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U.S. History I - HIST 120

Covers Indigenous societies, colonization, the Revolution, Constitution, early republic, expansion, slavery, and the Civil War.

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1 Indigenous North America and Early Contact

Explore the diversity of Indigenous nations and lifeways in North America before contact, the varied relationships formed with Europeans, and the consequences and ongoing legacy of colonization.
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4 The Constitution and the Founding Debates

Trace how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and debates over national power shaped the Constitution, its compromises, ratification, and the Bill of Rights.
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8 Slavery and Sectional Conflict

Trace how slavery expanded, how enslaved people and antislavery activists resisted it, and how disputes over its expansion led to secession, civil war, and emancipation.
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3 The American Revolution

Trace how disputes over taxation and imperial authority led the colonies from resistance to independence, and examine the war, its outcome, and unresolved conflicts.
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9 The Civil War and Emancipation

Trace how conflict over slavery led to secession and civil war, how military events and emancipation reshaped the conflict, and what remained unresolved by the end of 1865.
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6 A Changing Republic

Trace how economic change, political participation, and territorial expansion reshaped the United States while distributing power and costs unequally.
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2 Colonization and the Atlantic World

Explore Indigenous societies, European colonization, the development of British colonial regions, and the Atlantic economy built in large part on enslaved labor.
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7 Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Trace how U.S. territorial growth in the nineteenth century reshaped migration, Indigenous and Mexican communities, and the national conflict over slavery.
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5 The Early Republic

Trace how the United States built federal institutions, formed political parties, pursued diplomacy, and expanded its territory while confronting conflicts over Indigenous sovereignty and slavery.
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8 Slavery and Sectional Conflict

A medium-difficulty quiz on the expansion of slavery, resistance and antislavery activism, political compromises, and the sectional crisis that led to the Civil War.
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5 The Early Republic

A medium-difficulty quiz on the formation of the federal government, early economic and diplomatic policies, and the consequences of expansion in the early republic.
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1 Indigenous North America and Early Contact

A medium-difficulty quiz on Indigenous societies in North America, early European contact, and the varied effects of colonization. The questions move from identifying key ideas to applying and synthesizing them.
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9 The Civil War and Emancipation

A medium-difficulty quiz on the causes, military course, emancipation policies, and consequences of the Civil War.
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6 A Changing Republic

A medium-difficulty quiz on economic change, political participation, territorial expansion, and Indigenous sovereignty in the United States between independence and the Civil War.
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7 Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

A medium-difficulty quiz on the causes, consequences, and political effects of westward expansion in the United States.
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2 Colonization and the Atlantic World

Explore how colonization shaped Indigenous communities, colonial regions, and the interconnected Atlantic economy.
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3 The American Revolution

A 14-question quiz on the American Revolution, covering colonial resistance, independence, the war, and its unresolved consequences.
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4 The Constitution and the Founding Debates

A medium-difficulty quiz on the Articles of Confederation, the constitutional debates, the Constitution’s structure, and ratification.
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7 Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Review how the United States expanded westward, how expansion affected Indigenous and Mexican communities, and how new territories intensified conflict over slavery.
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5 The Early Republic

Review how the early United States built federal institutions, managed economic and foreign-policy conflicts, and expanded its territory.
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2 Colonization and the Atlantic World

Review Indigenous societies and colonial relations, regional economies, and the Atlantic system built on trade and enslaved labor.
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8 Slavery and Sectional Conflict

Review how slavery expanded, how people resisted and challenged it, and how disputes over its future led to secession, war, and emancipation.
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9 The Civil War and Emancipation

Review the causes and course of the Civil War, emancipation and Black military service, and the war’s immediate consequences through 1865.
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6 A Changing Republic

Review how economic change, political participation, territorial expansion, and Indigenous removal reshaped the United States between independence and the Civil War.
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1 Indigenous North America and Early Contact

Explore the diversity of Indigenous nations in North America, their lifeways and political relationships, and the varied effects of early European contact and colonization.
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3 The American Revolution

Review the causes, key events, political ideas, and outcomes of the American Revolution.
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4 The Constitution and the Founding Debates

Review the Articles of Confederation, the debates and compromises that shaped the Constitution, and the ratification of the Bill of Rights.
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