Decision Points – Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Montezuma and Cortés
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In this section, you will explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations and explain how and why European and Native American perspectives of others developed and changed in the period.
Pilgrims to the New World
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By the end of this section, you will explain how and why various European colonies developed and expanded from 1607 to 1754 and explain how and why environmental and other factors shaped the development and expansion of various British colonies that developed and expanded from 1607 to 1754.
King Philip’s War
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In this section, you will explain causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effect on Europe and the Americas during the period after 1492.
George Washington at Newburgh
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By the end of this section, you will explain how various factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution.
Loyalist vs. Patriot
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By the end of this section, you will explain how British colonial policies regarding North America led to the Revolutionary War and explain how various factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution.
The Annapolis Convention
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By the end of this section, you will explain how different forms of government developed and changed as a result of the Revolutionary Period.
Robert Carter and Manumission
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By the end of this section, you will explain the continuities and changes in regional attitudes about slavery as it expanded from 1754 to 1800.
The Compromise of 1790
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By the end of this section, you will explain how and why political ideas, institutions, and party systems developed and changed in the new republic.
George Washington and the Proclamation of Neutrality
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By the end of this section, you will explain how and why competition intensified conflicts among peoples and nations from 1754 to 1800.
Marbury v. Madison
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of policy debates in the early republic.
The Hartford Convention
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of policy debates in the early republic.
The Missouri Compromise
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By the end of this section, you will explain how different regional interests affected debates about the role of the federal government in the early republic.
John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule
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By the end of this section, you will explain how different regional interests affected debates about the role of the federal government in the early republic.
Migration West
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877.
To Go to War with Mexico?
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877.
The Oregon Question: 54-40 or Fight?
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877.
The Compromise of 1850
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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in how regional attitudes affected federal policy in the period after the Mexican–American War.
Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation
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By the end of this section, you will explain how Lincoln’s leadership during the Civil War impacted American ideals over the course of the war
Grant and Lee at Appomattox
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By the end of this section, you will explain the various factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War.
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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By the end of this section, you will explain the effects of government policy during Reconstruction on society from 1865 to 1877.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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By the end of this section, you will explain how cultural and economic factors affected migration patterns over time.
The Election of 1912
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By the end of this section, you will compare the goals and effects of the Progressive reform movement.
The Treaty of Versailles
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and consequences of U.S. involvement in World War I.
The Bonus Army
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes of the Great Depression and its effects on the economy.
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis Powers.
Truman Intervenes in Korea
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By the end of this section, you will explain the continuities and changes in Cold War policies from 1945 to 1980.
Eisenhower and the Suez Canal Crisis
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By the end of the section, you will explain the various military and diplomatic responses to international developments over time.
Protests at the University of California, Berkeley
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What sparked the Berkeley Free Speech Movement?
Free Speech and the Student Anti-War Movement
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Explores the impact of students on the anti-war movement.
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Decision Not to Run in 1968
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Why did LBJ decide not to run for president in 1968?
“Tear Down This Wall”: Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War
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How did President Reagan help win the Cold War?
U.S. Foreign Policy in Somalia and Rwanda
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How did U.S. foreign policy change after the Cold War?
U.S. Military Intervention in Afghanistan
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Explores the war on terror in Afghanistan.