from Unit 8 (1980-Present Day) to discuss current events and how they connect to Founding principles.

A concluding lesson for Unit 8 (1980-Present Day).