U.S. history

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Here is a list of all of the skills that cover U.S. history! To start practicing, just click on any link.

Kindergarten skills

  1. H.1
    Then and now: transportation and communication
  2. H.2
    Then and now: home and school
  3. H.3
    Then and now: work and play
  4. I.
    New! Benjamin Franklin
  5. I.
    New! Paul Revere
  6. I.1
    George Washington
  7. I.
    New! Thomas Jefferson
  8. I.
    New! Davy Crockett
  9. I.
    New! John Deere
  10. I.2
    Abraham Lincoln
  11. I.
    New! Frederick Douglass
  12. I.3
    Harriet Tubman
  13. I.4
    Susan B. Anthony
  14. I.5
    Sitting Bull
  15. I.6
    Thomas Edison
  16. I.
    New! Theodore Roosevelt
  17. I.7
    George Washington Carver
  18. I.8
    Helen Keller
  19. I.9
    Amelia Earhart
  20. I.10
    Thurgood Marshall
  21. I.11
    Rosa Parks
  22. I.12
    Jackie Robinson
  23. I.
    New! Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. I.
    New! Neil Armstrong
  25. I.
    New! Bill Gates

First-grade skills

  1. E.1
    Then and now: transportation and communication
  2. E.2
    Then and now: home and school
  3. E.3
    Then and now: work and play
  4. F.
    New! Benjamin Franklin
  5. F.
    New! Paul Revere
  6. F.1
    George Washington
  7. F.
    New! Thomas Jefferson
  8. F.
    New! Davy Crockett
  9. F.
    New! John Deere
  10. F.2
    Abraham Lincoln
  11. F.
    New! Frederick Douglass
  12. F.3
    Harriet Tubman
  13. F.4
    Susan B. Anthony
  14. F.5
    Sitting Bull
  15. F.6
    Thomas Edison
  16. F.
    New! Theodore Roosevelt
  17. F.7
    George Washington Carver
  18. F.8
    Helen Keller
  19. F.9
    Amelia Earhart
  20. F.10
    Thurgood Marshall
  21. F.11
    Rosa Parks
  22. F.12
    Jackie Robinson
  23. F.
    New! Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. F.
    New! Neil Armstrong
  25. F.
    New! Bill Gates

Second-grade skills

  1. H.1
    Benjamin Franklin
  2. H.2
    George Washington
  3. H.3
    Paul Revere
  4. H.4
    Thomas Jefferson
  5. H.5
    Davy Crockett
  6. H.6
    John Deere
  7. H.7
    Abraham Lincoln
  8. H.8
    Frederick Douglass
  9. H.9
    Harriet Tubman
  10. H.10
    Susan B. Anthony
  11. H.11
    Sitting Bull
  12. H.12
    Thomas Edison
  13. H.13
    Theodore Roosevelt
  14. H.14
    George Washington Carver
  15. H.15
    Amelia Earhart
  16. H.16
    Thurgood Marshall
  17. H.17
    Rosa Parks
  18. H.18
    Jackie Robinson
  19. H.19
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  20. H.20
    Neil Armstrong
  21. H.21
    Bill Gates

Third-grade skills

  1. K.1
    Benjamin Franklin
  2. K.2
    George Washington
  3. K.3
    Paul Revere
  4. K.4
    Thomas Jefferson
  5. K.5
    Davy Crockett
  6. K.6
    John Deere
  7. K.7
    Abraham Lincoln
  8. K.8
    Frederick Douglass
  9. K.9
    Harriet Tubman
  10. K.10
    Susan B. Anthony
  11. K.11
    Sitting Bull
  12. K.12
    Thomas Edison
  13. K.13
    Theodore Roosevelt
  14. K.14
    George Washington Carver
  15. K.15
    Amelia Earhart
  16. K.16
    Thurgood Marshall
  17. K.17
    Rosa Parks
  18. K.18
    Jackie Robinson
  19. K.19
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  20. K.20
    Neil Armstrong
  21. K.21
    Bill Gates

