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Native American History: Origins of Early People in the Americas

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Ch 1. Pre-Colonial America {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[49708].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - Native American History: Origins of Early People in the Americas Native American History: Origins of Early People in the Americas	Video Take Quiz
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Lesson 2 - Mesoamerican Civilizations: The Olmecs to Cortes Mesoamerican Civilizations: The Olmecs to Cortes	Video Take Quiz
Lesson 3 - Pre-Columbian Civilization: North American Indians Before Europeans Pre-Columbian Civilization: North American Indians Before Europeans	Video Take Quiz
Lesson 4 - Effects of European Colonization: Christopher Columbus and Native Americans Effects of European Colonization: Christopher Columbus and Native Americans	Video Take Quiz
Lesson 5 - New Spain: Spanish Explorers and Spanish Colonies New Spain: Spanish Explorers and Spanish Colonies	Video Take Quiz
Lesson 6 - The Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange	Video Take Quiz
Lesson 7 - Native American Tribes: Names & Cultures Native American Tribes: Names & Cultures	Text Lesson Take Quiz

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Ch 2. Early North American Settlements {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[49709].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - The Settlement of Jamestown Colony The Settlement of Jamestown Colony			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - The Mayflower and the Plymouth Rock Settlement The Mayflower and the Plymouth Rock Settlement			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - The Puritans and the Founding of the New England Colonies The Puritans and the Founding of the New England Colonies			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - The 13 Colonies: Life in Early America The 13 Colonies: Life in Early America			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - Rise of the Slave Trade: Black History in Colonial America Rise of the Slave Trade: Black History in Colonial America			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - Why Are Barns Painted Red? Why Are Barns Painted Red?			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 7 - Cactus Hill, Virginia: Settlement & Discovery Cactus Hill, Virginia: Settlement & Discovery			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 8 - The Kwakiutl of the Northwest: Facts, Culture & Daily Life The Kwakiutl of the Northwest: Facts, Culture & Daily Life			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 9 - The Lakota of the Plains: Facts, Culture & Daily Life The Lakota of the Plains: Facts, Culture & Daily Life			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 10 - The Pueblo of the Southwest: Facts, Culture & Daily Life The Pueblo of the Southwest: Facts, Culture & Daily Life			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 11 - Primary Source: The Mayflower Compact Primary Source: The Mayflower Compact			Text Lesson Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - The French and Indian War: Causes, Effects & Summary The French and Indian War: Causes, Effects & Summary			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - Sons of Liberty: Resistance to the Stamp Act and British Rule Sons of Liberty: Resistance to the Stamp Act and British Rule			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - Boston Massacre: Declaratory & Townshend Acts Boston Massacre: Declaratory & Townshend Acts			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - The Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts & First Continental Congress The Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts & First Continental Congress			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - Fort Niagara: History & Battle Fort Niagara: History & Battle			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - Benjamin Banneker: Quotes & Contributions Benjamin Banneker: Quotes & Contributions			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 7 - Primary Source: The Declaration of Independence Primary Source: The Declaration of Independence			Video Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill: The American Revolution Begins Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill: The American Revolution Begins			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - The Second Continental Congress and Thomas Paine's Common Sense The Second Continental Congress and Thomas Paine's Common Sense			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - The Declaration of Independence: Text, Signers and Legacy The Declaration of Independence: Text, Signers and Legacy			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - British Loyalists vs. American Patriots During the American Revolution British Loyalists vs. American Patriots During the American Revolution			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - George Washington's Leadership at Trenton, Saratoga & Valley Forge George Washington's Leadership at Trenton, Saratoga & Valley Forge			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - The Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris The Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris			Video Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - Creating State Constitutions After the American Revolution Creating State Constitutions After the American Revolution			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - The Articles of Confederation and the Northwest Ordinance The Articles of Confederation and the Northwest Ordinance			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - The Constitutional Convention: The Great Compromise The Constitutional Convention: The Great Compromise			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - The Ratification of the Constitution and the New U.S. Government The Ratification of the Constitution and the New U.S. Government			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - The US Constitution: Preamble, Articles and Amendments The US Constitution: Preamble, Articles and Amendments			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - The Bill of Rights: The Constitution's First 10 Amendments The Bill of Rights: The Constitution's