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Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution
Period 3: 1754–1800
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9 categories
Period 3: 1754–1800
11%
Period 1: 1491–1607
11%
Period 4: 1800–1848
11%
Period 5: 1844–1877
11%
Period 6: 1865–1898
11%
Period 8: 1945–1980
11%

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Period 3: 1754–1800

12 core skills11% total weight
0/12 completed
12 skills to mastery
1
Philosophical Foundations of the American RevolutionRecommended
46 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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2
The Influence of Revolutionary IdealsAvailable
0 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Continuity and Change in Period 3Available
72 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Contextualizing Period 3Available
55 questions 46 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Developing an American IdentityAvailable
45 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Movement in the Early RepublicAvailable
59 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Shaping a New RepublicAvailable
65 questions 63 flashcards Lesson available
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8
The American RevolutionAvailable
67 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
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9
Taxation Without RepresentationAvailable
51 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
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10
The ConstitutionAvailable
47 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
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11
The Articles of ConfederationAvailable
69 questions 81 flashcards Lesson available
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The Seven Years' War (French-Indian)Available
8 questions 68 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 1: 1491–1607

7 core skills11% total weight
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7 skills to mastery
1
Native American Societies Before European ContactAvailable
74 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and ConquestAvailable
45 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Cultural Interactions: Europeans, Native Americans, AfricansAvailable
49 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Causation in Period 1Available
66 questions 65 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Contextualizing Period 1Available
65 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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6
European Exploration in the AmericasAvailable
45 questions 48 flashcards Lesson available
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Labor, Slavery, Caste: Spanish Colonial SystemAvailable
48 questions 68 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 4: 1800–1848

14 core skills11% total weight
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14 skills to mastery
1
Market Revolution: IndustrializationAvailable
43 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
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2
The Development of an American CultureAvailable
62 questions 50 flashcards Lesson available
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3
African Americans in the Early RepublicAvailable
0 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
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4
An Age of ReformAvailable
0 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
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5
America on the World StageAvailable
0 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Causation in Period 4Available
65 questions 36 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Contextualizing Period 4Available
67 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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8
Expanding DemocracyAvailable
48 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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9
Jackson and Federal PowerAvailable
61 questions 68 flashcards Lesson available
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10
Market Revolution: Society and CultureAvailable
61 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
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11
Politics and Regional InterestsAvailable
45 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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12
Rise of Political Parties: Jefferson EraAvailable
67 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
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13
Society of the South: Early RepublicAvailable
56 questions 79 flashcards Lesson available
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14
The Second Great AwakeningAvailable
45 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 5: 1844–1877

12 core skills11% total weight
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Failure of ReconstructionAvailable
50 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Election of 1860 and SecessionAvailable
47 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Comparison in Period 5Available
57 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Contextualizing Period 5Available
35 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Failure of CompromiseAvailable
49 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Government Policies During the Civil WarAvailable
58 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Manifest DestinyAvailable
67 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
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8
Military Conflict in the Civil WarAvailable
58 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
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9
ReconstructionAvailable
71 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
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10
Sectional Conflict: Regional DifferencesAvailable
64 questions 79 flashcards Lesson available
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11
The Compromise of 1850Available
54 questions 70 flashcards Lesson available
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The Mexican–American WarAvailable
70 questions 80 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 6: 1865–1898

13 core skills11% total weight
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13 skills to mastery
1
The Rise of Industrial CapitalismAvailable
43 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Role of Government Controversies: Gilded AgeAvailable
66 questions 65 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Contextualizing Period 6Available
44 questions 64 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Continuity and Change in Period 6Available
53 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Development of the Middle ClassAvailable
63 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Labor in the Gilded AgeAvailable
54 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Politics in the Gilded AgeAvailable
65 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
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8
Reform in the Gilded AgeAvailable
61 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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9
Responses to Immigration: Gilded AgeAvailable
60 questions 62 flashcards Lesson available
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10
The "New South"Available
60 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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11
Technological InnovationAvailable
50 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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12
Westward Expansion: Economic DevelopmentAvailable
44 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural DevelopmentAvailable
53 questions 44 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 8: 1945–1980

15 core skills11% total weight
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15 skills to mastery
1
Environment and Natural Resource: 1968-1980Available
65 questions 68 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Society in TransitionAvailable
45 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
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3
African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)Available
74 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
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4
America as a World PowerAvailable
76 questions 63 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Contextualizing Period 8Available
64 questions 71 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Continuity and Change in Period 8Available
59 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Culture after 1945Available
56 questions 62 flashcards Lesson available
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8
Early Civil Rights Movement (1940s-1950s)Available
59 questions 67 flashcards Lesson available
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9
Economy after 1945Available
71 questions 66 flashcards Lesson available
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10
The Civil Rights Movement ExpandsAvailable
52 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
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11
The Cold War from 1945-1980Available
42 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
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12
The Great SocietyAvailable
55 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
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13
The Red ScareAvailable
37 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
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14
The Vietnam WarAvailable
73 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
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15
Youth Culture of the 1960sAvailable
44 questions 36 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 9: 1980–Present

6 core skills11% total weight
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6 skills to mastery
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A Changing EconomyAvailable
20 questions 26 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Causation in Period 9Available
44 questions 63 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Challenges of the 21st CenturyAvailable
50 questions 44 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Contextualizing Period 9Available
68 questions 66 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Reagan and ConservatismAvailable
70 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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6
The End of the Cold WarAvailable
46 questions 115 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 7: 1890–1945

15 core skills11% total weight
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15 skills to mastery
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1920s: Cultural and Political ControversiesAvailable
48 questions 48 flashcards Lesson available
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2
1920s: Innovations in Communication and TechnologyAvailable
55 questions 38 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Comparison in Period 7Available
52 questions 53 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Contextualizing Period 7Available
63 questions 45 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Imperialism: DebatesAvailable
73 questions 45 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Interwar Foreign PolicyAvailable
61 questions 44 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Postwar DiplomacyAvailable
67 questions 43 flashcards Lesson available
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8
The Great DepressionAvailable
53 questions 49 flashcards Lesson available
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9
The New DealAvailable
46 questions 46 flashcards Lesson available
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10
The ProgressivesAvailable
28 questions 47 flashcards Lesson available
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11
The Spanish–American WarAvailable
64 questions 43 flashcards Lesson available
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12
World War I: Home FrontAvailable
44 questions 50 flashcards Lesson available
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13
World War II: MobilizationAvailable
74 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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14
World War II: MilitaryAvailable
30 questions 50 flashcards Lesson available
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World War I: Military and DiplomacyAvailable
54 questions 22 flashcards Lesson available
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Period 2: 1607–1754

8 core skills11% total weight
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8 skills to mastery
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Colonial Society and CultureAvailable
38 questions 62 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Comparison in Period 2Available
45 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Contextualizing Period 2Available
54 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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4
European ColonizationAvailable
68 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Interactions Between American Indians and EuropeansAvailable
71 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Slavery in the British ColoniesAvailable
44 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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7
The Regions of British ColoniesAvailable
62 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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8
Transatlantic TradeAvailable
50 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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