Life of the Party: The Origin and Transformation of  American Political Parties [POL]
A review of the development of American political parties–from their origins in the 1790s through  political cycles, key elections realignments that shaped our political system.

Many Rivers to Cross – The Shaping of an African American Identity
A review of African American history and culture from Slavery, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Great Migrations through Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement

Blood and Thunder: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
A review of the  collision course between Euro-Americans and the indigenous people of the continent, from the early interactions at English settlements on the Atlantic coast, through successive centuries of encroachment and outright warfare.

Remember the Ladies: Travails and Triumphs of Gender Activism
Explain how activist  groups and  reform movements, such as antebellum reformers, civil rights activists, and  social conservatives,  have caused changes to state institutions  and  U .S. society

Hail to the Chief:  Presidential Polices and Programs that shaped America
A review of the policies and strategies of six key Presidents whose constitutional power to command the armed forces and lead the executive branch showcased their varying styles, personalities, and beliefs.

Life of the Party: The Origin and Transformation of  American Political Parties [POL]
A review of the development of American political parties–from their origins in the 1790s through  political cycles, key elections realignments that shaped our political system.

Party Crashers: The Impact of Independent Political Movements [1840-1972]
Independent Political Movements have used third parties to advance some of the most important changes in the United States, notably the abolition of slavery, the extension of voting rights, and the advancement of civil rights.

War and Peace:  Foreign Relations from 1776 to 1945
A review of the origins and  developments of America’s interaction with other peoples and nations by through territorial expansion, access to growing markets, and the spread of an “American way” of life and how foreign policies and military initiatives affected the rest of the world

The Write Stuff: Books that Shaped The American National Identity [Ideas and Culture]
A review of powerful and persuasive books, pamphlets and papers that changed the society they came from.  The Write Stuff – Quick Check

Grand Expectations: American Foreign Policy Since World War II [1945 to 2015]
A review of  the complexities of America’s evolving foreign policy agenda from the aftermath of World War II through the years of decolonization, Cold War maneuvering, and European unification in an increasingly multipolar and interconnected world.

Roll Call: Key Legislative Landmarks [1803 to 1992]
Congress isn’t always mired in gridlock, squabbling, and scandal.  Crises such as the looming Civil War, the Great Depression, and the civil rights movement have sparked “the people’s representatives” to pass some of the nation’s boldest legislation.  Whether products of bipartisan cooperation or bitter struggle, these then acts of Congress have built America.Legislative Landmarks – Quick Check

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