Narratives – Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

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A map shows the following sections of North America: Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, Southeast.

Native People

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How did natives interact with each other before European contact?

First Contacts

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How did the "clash of cultures" impact natives and Europeans?

A map of the world shows the flow of goods, animals, and diseases between North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Columbian Exchange

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What were the causes of the Columbian Exchange?

Hernando de Soto

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Why did Hernando de Soto explore Florida for Spain?

A map shows the city of Tenochtitlán. The rendering depicts waterways, sophisticated buildings, ships, and flags. Numerous causeways connect the central city to the surrounding land.

Life in the Spanish Colonies

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How did the Spanish and New World natives interact?

Origins of the Slave Trade

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Why did Africa and Europe engage in the slave trade?

Henry Hudson and Exploration

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Why did Henry Hudson want to find the Northwest Passage?

The English Come to America

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How did the English colonies in America develop over time?

The Anglo-Powhatan War of 1622

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What caused war between the English and Powhatan people?

An image shows the execution of Charles the first. Crowds of people surround the stage where he is being executed.

The Founding of Maryland

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Why did Maryland become a haven of religious freedom?

Anne Hutchinson and Religious Dissent

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How did Anne Hutchinson contribute to religious liberty?

The first map depicting Philadelphia as a grid of streets and squares is shown.

William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania

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How did William Penn treat others with justice and equality?

The Fur Trade

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How did the fur trade shape North American societies?

Bacon’s Rebellion

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How did Bacon's Rebellion affect Virginian society in the 1600s?

The Salem Witch Trials

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What fueled the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials?

An image shows a slave tied to a post with settlers surrounding him.

The Stono Rebellion

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What caused the largest slave revolt in British North America?

The Great Awakening

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What were the impacts of the Great Awakening on the colonies?

Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment

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How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to his community?

A political cartoon of a cut-up snake is shown. Each part is labeled with a letter representing the colonies.

Albany Plan of Union

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How did the Albany Plan of Union create colonial unity?

A Clash of Empires: The French and Indian War

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What were the causes and effects of the French and Indian War?

Wolfe at Quebec and the Peace of 1763

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How did the British win the French and Indian War?

Pontiac’s Rebellion

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How did Native Americans fight back against colonist expansion?

Stamp Act Resistance

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Why did American colonists resist British taxes?

The Boston Massacre

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How did the Boston Massacre impact the American colonies?

The Boston Tea Party

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What does "no taxation without representation" mean?

Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence

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Why did the colonists declare independence from Britain?

Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Why is Washington's crossing of the Delaware River so famous?

The Battle of Saratoga and the French Alliance

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How did the American colonies win an alliance with France?

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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How do religious freedom and religious tolerance differ?

A woodcut depicts Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck, who wears the uniform of an officer of the Continental Army. He holds a sword.

Shays’ Rebellion

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How did Shays' Rebellion impact U.S. politics and government?

The Constitutional Convention (LLPH)

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What compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention?

The Ratification Debate on the Constitution

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Why were some Americans opposed to the Constitution?

Mercy Otis Warren

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How did Mercy Otis Warren contribute to the Revolution?

Alexander Hamilton and the National Bank

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Why did Hamilton want the U.S. to have a national bank?

James Madison and the Bill of Rights

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Why is Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?

Benjamin Franklin and the First Abolitionist Petitions

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How did Benjamin Franklin fight for the abolition of slavery?

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

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How did the cotton gin impact slavery in the U.S.?

The Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Why did the U.S. and Native Americans fight in the 1790s?

The Jay Treaty

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How did Britain violate U.S. rights in the late 18th century?

The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France

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Explore what the Quasi-War was and its impact on the U.S.

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The Alien and Sedition Acts

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Did the Alien and Sedition Acts violate the First Amendment?

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

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What events sparked the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Fort McHenry and the War of 1812

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How did Americans stop the British at Fort McHenry?

Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans

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How did the U.S. victory at New Orleans impact the War of 1812?

Tecumseh and the Prophet

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How did Tecumseh and the Prophet resist U.S. expansion?

The Corrupt Bargain

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Explores the "Corrupt Bargain" and its impact on U.S. politics.

Mountain Men

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What was the role of mountain men in U.S. westward expansion?

The Building of the Erie Canal

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What was the impact of the Erie Canal on U.S. trade?

Washington Irving

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Explores the societal impact of Washington Irving's literature.

The Nullification Crisis

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Explores the nullification crisis and its resolution.

The Mormon Trail

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What impact did Mormonism have on westward expansion?

The Trail of Tears

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What was the U.S. policy toward American Indians?

William Lloyd Garrison’s War against Slavery

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How did William Lloyd Garrison fight to end slavery?

Image of slaves attacking men, women, and children (top), while the bottom panel shows armed men on horseback chasing the slaves away.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion

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How did Nat Turner's Rebellion impact U.S. society?

Sam Houston and Texas Independence

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Explores how Texas became part of the United States.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage

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How did Elizabeth Cady Stanton help win female suffrage?

The Lowell Girls

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Explores women's experiences in early industrial jobs.

John Quincy Adams and the Amistad

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How did John Quincy Adams fight for justice in the Amistad case?

Frederick Douglass’s Path to Freedom

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Explores Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery.

The American Southwest: Tucson in Transition

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Explores the unique culture and history of Tucson.

