Advanced Placement U.S. History, Book 1, is a college-level unit for high school students. Part 1 studies the evolution of American society over a period of 150 years until the Peace of Paris at the end of the French and Indian War. Part 2 analyzes the break with Britain and the creation of a new government and society. Part 3 evaluates the changing political, economic, and social climate in the new nation and how the westward movement and slavery raised issues that split the nation. Part 4 demonstrates how industrialization reshaped the nation-state and created a climate for exploitation that resulted in protests and demands for change. Part 5 explores the concerns of the early twentieth century: imperialism, isolationism, and progressivism.The Student Edition contains all of the handouts provided in the Teacher Resource Unit—a timesaver for teachers and a handy work text for students.

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Students use a wide variety of sources, including maps, graphs, charts, cartoons, and readings. Several lessons incorporate models to help students develop skills needed to analyze a document, read a historical monograph, and write an organized essay. Other lessons focus on the philosophies that shaped the nation and how they altered to meet the changing needs of the American people. Students learn the historian’s skills in processing American history.