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Overview

In 48 episodes, John Green will teach you the history of the United States of America! This course is based off of the 2013 AP US History curriculum. By the end of the course, you will be able to:

* Identify the context and causes of historical developments throughout recorded US history

* Explain the similarities and differences between historical developments

* Understand the complexity of the American and national identity and values

* Describe how social structures, politics, power, and culture influence each other and historical developments

* Contextualize and complicate the common narratives of US history that explain the present

Videos in this playlist 49

  1. Crash Course US History Preview
  2. The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1
  3. When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America: Crash Course US History #2
  4. The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3
  5. The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4
  6. The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening: Crash Course US History #5
  7. Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6
  8. Who Won the American Revolution?: Crash Course US History #7
  9. The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8
  10. Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course US History #9
  11. Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10
  12. The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History #11
  13. The Market Revolution: Crash Course US History #12
  14. Slavery - Crash Course US History #13
  15. Age of Jackson: Crash Course US History #14
  16. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
  17. Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16
  18. War & Expansion: Crash Course US History #17
  19. The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion: Crash Course US History #18
  20. Battles of the Civil War: Crash Course US History #19
  21. The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20
  22. History of the 4th of July: Crash Course US History Special
  23. The Civil War Part 2: Crash Course US History #21
  24. Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course US History #22
  25. The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23
  26. Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24
  27. Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25
  28. Gilded Age Politics: Crash Course US History #26
  29. The Progressive Era: Crash Course US History #27
  30. American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28
  31. Progressive Presidents: Crash Course US History #29
  32. America in World War I: Crash Course US History #30
  33. Women's Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31
  34. The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32
  35. The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
  36. The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34
  37. World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35
  38. World War II Part 2 - The Homefront: Crash Course US History #36
  39. The Cold War: Crash Course US History #37
  40. The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38
  41. Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39
  42. The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40
  43. The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
  44. Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise: Crash Course US History #42
  45. The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43
  46. George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War: Crash Course US History #44
  47. The Clinton Years, or the 1990s: Crash Course US History #45
  48. Terrorism, War, and Bush 43: Crash Course US History #46
  49. Obamanation: Crash Course US History #47

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Free and complete: every lecture is in the playlist, in order.
  • Watch at 1.5x, skip what you know, rewatch what you don't.
  • 10,995,610 views, so help and notes are easy to find.
  • Completely free.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (49 videos) you can see before you start.
  • Start watching right away, no sign-up.

Disadvantages

  • No certificate, deadlines or graded work.
  • Quality and depth vary: check that the playlist is finished before you start.
  • No certificate.
  • No graded assignments or feedback.

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Free

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  • Certificate: None. Code or take notes along to make it stick.

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