American History Course Platform

Written to provide students with a high-quality learning experience in the Introduction to American History course, the American History curriculum explores subject matter that ranges from the European, African, and Hispanic settlement of the continental United States through the American Civil Rights Movement and post-1980 political trends.

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8 Units that feature multimedia libraries, primary source collections, and test banks in varied assessment formats.

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72 chapter readings, each accompanied by an audio recording to assist students with varied skill levels.

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150+ videos that illuminate each unit and reinforce important course themes and takeaways.

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115 primary source problems that include a brief background, and the source in the form of texts, letters, images, videos, data charts, and more.

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5 forms of assessment, including written assessment, opinion and quiz polls, activity quizzes, as well as critical thinking and objectively-graded quizzes that accompany each learning activity.

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17 writing workshops that introduce students to the writing process in the social sciences with topics such as slave labor and plantation rules, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Great Depression.

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Easy Grader that digitally grades written assignments and tracks student progress in the multi-faceted Globalyceum gradebook.

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Embedded Resources and Activities that allow you to upload content from your desktop, create and employ discussion boards, build assessments from scratch, and select from our question banks.

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Alan Taylor, University of Virginia. The American Revolution and Constitution, 1750-1790. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Alan Taylor

University of Virginia
Julian Zelizer, Princeton University. The Conservative Turn, 1972-2000. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Julian Zelizer

Princeton University
Caroline Winterer, Stanford University. The Early American Republic, 1790-1815. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Caroline Winterer

Stanford University
Thavolia Glymph, Duke University. The South, 1815-1860. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Thavolia Glymph

Duke University
Seth Rockman, Brown University. The North, 1815-1860. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Seth Rockman

Brown University
Karl Jacoby, Columbia University. The West, 1815-1860. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Karl Jacoby

Columbia University
Mark Peterson, University of California, Berkeley. Colonial America, 1607-1750. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Mark Peterson

University of California, Berkeley
Kate Masur, Northwestern University. Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Kate Masur

Northwestern University
Charles Postel, San Francisco State University. The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1877-1914. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Charles Postel

San Francisco State University
Hasia R. Diner, New York University. The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1877-1914. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Hasia R. Diner

New York University
Glen Gendzel, San Jose State University. WWI and the 1920s, 1914-1929. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Glen Gendzel

San Jose State University
Linda Gordon, New York University. The Great Depression, 1929-1941. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Linda Gordon

New York University
Katherine A.S. Sibley, St. Joseph’s University. WWII and the Cold War, 1941-1972. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Katherine A.S. Sibley

St. Joseph’s University
Mark Brilliant, University of California, Berkeley. Post-War America, 1945-1972. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Mark Brilliant

University of California, Berkeley
Paula Findlen, Stanford University. Europe and the Americas, 1450-1607. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Paula Findlen

Stanford University
Bethany Moreton, Dartmouth College. The Changing American Economy, 1972-present. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Bethany Moreton

Dartmouth College
David Gutierrez, University of California, San Diego. The Demographic Revolution, 1972-present. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

David Gutierrez

University of California, San Diego
Mathew Avitable, SUNY Oneonta. Author of the American History curriculum at Globalyceum platform.

Mathew Avitable

SUNY Oneonta

Table of contents

  • Unit 1: Europe and the Americas, 1450-1607
  • Unit 2: Colonial America, 1607-1750
  • Unit 3: The American Revolution and Constitution, 1750-1790
  • Unit 4: The Early American Republic, 1790-1815
  • Unit 5: The North, 1815-1860
  • Unit 6: The West, 1815-1860
  • Unit 7: The South, 1815-1860
  • Unit 8: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877
  • Unit 9: The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1877-1914
  • Unit 10: WWI and the 1920s, 1914-1929
  • Unit 11: The Great Depression, 1929-1941
  • Unit 12: WWII and the Cold War, 1941-1972
  • Unit 13: Post-War America, 1945-1972
  • Unit 14: The Conservative Turn, 1972-2000
  • Unit 15: The Changing American Economy, 1972-present
  • Unit 16: The Demographic Revolution, 1972-present
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