E Pluribus Unum | The Struggle for Union in a Diverse Republic

Unit 1

The Forging of the Union

How did a collection of diverse colonies become a single nation, and why did that nation eventually tear itself apart?

Chapter 1 | Roots of the Republic

Chapter 2 | The Early Republic

2.1 | The Rise of Parties

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2.2 | Nationalism & Expansion

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2.3 | Jacksonian Democracy

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Chapter 3 | The Great Divide

3.1 | The North

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3.2 | The South

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3.3 | The West

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3.4 | The Crisis

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Chapter 4 | The Civil War

4.1 | The Hard Hand of War

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4.2 | The Eagle on the Button

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4.3 | The Breaking Point

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4.4 | The Republic of Suffering

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Great Locomotive ChaseChronicle The Man Who Lived the WarChronicle

Unit 2

Expansion and Exclusion

How did the United States rebuild itself after the Civil War, and why were so many groups systematically excluded from the promises of this new era?

Chapter 5 | The Broken South

5.1 | The Battle Over Plans

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5.2 | The Meaning of Freedom

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5.3 | Constitutional Revolution

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5.4 | Collapse of Reconstruction

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Hottest Ticket in HistoryChronicle The Great ExodusChronicle

Chapter 6 | The Contested West

6.1 | Steel, Steam, & Closing Range

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6.2 | The Wars for the Plains

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6.3 | The Fractured Frontier

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Chapter 7 | Separate and Unequal

7.1 | The Rise of Jim Crow

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7.2 | The Shadow of Slavery

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7.3 | The Soul of Black America

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Unit 3

Industrialization and Reform

Does the government have a duty to protect its citizens from the power of big business, and how did Americans respond to the rapid transformation of their society?

Chapter 8 | The Rise of Industry

8.1 | Rail, Steel, & Modern America

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8.2 | Titans who Reshaped America

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8.3 | Blood, Bread, & Bargaining

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Chapter 9 | Immigration and Urbanization

9.1 | A Changing Nation

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9.2 | The Urban Explosion

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9.3 | The Gilded City

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Chapter 10 | The Progressive Era

10.1 | The Populist Revolt

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10.2 | The Progressive Impulse

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10.3 | The Progressive Presidents

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Unit 4

The Projection of Power

Why did the United States abandon its policy of isolation to become a global power, and what were the costs of this new role?

Chapter 11 | The American Empire

11.1 | Beyond the Water’s Edge

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11.2 | The Imperial Itch

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11.3 | The Spanish-American War

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11.4 | Open Doors & Guerilla Wars

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11.5 | The Colossus of the North

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Trapped in the Forbidden CityChronicle The Water CureChronicle The Mosquito WarChronicle

Chapter 12 | The Great War

12.1 | Neutrality Under Fire

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12.2 | Forging Victory

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12.3 | Breaking the Stalemate

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12.4 | The Failed Peace

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Miracle of the TanksChronicle Ghost Ship of Great MigrationChronicle

Unit 5

Boom, Bust, & War

How does a nation survive when its economy collapses and the world goes to war?

Chapter 13 | A Culture on Edge

13.1 | The Post-War Shock

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13.2 | Normalcy & Culture Restored

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13.3 | Modern Consumer Culture

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13.4 | Clash | Culture at War

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13.5 | Harlem Renaissance

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Chapter 14 | Great Depression & New Deal

14.1 | The Big Crash

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14.2 | Politics of Despair & Hope

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14.3 | The Alphabet Soup

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14.4 | A Changed Republic

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The Duel in the DustChronicle The Black Cabinet’s CrusadeChronicle

Chapter 15 | World War II Abroad

15.1 | The Rise of Dictators

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15.2 | From Isolation to War

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15.3 | The European Theater

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15.4 | The Pacific Theater

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15.5 | The Holocaust

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Chapter 16 | World War II at Home

16.1 | The Arsenal of Democracy

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16.2 | Opportunity and Inequality

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16.3 | Prisoners in Their Own Land

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16.4 | The World America Made

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The Invisible ArmyChronicle "Go for Broke"Chronicle

Unit 6

Postwar Order & Protest

How did the global fear of communism and the internal explosion of new cultural and social movements fundamentally redefine the American experience?

Chapter 17 | Cold War & Affluent Society

17.1 | Iron Curtain & Containment

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17.2 | The Cold War Turns Hot

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17.3 | Fear at Home

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17.4 | American Dream & Suburbia

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17.5 | Mass Media & Rock 'n' Roll

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The Duel in the PacificChronicle The Kitchen DebateChronicle The Birth of the TeenagerChronicle

Chapter 18 | Breaking Jim Crow

18.1 | Undoing Plessy’s Legacy

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18.2 | Taking Struggle to Streets

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18.3 | Winning Battle in Washington

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18.4 | Civil Rights to Black Power

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Navigating with The Green BookChronicle The "Chili Incident" at Central HighChronicle The 1968 Olympic SaluteChronicle

Chapter 19 | Cultural Revolution

19.1 | Great Society & Vietnam

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19.2 | The Counterculture

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19.3 | Women's Liberation

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19.4 | Power to the People

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The Lottery of FateChronicle The East L.A. BlowoutsChronicle

Unit 7

Age of Limits & Global Era

How did the United States navigate the crisis of confidence in the 1970s to emerge as the sole global superpower, and how has the nation adapted to the challenges of a digital, globalized world?