From pre-Columbian societies to the Civil War — the forces that built America, and the arguments that still shape it.
or Parkers Institute Pro subscription
97% Completion RateCourse completion rate
28–30 DaysAverage course completion
Save $650+vs. average community college cost
Self-Paced · Final Exam · ACE & NCCRS Recommended
What You'll Learn
A full semester of u.s. history i — completed at your own pace, with no deadlines or fixed class times.
Learning Outcomes
What You'll Be Able to Do
✓Upon completing this in-depth exploration of American history, students will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
✓Analyze the social, political, economic, and cultural interactions among Indigenous societies, Europeans, and Africans from the pre-Columbian era through early colonization, explaining how these interactions shaped emerging Atlantic world systems
✓Analyze and interpret major developments in British colonial governance, imperial policy, and colonial resistance to explain the causes and progression of the American Revolution
✓Analyze patterns of causation, change over time, and consequence in early American history through concise, evidence-based written responses
Course Curriculum
Your path through the course
Work through each lesson at your own pace and build your understanding step by step.
✓Analyze primary historical sources by situating them in historical context, interpreting authorial perspective and purpose, and explaining their significance within early American political and social developments
✓Evaluate competing political, economic, and ideological perspectives in the early republic to explain conflicts over governance, federal authority, and national identity
✓Synthesize historical evidence from multiple periods to construct coherent, thesis-driven written arguments explaining how nation-building, economic transformation, and social change reshaped the United States between independence and the mid-nineteenth century
