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Overview of Crash Course U.S. History

Apr 23, 2025

Crash Course U.S. History Overview

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U.S. History Episodes

Episodes 1-10

  • The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards
  • When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America
  • The Natives and the English
  • The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies
  • The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening
  • Taxes & Smuggling: Prelude to Revolution
  • Who Won the American Revolution?
  • The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism
  • Where US Politics Came From
  • Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy

Episodes 11-20

  • The War of 1812
  • The Market Revolution
  • Slavery
  • Age of Jackson
  • 19th Century Reforms
  • Women in the 19th Century
  • War & Expansion
  • The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion
  • The Civil War, Part 1
  • Battles of the Civil War

Episodes 21-30

  • Reconstruction and 1876
  • The Industrial Economy
  • Growth, Cities, and Immigration
  • Westward Expansion
  • Gilded Age Politics
  • The Progressive Era
  • American Imperialism
  • Progressive Presidents
  • America in World War I
  • Women’s Suffrage

Episodes 31-40

  • The Roaring 20s
  • The Great Depression
  • The New Deal
  • World War II, Part 1
  • World War II, Part 2: The Homefront
  • The Cold War
  • The Cold War in Asia
  • Civil Rights and the 1950s
  • The 1960s in America
  • The Rise of Conservatism

Episodes 41-47

  • Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise
  • The Reagan Revolution
  • George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War
  • The Clinton Years, or the 1990s
  • Terrorism, War, and Bush 43
  • Obamanation

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This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Crash Course U.S. History series available online, showcasing key historical events and periods in the history of the United States through engaging video content.