First 10 Amendments			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 7 - Hamilton and the Federalists vs. Jefferson and the Republicans Hamilton and the Federalists vs. Jefferson and the Republicans			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 8 - Primary Source: Excerpt from Federalist Paper #10 Primary Source: Excerpt from Federalist Paper #10			Text Lesson Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - Thomas Jefferson's Presidency: Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, and More Thomas Jefferson's Presidency: Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, and More			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - President Madison and the War of 1812 President Madison and the War of 1812			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - James Monroe's Presidency: The Monroe Doctrine James Monroe's Presidency: The Monroe Doctrine			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - John Marshall's Supreme Court During the Virginia Dynasty John Marshall's Supreme Court During the Virginia Dynasty			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - Economic Expansion in the 1800s: Slavery, Immigration & Corporations Economic Expansion in the 1800s: Slavery, Immigration & Corporations			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - American Industrialization: Factory System and Market Revolution American Industrialization: Factory System and Market Revolution			Video Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - President John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1824 President John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1824			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - President Andrew Jackson and the Age of the Common Man President Andrew Jackson and the Age of the Common Man			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - The Trail of Tears and Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 The Trail of Tears and Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - Jacksonian America: Bank of the United States and the Panic of 1837 Jacksonian America: Bank of the United States and the Panic of 1837			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - Presidents Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison Presidents Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison			Video Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - The Oregon Trail: Westward Migration to the Pacific Ocean The Oregon Trail: Westward Migration to the Pacific Ocean			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - Manifest Destiny's Texas Annexation Problem Manifest Destiny's Texas Annexation Problem			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - President John Tyler: American Expansion and Sectional Concerns President John Tyler: American Expansion and Sectional Concerns			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - President James K. Polk's Accomplishments in the Lower 48 States President James K. Polk's Accomplishments in the Lower 48 States			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - The Mexican-American War, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo & the Wilmot Proviso The Mexican-American War, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo & the Wilmot Proviso			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - Election of 1848 and the California Gold Rush Election of 1848 and the California Gold Rush			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 7 - Primary Source: New York Daily Herald Article on Gold Discovery in California Primary Source: New York Daily Herald Article on Gold Discovery in California			Text Lesson Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - Lincoln's Election, Southern Secession & the New Confederacy Lincoln's Election, Southern Secession & the New Confederacy			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - Civil War Begins: Northern and Southern Advantages Compared Civil War Begins: Northern and Southern Advantages Compared			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - The First Battle of Bull Run: Civil War Blood is Shed The First Battle of Bull Run: Civil War Blood is Shed			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - Key Civil War Battles in 1862: Monitor and Merrimac, Antietam, New Orleans & Shiloh Key Civil War Battles in 1862: Monitor and Merrimac, Antietam, New Orleans & Shiloh			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - The Emancipation Proclamation: Creation, Context and Legacy The Emancipation Proclamation: Creation, Context and Legacy			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 6 - Civil War Turning Points: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Vicksburg Civil War Turning Points: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Vicksburg			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 7 - End of the Civil War: General Grant Begins the March Toward Richmond End of the Civil War: General Grant Begins the March Toward Richmond			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 8 - Lincoln's Assassination and Lee's Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Lincoln's Assassination and Lee's Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 9 - General George Pickett: Biography & Facts General George Pickett: Biography & Facts			Text Lesson Take Quiz
	Lesson 10 - The Union in the Civil War: Definition & States The Union in the Civil War: Definition & States			Text Lesson Take Quiz

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	Lesson 1 - President Andrew Johnson: Attempts to Continue Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan President Andrew Johnson: Attempts to Continue Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 2 - Life in the South After the Civil War Life in the South After the Civil War			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 3 - The Indian Wars: Struggle Between Native Americans and Settlers The Indian Wars: Struggle Between Native Americans and Settlers			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 4 - Reconstruction Period: Goals, Success and Failures Reconstruction Period: Goals, Success and Failures			Video Take Quiz
	Lesson 5 - Elisha Otis: Biography, Inventions & Quotes Elisha Otis: Biography, Inventions & Quotes			Text Lesson Take Quiz

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