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AP United States History

AP United States History course delivered fully online through immersive VR and AI-enhanced instruction.

Course sequence

Nine CED periods chronological from 1491 to present. Heimler's spine + KA + Tom Richey for thematic depth + Adam Norris for review.

UNIT 1

Period 1: Early Contact (1491-1607)

  • Native societies
  • Columbian Exchange
  • Spanish colonization
  • Encomienda
Learning resources (6)

APUSH Unit 1 REVIEW [Period 1: 1491-1607]—Everything You NEED to Know ↗
Heimler's History

Native American societies before contact | Period 1: 1491-1607 | AP US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

Native American Societies BEFORE Europeans [APUSH Review] ↗
Heimler's History

The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 1 in 10 Minutes with Tom Richey ↗
Marco Learning

APUSH Unit 1 REVIEW (Period 1: 1491-1607)—Everything You NEED to Know ↗
Heimler's History

UNIT 2

Period 2: Colonial America (1607-1754)

  • Chesapeake colonies
  • New England
  • Middle colonies
  • Atlantic slave trade
  • Triangular trade
Learning resources (6)

APUSH Review Unit 2 (Period 2: 1607-1754)—Everything You NEED To Know ↗
Heimler's History

Society and religion in the New England colonies | AP US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

APUSH Review: The New England Colonies ↗
Adam Norris

The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 1 in 10 Minutes with Tom Richey ↗
Marco Learning

A FORMULA for Writing a DBQ ↗
Heimler's History

UNIT 3

Period 3: Revolution and the New Republic (1754-1800)

  • Seven Years War
  • American Revolution
  • Articles of Confederation
  • Constitution
  • Federalist Era
Learning resources (6)

The American Revolution, Explained [APUSH Review] ↗
Heimler's History

The Declaration of Independence | Period 3: 1754-1800 | AP US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1) ↗
OverSimplified

The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8 ↗
CrashCourse

The Whiskey Rebellion (APUSH Period 3) ↗
Tom Richey

APUSH DBQ Follow Along [IN 30 MINUTES] ↗
Marco Learning

UNIT 4

Period 4: Early Republic and Antebellum (1800-1848)

  • Jeffersonian republic
  • Market revolution
  • Manifest Destiny
  • Jacksonian democracy
  • Reform movements
Learning resources (6)

The Rise of POLITICAL PARTIES & the Age of JEFFERSON [APUSH Review 4.2] Period 4: 1800-1848 ↗
Heimler's History

The Market Revolution - part 2 ↗
Khan Academy

The MARKET REVOLUTION in America—INDUSTRIALIZATION [APUSH Review Unit 4 Topic 5] Period 4: 1800-1848 ↗
Heimler's History

Age of Jackson: Crash Course US History #14 ↗
CrashCourse

The Temperance Movement: Origins of America's "Alcohol Problem" (APUSH Period 4) ↗
Tom Richey

APUSH Unit 4 REVIEW [Period 4: 1800-1848]—EVERYTHING You NEED to Know ↗
Heimler's History

UNIT 5

Period 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877)

  • Sectionalism
  • Compromise of 1850
  • Civil War
  • Emancipation
  • Reconstruction
Learning resources (6)

RECONSTRUCTION After the Civil War, Explained [APUSH Review] ↗
Heimler's History

Failure of Reconstruction | AP US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course US History #22 ↗
CrashCourse

The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 5 (Civil War and Reconstruction) ↗
Tom Richey

APUSH DBQ Follow Along [IN 30 MINUTES] ↗
Marco Learning

UNIT 6

Period 6: Gilded Age (1865-1898)

  • Industrialization
  • Robber barons
  • Immigration
  • Western expansion
  • Populism
Learning resources (6)

LABOR in the Gilded Age [APUSH Review] ↗
Heimler's History

The Gilded Age part 1 | The Gilded Age (1865-1898) | US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

LABOR in the Gilded Age [APUSH Review Unit 6 Topic 7] Period 6: 1865-1898 ↗
Heimler's History

Gilded Age Politics: Crash Course US History #26 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 6 Review (Industrial America / Gilded Age) ↗
Tom Richey

Let's Practice APUSH Multiple Choice! ↗
Heimler's History

UNIT 7

Period 7: Progressive to WWII (1890-1945)

  • Progressive Era
  • WWI
  • Roaring 20s
  • Great Depression
  • New Deal
  • WWII
Learning resources (6)

The PROGRESSIVE Era, Explained [APUSH Review] ↗
Heimler's History

The Progressives | Period 7: 1890-1945 | AP US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

The Progressive Era: Crash Course US History #27 ↗
CrashCourse

The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 1 in 10 Minutes with Tom Richey ↗
Marco Learning

APUSH Period 7 Speed Review ↗
AP United States History

UNIT 8

Period 8: Postwar America (1945-1980)

  • Cold War origins
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Vietnam
  • Counterculture
  • Stagflation
Learning resources (6)

The COLD WAR [APUSH Review Unit 8 Topic 2] Period 8: 1945-1980 ↗
Heimler's History

Continuity and change in the postwar era | Period 8: 1945-1980 | AP US History | Khan Academy ↗
Khan Academy

Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39 ↗
CrashCourse

The Cold War: Crash Course US History #37 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 1 in 10 Minutes with Tom Richey ↗
Marco Learning

APUSH DBQ Follow Along [IN 30 MINUTES] ↗
Marco Learning

UNIT 9

Period 9: Modern America (1980-Present)

  • Reagan Revolution
  • End of Cold War
  • Globalization
  • 9/11
  • 21st Century
Learning resources (6)

Ronald Reagan and CONSERVATISM [APUSH Review Unit 9 Topic 2] Period 9: 1980-Present ↗
Heimler's History

The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34 ↗
CrashCourse

Effects of Policies During the Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton, W. Bush, and Obama Administrations, USH23 ↗
GeorgiaStandards.Org

Why Early Globalization Matters: Crash Course Big History #206 ↗
CrashCourse

APUSH Unit 1 in 10 Minutes with Tom Richey ↗
Marco Learning

APUSH Period 9 Speed Review ↗
AP United States History