Name_____________________________

Ms.Katz

APUSH:HistoricalTimePeriods

Period1:1491to1607

Period2:1607to1754

Period3:1754to1800

Period4:1800to1848

Period5:1844to1877

Period6:1865to1898

Period7:1890to1945

Period8:1945to1980

Period9:1980toPresent

5%-Period1
45%-periods2-5
45%-Periods6-8
5%-Period9

OnaNorthAmericancontinentcontrolledbyAmericanIndians,contact
amongthepeoplesofEurope,theAmericas,andWestAfricacreateda
newworld.
EuropeansandAmericanIndiansmaneuveredandfoughtfordominance,
control,andsecurityinNorthAmerica,anddistinctivecolonialand
nativesocietiesemerged.

Britishimperialattemptstoreassertcontroloveritscoloniesandthe
colonialreactiontotheseattemptsproducedanewAmericanrepublic,
alongwithstrugglesoverthenewnationspolitical,economic,andsocial
identity.
Thenewrepublicstruggledtodefineandextenddemocraticidealsinthe
faceofrapideconomic,territorial,anddemographicchanges.
Asthenationexpandedanditspopulationgrew,regionaltensions,
especiallyoverslavery,ledtoacivilwar--thecourseandaftermathof
whichtransformedAmericansociety.
ThetransformationoftheUnitedStatesfromanagriculturaltoan
increasinglyindustrialandurbanizedsocietybroughtaboutsignificant
economic,political,diplomatic,social,environmental,andcultural
changes.
AnincreasinglypluralisticUnitedStatesfacedprofounddomesticand
globalchallenges,debatedtheproperdegreeofgovernmentactivism,and
soughttodefineitsinternationalrole.
AfterWorldWarII,theUnitedStatesgrappledwithprosperityand
unfamiliarinternationalresponsibilitieswhilestrugglingtoliveuptoits
ideals.
AstheUnitedStatestransitionedtoanewcenturyfilledwithchallenges
andpossibilities,itexperiencedrenewedideologicalandculturaldebates,
soughttoredefineitsforeignpolicy,andadaptedtoeconomic
globalizationandrevolutionarychangesinscienceandtechnology.