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Learning about history helps people—teens in particular—develop a sense of identity. Life, Liberty, &amp; the Pursuit of Happiness is an online digital U.S. History textbook for high school students that is based on compelling stories that bring American history to life. This resource is:

<p>Learning about history helps people—teens in particular—develop a sense of identity. Life, Liberty, &amp; the Pursuit of Happiness is an online digital U.S. History textbook for high school students that is based on compelling stories that bring American history to life. This resource is:</p>


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<li>&nbsp;adaptable for AP U.S. History and college prep U.S. History.</li>
<li>&nbsp;full of adaptive features like text highlighting, online note-taking, and text-to-speech.</li>
<li>&nbsp;perfect for in class or remote learning.</li>
<li>&nbsp;hosted on OpenStax&#8217;s Tutor platform.</li>
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Bill of Rights Institute has developed a scope and sequence using Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness content to cover a one school year U.S. History or AP U.S. History course.

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Chapter 1 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how the collision of cultures created a &#8220;New World.&#8221; Students will learn about the development of systems of cultural exchange between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, as well as evaluate the impact of European contact with Native Americans and the Americas.


Chapter 1: 1491-1607

Chapter 2 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites 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.


Chapter 2: 1607-1763

Chapter 3 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites 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.


Chapter 3: 1763-1789

Chapter 4 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how a nation can stay unified despite divisions.


Chapter 4: 1789-1800

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Chapter 5 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore if the early republic was truly an Era of Good Feelings.


Chapter 5: 1800-1828

Chapter 6 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore if the democratization of politics during the Jacksonian era was a shift from Founding era political theory.


Chapter 6: 1828-1844

Chapter 7 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore if the Civil War was inevitable?


Chapter 7: 1844-1860

Chapter 8 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore if the Civil War helped create a more perfect Union.


Chapter 8: 1860-1877

Chapter 9 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how a changing view of government’s responsibility during the Gilded Age affected American society.


Chapter 9: 1877-1898

Chapter 10 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how the Progressive vision shaped American politics, society, and foreign policy from 1898 to 1917.


Chapter 10: 1898-1919

Chapter 11 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how the modernization of the American economy and society led to cultural conflict during the 1920s.


Chapter 11: 1920-1932

Chapter 12 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites 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.


Chapter 12: 1932-1945

Chapter 13 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how anti-communist foreign policy, the liberal welfare state, and American cultural values shaped the postwar world from 1945 to 1960.


Chapter 13: 1945-1960

Chapter 14 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how internal and external political and cultural tensions shaped the years 1960–1968.


Chapter 14: 1960-1968

Chapter 15 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how a fracturing of the liberal consensus shaped politics and culture between 1968 and 1980?


Chapter 15: 1968-1980

Chapter 16 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI&#8217;s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how the American experiment plays out in the foreign and domestic policy of modern America?


Chapter 16: 1980-Present

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<p>Learning about history helps people—teens in particular—develop a sense of identity. Life, Liberty, &amp; the Pursuit of Happiness is an online digital U.S. History textbook for high school students that is based on compelling stories that bring American history to life. This resource is:</p>

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