Spanish Exploration and Colonial SocietyColonial Rivalries: Dutch and French Colonial AmbitionsEnglish Settlements in AmericaThe Impact of Colonization

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the main Spanish American colonial settlements of the 1500s and 1600sDiscuss economic, political, and demographic similarities and differences between the Spanish colonies

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the reasons for the rise of slavery in the American coloniesDescribe changes to Indian life, including warfare and huntingContrast European and Indian views on propertyAssess the impact of European settlement on the environment

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Compare and contrast monarchy and republican governmentDescribe the tenets of republicanism

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the development of state constitutionsDescribe the features of the Articles of ConfederationAnalyze the causes and consequences of Shays’ Rebellion

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the status of women in the new republicDescribe the status of nonwhites in the new republic

Common Sense: From Monarchy to an American RepublicHow Much Revolutionary Change?Debating DemocracyThe Constitutional Convention and Federal Constitution

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the central issues of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and their solutionsDescribe the conflicts over the ratification of the federal constitution

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify regions where the English, French, and Dutch explored and established settlementsDescribe the differences among the early coloniesExplain the role of the American colonies in European nations’ struggles for domination

Portuguese Exploration and Spanish ConquestReligious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic WorldChallenges to Spain’s SupremacyNew Worlds in the Americas: Labor, Commerce, and the Columbian Exchange

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe how Europeans solved their labor problemsDescribe the theory of mercantilism and the process of commodificationAnalyze the effects of the Columbian Exchange

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe Portuguese exploration of the Atlantic and Spanish exploration of the Americas, and the importance of these voyages to the developing Atlantic WorldExplain the importance of Spanish exploration of the Americas in the expansion of Spain’s empire and the development of Spanish Renaissance culture

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the changes brought by the Protestant Reformation and how it influenced the development of the Atlantic WorldDescribe Spain’s response to the Protestant Reformation

The Origins of War: Europe, Asia, and the United StatesThe Home FrontVictory in the European TheaterThe Pacific Theater and the Atomic Bomb

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the steps taken by the United States to prepare for warDescribe how the war changed employment patterns in the United StatesDiscuss the contributions of civilians on the home front, especially women, to the war effortAnalyze how the war affected race relations in the United States

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the factors in Europe that gave rise to Fascism and NazismDiscuss the events in Europe and Asia that led to the start of the warIdentify the early steps taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to increase American aid to nations fighting totalitarianism while maintaining neutrality

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the strategy employed against the Japanese and some of the significant battles of the Pacific campaignDescribe the effects of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and NagasakiAnalyze the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan