Week 1
Lesson 1
 Beginnings
First Indigenous Peoples, Ancestral Pueblo, Adena, Mississippians, Algonquin Nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy,  arrival of Europeans, and the founding of the first English Colonies
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Moving towards Independence
Early governments, tolerance and intolerance, differences, French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
 Week 3
Lesson 3
The American Revolution
Great Britain clamps down, rebellion, Declaration of Independence, Revolution itself
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Starting a new Nation
End of Revolution and its effects, Critical Period, Original Government, Articles of Confederation
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Constitutional Convention
Importance, what occurred during Constitutional Convention, influenced of other cultures
 Week 6
Lesson 6
The Constitution
Division of Powers, set up of government, checks and balances, influenced by other cultures
 Week 7
Lesson 7
New Government takes Effect
George Washington as President, Bill of Rights, Alexander Hamilton fixes country's finances, Rise of Political Parties, International relations
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Country after Washington
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Presidencies, Federalist Party, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark Expedition and its effect on the people living there
 Week 9
Lesson 9
War of 1812 and its effects
Napoleonic wars effect on US, War of 1812, Growth of Nationalism, Second Bank of the United States
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Rise of Sectionalism over Nationalism
Missouri Compromise, Latin American relations with US, Monroe Doctrine, improvements in transportation, Election of 1824
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Era of Andrew Jackson and its effects
Election of 1828, Andrew Jackson's Presidency
 Week 12
Lesson 12
Mexican-American War
Americans in Texas, Texas Revolution, Abolitionist Movement, Mexican-American War, Compromise of 1850