AMSCO AP Human Geography 2nd Edition
Table of Contents and Introduction
Learning Objective:
Explain the context for European encounters in the Americas from 1491 to 1607.
Unit 2 – Period 2: 1607-1754
Learning Objective:
Explain the context for the colonization of North America from 1607 to 1754.
Unit 3 – Period 3: 1754-1800
Learning Objective:
Explain the context in which America gained independence and developed a
sense of national identity.
Unit 4 – Period 4: 1800-1848
Learning Objective:
Explain the context in which the republic developed from 1800 to 1848.
Unit 5 – Period 5: 1844-1877
Learning Objective:
Explain the context in which sectional conflict emerged from 1844 to 1877.
Unit 6 – Period 6: 1865-1898
Learning Objective 1:
Explain the historical context for the rise of industrial capitalism in the United States during the period from 1865 to 1898.
Learning Objective 2:
Explain a historical context for the increased international and internal immigration in the United States during the period from 1865 to 1898.
Unit 7 – Period 7: 1890-1945
Learning Objective:
Explain the context in which America grew into the role as a world power.
Unit 8 – Period 8: 1945-1980
Learning Objective:
Explain the context for societal changes from 1945 to 1980.
Unit 9 – Period 9: 1980-Present
Learning Objective:
Explain the context in which the United States faced international and domestic challenges after 1980.