Fourth-grade skills

  1. A.1
    Jamestown: the early years
  2. A.2
    Jamestown: growth of a colony
  3. A.3
    Plymouth
  4. B.1
    New England colonies: religion and government
  5. B.2
    New England colonies: economy and conflict
  6. B.3
    Middle colonies: founding and government
  7. B.4
    Middle colonies: economy and society
  8. B.5
    Southern colonies: founding and government
  9. B.6
    Southern colonies: economy and slavery
  10. B.7
    Identify the Thirteen Colonies
  11. B.8
    Select the Thirteen Colonies
  12. B.9
    Name the Thirteen Colonies
  13. C.1
    The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule
  14. C.2
    The American Revolution: New British taxes
  15. C.3
    The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party
  16. C.4
    The American Revolution: the rebellion begins
  17. C.5
    The American Revolution: preparing for war
  18. C.6
    The American Revolution: struggle for independence
  19. C.7
    The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war
  20. C.8
    The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath
  21. D.1
    The Louisiana Purchase
  22. D.2
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition
  23. D.3
    The War of 1812: causes
  24. D.4
    The War of 1812: events and effects
  25. D.5
    Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South
  26. D.6
    Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives
  27. D.7
    Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I
  28. D.8
    Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II
  29. E.1
    The Civil War: the beginning of the war
  30. E.2
    The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg
  31. E.3
    The Civil War: war tactics and the home front
  32. E.4
    The Civil War: the end of the war
  33. E.5
    Reconstruction
  34. F.1
    World War I: the road to war
  35. F.2
    World War I: the war begins
  36. F.3
    World War I: events of the war
  37. F.4
    World War I: the road to peace
  38. G.1
    The Great Depression: part I
  39. G.2
    The Great Depression: part II
  40. G.3
    The New Deal
  41. H.1
    World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia
  42. H.2
    World War II: global events

Fifth-grade skills

  1. G.1
    Jamestown: the early years
  2. G.2
    Jamestown: growth of a colony
  3. G.3
    Plymouth
  4. H.1
    New England colonies: religion and government
  5. H.2
    New England colonies: economy and conflict
  6. H.3
    Middle colonies: founding and government
  7. H.4
    Middle colonies: economy and society
  8. H.5
    Southern colonies: founding and government
  9. H.6
    Southern colonies: economy and slavery
  10. H.7
    Identify the Thirteen Colonies
  11. H.8
    Select the Thirteen Colonies
  12. H.9
    Name the Thirteen Colonies
  13. I.1
    The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule
  14. I.2
    The American Revolution: New British taxes
  15. I.3
    The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party
  16. I.4
    The American Revolution: the rebellion begins
  17. I.5
    The American Revolution: preparing for war
  18. I.6
    The American Revolution: struggle for independence
  19. I.7
    The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war
  20. I.8
    The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath
  21. J.1
    The Louisiana Purchase
  22. J.2
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition
  23. J.3
    The War of 1812: causes
  24. J.4
    The War of 1812: events and effects
  25. J.5
    Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South
  26. J.6
    Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives
  27. J.7
    Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I
  28. J.8
    Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II
  29. K.1
    The Civil War: the beginning of the war
  30. K.2
    The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg
  31. K.3
    The Civil War: war tactics and the home front
  32. K.4
    The Civil War: the end of the war
  33. K.5
    Reconstruction
  34. L.1
    World War I: the road to war
  35. L.2
    World War I: the war begins
  36. L.3
    World War I: events of the war
  37. L.4
    World War I: the road to peace
  38. M.1
    The Great Depression: part I
  39. M.2
    The Great Depression: part II
  40. M.3
    The New Deal
  41. N.1
    World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia
  42. N.2
    World War II: global events

Sixth-grade skills

  1. Q.1
    Pre-contact Native peoples: introduction
  2. Q.
    New! Native peoples of the Great Plains
  3. Q.2
    Native peoples of the Southwest
  4. Q.
    New! Native peoples of the Great Basin and Plateau
  5. Q.
    New! Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest
  6. Q.
    New! Native peoples of Alaska
  7. R.6
    The Columbian Exchange
  8. LL.1
    Identify primary and secondary sources
  9. LL.3
    Source analysis: the Boston Massacre
  10. LL.4
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  11. LL.5
    Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address

