AP U.S. History
Periods 1–5 — colonization through Reconstruction
Period 1 · 1491–1607Collision of Cultures
Native societies before contact, Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, and Spanish empire.
Study → Period 2 · 1607–1754Colonial America
Jamestown to the Great Awakening: English colonies, labor systems, colonial society and self-rule.
Study → Period 3 · 1754–1800Revolution & the New Republic
French & Indian War through Adams: independence, the Constitution, and the first party battles.
Study → Period 4 · 1800–1848Expansion & Reform
Jefferson through the Mexican-American War: democracy expands, the market revolution transforms life, reform movements rise.
Study → Period 5 · 1844–1877Civil War & Reconstruction
Manifest Destiny to Compromise of 1877: how expansion split the nation, the war that tested it, and Reconstruction's promise and failure.
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