Three worlds meet (beginnings-1650): The world before 1500 (beginnings-1500); European exploration of the Americas (1492-1650)
The English colonies (1585-1763): The English establish 13 colonies (1585-1732); The Colonies develop (1651-1753); Beginnings of an American identity (1689-1763)
Creating a new nation (1763-1791): The road to Revolution (1763-1776); The American Revolution (1775-1783); Confederation to Constitution (1776-1791); Constitution handbook, Living Constitution, Citizenship handbook
The Early republic (1789-1844): Launching a new republic (1789-1800); The Jefferson era (1800-1816); National and regional growth (1800-1844)
A Changing nation (1821-1860): The Age of Jackson (1824-1840); Manifest Destiny (1821-1853); A New spirit of change (1830-1860)
A Nation divided and rebuilt (1846-1877): The Nation breaking apart (1846-1861); The Civil War begins (1861-1862); The Tide of war turns (1863-1865); Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Epilogue: America transformed (1860-1920); World War I and its legacy (1914-1929); Depression, war, and recovery (1929-1960); Civil rights, Vietnam, and Watergate (1954-1975); America in a changing world ((1976-present)
Resources: Test-taking strategies and practice; Geography handbook; Rand McNally world atlas; Skillbuilder handbook; Facts about the states; Presidents of the U.S.; Gazetteer; English glossary; Spanish glossary; Index.