Seventh-grade skills

  1. CC.1
    Pre-contact Native peoples: introduction
  2. CC.
    New! Native peoples of the Great Plains
  3. CC.2
    Native peoples of the Southwest
  4. CC.
    New! Native peoples of the Great Basin and Plateau
  5. CC.
    New! Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest
  6. CC.
    New! Native peoples of Alaska
  7. DD.6
    The Columbian Exchange
  8. LL.1
    Life as a colonist
  9. LL.2
    Identify the Thirteen Colonies
  10. LL.3
    Select the Thirteen Colonies
  11. LL.4
    Name the Thirteen Colonies
  12. LL.5
    New England Colonies: founding and government
  13. LL.6
    New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans
  14. LL.7
    Middle Colonies: founding and government
  15. LL.8
    Middle Colonies: economy and society
  16. LL.9
    Southern Colonies: founding and government
  17. LL.10
    Southern Colonies: economy and slavery
  18. MM.1
    Causes of the American Revolution: the French and Indian War
  19. MM.2
    Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society
  20. MM.3
    Causes of the American Revolution: introduction to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts
  21. MM.4
    Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response
  22. MM.5
    The Revolutionary War: preparing for war
  23. MM.6
    The Revolutionary War: struggle for independence
  24. MM.7
    The Revolutionary War: turning the tide of war
  25. MM.8
    The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath
  26. MM.9
    Source analysis: the Boston Massacre
  27. MM.10
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  28. NN.1
    The Articles of Confederation
  29. NN.2
    The Constitutional Convention
  30. NN.3
    Washington's presidency: part I
  31. NN.4
    Washington's presidency: part II
  32. NN.5
    The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
  33. NN.6
    The Marshall Court
  34. NN.7
    The Louisiana Purchase
  35. NN.8
    The War of 1812
  36. OO.1
    Jacksonian Democracy
  37. OO.2
    Tariff, nullification, and bank war
  38. OO.3
    Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears
  39. PP.1
    Industrial and Transportation Revolutions
  40. PP.2
    Comparing the North and the South
  41. PP.3
    Antebellum reform movements
  42. PP.4
    Antebellum immigration
  43. PP.5
    Slavery in the South
  44. PP.6
    The abolitionists
  45. PP.7
    Texas independence and annexation
  46. PP.8
    The U.S.-Mexican War
  47. PP.9
    Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas
  48. PP.10
    Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession
  49. QQ.1
    The Civil War: the beginning of the war
  50. QQ.2
    The Civil War: Bull Run to the Emancipation Proclamation
  51. QQ.3
    The Civil War: Gettysburg to the election of 1864
  52. QQ.4
    The Civil War: the conclusion of the war
  53. QQ.5
    Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address
  54. RR.1
    Radical Reconstruction
  55. RR.2
    The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow
  56. SS.1
    Industrialization in the Gilded Age
  57. SS.2
    Cities in the Gilded Age
  58. TT.1
    World War I: the road to war
  59. TT.2
    World War I: the Great War
  60. TT.
    New! World War I: ending the war
  61. TT.
    New! The Great Depression
  62. TT.
    New! The New Deal
  63. TT.
    New! World War II: the war begins
  64. UU.1
    Identify primary and secondary sources