The Free Soil Party

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What antislavery parties existed in the 19th century?

The 49ers

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Explores the history of the gold rushes in California.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

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Investigates Harriet Tubman's role in the fight to end slavery.

Thomas Sims and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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How did the Fugitive Slave Act galvanize abolitionism in Boston?

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Investigates Harriet Stowe's contributions to abolitionism.

Painting of a harbor, showing soldiers lined up and others in a group to the left, with ships and boats in the water.

Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

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Why did the U.S. want to open trade with Japan?

Nativist Riots and the Know-Nothing Party

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How did immigration lead to nativist backlash in America?

Kansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding Kansas

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Explores the Kansas-Nebraska Act and sectionalism.

Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks

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Explores the caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate floor.

John Brown and Harpers Ferry

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Was John Brown a righteous crusader or violent radical?

The Election of 1860

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How did the election of 1860 lead to the Civil War?

Fort Sumter and the Coming of the War

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Why was Fort Sumter the beginning of the Civil War?

The Battle of Antietam

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What was the impact of the battle of Antietam on the Civil War?

Gettysburg and Vicksburg: July 4, 1863

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Explore the impact of the Vicksburg and Gettysburg battles.

The cartoon shows policemen beating civilians with clubs. The civilian men also hold weapons. Several civilian men lie on the ground.

The Draft and the Draft Riots of 1863

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Why were some opposed to a draft during the Civil War?

Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment

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Explores the life and bravery of Robert Gould Shaw.

The photograph shows Rose Greenhow with her arm around her daughter.

Women during the Civil War

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How did women contribute to the war efforts on both sides?

Mary Chesnut’s War

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Explores the story of Mary Chesnut and her Civil War diary.

Clement Vallandigham and Constitutionalism

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Were Clement Vallandigham's free speech rights violated?

William Tecumseh Sherman and Total War

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Was Sherman's policy of "total war" justified?

O. O. Howard and the Freedmen’s Bureau

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How did O.O. Howard fight for the rights of recently freed slaves?

The Ku Klux Klan and Violence at the Polls

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How did the KKK suppress black rights in the 1860s and 1870s?

The Transcontinental Railroad

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What were the societal impact of the transcontinental railroad?

The Brooklyn Bridge

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the settlement of the West from 1877 to 1898.

George Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the settlement of the West from 1877 to 1898.

William “Boss” Tweed and Political Machines

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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences between the political parties during the Gilded Age.

Andrew Carnegie and the Creation of U.S. Steel

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Explore how Carnegie became one of the richest men in the U.S.

Cowboys and Cattle Drives

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Why do Americans romanticize the image of cowboys?

Ida B. Wells and the Campaign against Lynching

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How did Ida Wells fight for justice for African Americans?

The photograph shows marines lined up in a clearing surrounded by palm trees.

The Annexation of Hawaii

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Was the annexation of Hawaii an act of imperialism?

Jane Addams, Hull House, and Immigration

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How did Jane Addams help immigrants in the U.S.?

Ignatius Donnelly and the 1892 Populist Platform

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What sparked the rise of the Populist movement?

A mob of people hold clubs and crowd around a building.

The Homestead Strike

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Why did unions and management battle each other in the 1890s?

Plessy v. Ferguson

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How did Plessy v Ferguson affect segregation in the U.S.?

Ida M. Tarbell’s Crusade against Standard Oil

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Was John Rockefeller a captain of industry or robber baron?

Alice Paul and the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage

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How did Alice Paul fight for equality of the sexes?

Remember the Maine! Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

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By the end of this section, you will explain the effects of the Spanish-American War.

Westward Expansion and the Quest to Conserve

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By the end of this section, you will compare attitudes toward the use of natural resources from 1890 to 1945.

An African American man drinks from a water fountain labeled Colored.

Jim Crow and Progressivism

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By the end of this section, you will compare the goals and effects of the Progressive reform movement.

The Panama Canal

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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.

Speaker Joseph Cannon Dethroned

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By the end of this section, you will compare the goals and effects of the Progressive reform movement.

Wilsonian Progressivism

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By the end of this section, you will compare the goals and effects of the Progressive reform movement.

America Enters World War I

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Why did the U.S. become involved in World War I?

The Philippine-American War

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By the end of this section, you will explain the effects of the Spanish-American War.

The Great Migration

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of international and internal migration patterns over time.

Over There: The U.S. Soldier in World War I

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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.

Men in overcoats and hats sit on rows of benches.

The Red Scare and Civil Liberties

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of international and internal migration patterns over time.

Postwar Race Riots

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of developments in popular culture in the United States over time.

The Spanish Flu of 1919

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of international and internal migration patterns over time.

Men sit around a U-shaped table. A group of men sit at a table in the middle and sign some papers. Other men sit around the room and in balconies. Multiple flags are posted at the back of the room.

U.S. Foreign Policy between the Wars

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By the end of this section, you will explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.

The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of developments in popular culture in the United States over time.

Henry Ford and Alfred P. Sloan: Industrialization and Competition

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the innovations in communication and technology in the United States over time.

“Silent Cal” Coolidge

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of developments in popular culture in the United States over time.

The Scopes Trial

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Charles Lindbergh and Flight

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By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the innovations in communication and technology in the United States over time.

The Crash of 1929

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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.

The Dust Bowl

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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.

The National Recovery Administration and the Schechter Brothers

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