Module 1: Colliding Cultures (Indigenous Americas - 1620)
- The American Yawp Chapters 1-2
- Central Question: How did the collision of European, African, and Native American cultures shape the early history of North America?
Module 2: Creating Anglo-America (1620-1770)
- The American Yawp Chapters 3-4
- Central Question: How did British colonial settlement and early American culture take shape in the 17th and 18th centuries?
Module 3: The American Revolution (1770-1787)
- The American Yawp Chapter 5
- Central Question: Why did the American colonies rebel against British rule, and how did they create a new nation?
Module 4: Constitution & Early Republic (1787-1820)
- The American Yawp Chapters 6-7
- Central Question: How did debates over the Constitution and the establishment of the new republic shape the character of the early United States?
Module 5: A Changing Nation (1820-1850)
- The American Yawp Chapters 8, 10, 11
- Central Question: How did economic changes, & the expansion of slavery transform American society in the first half of the 19th century?
Module 6: An Expanding Nation (1820-1850)
- The American Yawp Chapters 9 & 12
- Central Question: How did debates over slavery and westward expansion deepen divisions in the nation in the first half of the 19th century?
Module 7: Civil War & Reconstruction (1850-1865)
- The American Yawp Chapters 13-14
- Central Question: What led to the Civil War, and how did the war transform the nation?
Module 8 - Reconstruction (1865-1877)
- The American Yawp Chapter 15
- Central Question: How did the nation struggle to rebuild and redefine itself in the aftermath of the Civil War?