1. Periodization and Continuity HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS

2. Americas History by James Henretta
THE PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
Americas History by James Henretta
: The Creation of American Society
: The New Republic
: Overlapping Revolutions
: Creating and Preserving a Continental Nation

3. Henretta vs. The AP U.S. History Exam
THE PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
Henretta vs. The AP U.S. History Exam
Textbook Exam

4. THE PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
AP U.S. History Exam
: American, European and African contact (eve of Columbus’s arrival to first English settlement)
: New colonial and native societies emerge (Jamestown to the eve of the French & Indian War)
: Colonies assert their independence (French & Indian War to Jefferson’s election)
: pre-Civil War reform and social change (Jefferson’s Revolution of 1800 to the Seneca Falls Conference)
: Expansion leads to debates on slavery (Polk’s election to the end of Reconstruction)

5. THE PERIODS OF YOUR OWN HISTORY
Your Life, By You
Working by yourself, and without comparing notes with anyone, divide your life into five periods. Be ready to explain why you divided your life the way you did and what each of the periods represent.

6. My Life, By Me The Clean-Shaven Years, 1960-1977
THE PERIODS OF Mr. Charity’s HISTORY
My Life, By Me
The Clean-Shaven Years,
Ill-Advised Attempts at Mustaches and Beards,
The Permanent Mustache,
A Return to the Razor, 2006-Present

7. A Few Major Strands (Themes)
U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
A Few Major Strands (Themes)
The Expansion of Rights: Americans struggle over rights with the British, stake out rights in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, then gradually expand voting rights to propertyless whites and African-American men. Wyoming extends the vote to women.
Racism: Early on, Americans develop prejudice based on skin color to justify slavery; from then on, racism – against immigrants as well as blacks – fuels conflicts in an expanding country and especially during the fight over emancipation and Reconstruction.
Land Hunger: Immigrants have always come to America for the chance to own land. Over time, the land hunger has led to wars with France and Mexico, the Louisiana Purchase, and the dispossession of Native Americans.