U.S. History 1: Vol 1

U.S. History Volume 1: Colonial America to 1760 features a series of six lessons covering early American history prior to 1760.  This highly interactive learning enhancement tool integrates video, text, interactive activities, and self-assessments to offer a visual representation of this time in American history.  Titles include:

A World Apart provides perspectives on why history matters and begins to examine America before 1492, examining how indigenous peoples shaped their societies and what we can learn from enhancing our understanding of them.

Worlds Transformed describes the effects of European contact with the Americas. 

Settling the Southern Colonies describes the enduring effects of the British colonies that were established along the southeastern coast of North America in the seventeenth century. 

Settling in New England explains the significance of British settlement in the New England area in the seventeenth century.

Diversifying British America reveals how and why diversity became a characteristic of the middle colonies and how that diversity helped shape America.

A Distinctive Society describes how and why slavery began, distinguishes the southern colonies, and reveals how America itself was becoming a distinctive society by the 1750s.

Also available; U.S. History Volume 2: 1754 to 1801, U.S. History Volume 3: 1801 to 1848, U.S. History Volume 4: 1848 to 1877.  Collectively, U.S. History Volumes 1 – 4 are designed as a college-level and/or dual credit U.S. History course.