Crash Course American History
This course provides a rapid, structured overview of American history from Indigenous societies to globalization, focusing on key eras, themes like race and democracy, and practical historical thinking skills for analysis and lesson planning.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course American History gives you a fast, structured overview of key eras, from Indigenous societies and colonization to the Revolution, Civil War, Reconstruction, industrialization, and reform. You then track U.S. power, democracy, race, rights, and economic change through world wars, the Cold War, social movements, and globalization, while also sharpening historical thinking skills you can apply immediately.
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Develop skills
- Master key U.S. history eras: from colonization to the early 2000s, fast.
- Analyze causes and effects: wars, reforms, and rights in clear timelines.
- Connect race, democracy, and economy themes across major turning points.
- Use historical thinking tools to read, question, and teach primary sources.
- Design a 4-session crash course plan for engaging, evidence-based lessons.
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