Introducing a free online U.S. History resource for high school students
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Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness Overview
Learning about history helps people—teens in particular—develop a sense of identity. Life, Liberty, & 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:
- adaptable for AP U.S. History and college prep U.S. History.
- full of adaptive features like text highlighting, online note-taking, and text-to-speech.
- perfect for in class or remote learning.
- hosted on OpenStax's Tutor platform.
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Scope and Sequence
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.
See our sample scope & sequence