American History

The history section runs chronologically, which makes it the easiest part of the test to study in order: first the colonies and the break from Britain, then the 1800s and the Civil War, then the twentieth century. Several answers accept any one of a list — name one war, name one tribe, name five of the original states — so you only ever need one you are sure of.

Learning path

Level 1
Colonial Period and Independence
The colonies, the Revolution, the Declaration and the Constitutional Convention — plus the founders the test asks about by name.
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Level 2
The 1800s
The Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Level 3
Recent American History
The wars of the 1900s, the Cold War, the civil rights movement and September 11.
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Learning path

Colonial Period and Independence

The 1800s

Recent American History