Eighth-grade skills

  1. H.1
    Pre-contact Native peoples: introduction
  2. H.
    New! Native peoples of the Great Plains
  3. H.2
    Native peoples of the Southwest
  4. H.
    New! Native peoples of the Great Basin and Plateau
  5. H.
    New! Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest
  6. H.
    New! Native peoples of Alaska
  7. J.6
    The Columbian Exchange
  8. K.1
    Life as a colonist
  9. K.2
    Identify the Thirteen Colonies
  10. K.3
    Select the Thirteen Colonies
  11. K.4
    Name the Thirteen Colonies
  12. K.5
    New England Colonies: founding and government
  13. K.6
    New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans
  14. K.7
    Middle Colonies: founding and government
  15. K.8
    Middle Colonies: economy and society
  16. K.9
    Southern Colonies: founding and government
  17. K.10
    Southern Colonies: economy and slavery
  18. L.1
    Causes of the American Revolution: the French and Indian War
  19. L.2
    Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society
  20. L.3
    Causes of the American Revolution: introduction to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts
  21. L.4
    Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response
  22. L.5
    The Revolutionary War: preparing for war
  23. L.6
    The Revolutionary War: struggle for independence
  24. L.7
    The Revolutionary War: turning the tide of war
  25. L.8
    The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath
  26. L.9
    Source analysis: the Boston Massacre
  27. L.10
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  28. M.1
    The Articles of Confederation
  29. M.2
    The Constitutional Convention
  30. M.3
    Washington's presidency: part I
  31. M.4
    Washington's presidency: part II
  32. M.5
    The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
  33. M.6
    The Marshall Court
  34. M.7
    The Louisiana Purchase
  35. M.8
    The War of 1812
  36. N.1
    Jacksonian Democracy
  37. N.2
    Tariff, nullification, and bank war
  38. N.3
    Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears
  39. O.1
    Industrial and Transportation Revolutions
  40. O.2
    Comparing the North and the South
  41. O.3
    Antebellum reform movements
  42. O.4
    Antebellum immigration
  43. O.5
    Slavery in the South
  44. O.6
    The abolitionists
  45. O.7
    Texas independence and annexation
  46. O.8
    The U.S.-Mexican War
  47. O.9
    Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas
  48. O.10
    Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession
  49. P.1
    The Civil War: the beginning of the war
  50. P.2
    The Civil War: Bull Run to the Emancipation Proclamation
  51. P.3
    The Civil War: Gettysburg to the election of 1864
  52. P.4
    The Civil War: the conclusion of the war
  53. P.5
    Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address
  54. Q.1
    Radical Reconstruction
  55. Q.2
    The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow
  56. R.1
    Industrialization in the Gilded Age
  57. R.2
    Cities in the Gilded Age
  58. S.1
    World War I: the road to war
  59. S.2
    World War I: the Great War
  60. S.
    New! World War I: ending the war
  61. S.
    New! The Great Depression
  62. S.
    New! The New Deal
  63. S.
    New! World War II: the war begins
  64. T.1
    Identify primary and secondary sources

U.S. History skills

  1. A.
    New! The Southern Colonies
  2. A.
    New! The Middle Colonies
  3. A.
    New! The New England Colonies
  4. B.1
    The French and Indian War
  5. B.
    New! The Revolutionary War: part I
  6. B.
    New! The Revolutionary War: part II
  7. B.2
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  8. C.1
    The Constitutional Convention
  9. C.
    New! The presidency of George Washington
  10. C.2
    The War of 1812
  11. D.
    New! Indian removal and the Trail of Tears
  12. D.1
    Antebellum reform movements
  13. D.
    New! The abolition movement
  14. D.2
    Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July?
  15. E.1
    The growth of sectionalism
  16. E.2
    Causes of the Civil War: compromises
  17. E.
    New! The Civil War: part I
  18. E.
    New! The Civil War: part II
  19. F.1
    Presidential Reconstruction
  20. F.
    New! Radical Reconstruction
  21. G.1
    Industry in the Gilded Age
  22. G.2
    Cities in the Gilded Age
  23. G.3
    The Jim Crow system
  24. G.4
    Labor in the Gilded Age
  25. H.1
    The rise of U.S. imperialism
  26. H.2
    The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
  27. H.
    New! Progressive Era reform movements
  28. I.1
    World War I: causes and U.S. entry
  29. I.2
    World War I: the home front and battlefront
  30. I.
    New! World War I: the end of the war
  31. J.1
    Prohibition
  32. J.2
    Source analysis: the Great Migration
  33. K.1
    Causes of the Great Depression
  34. K.
    New! Life during the Great Depression
  35. K.
    New! The New Deal: part I
  36. K.2
    Identify New Deal agencies
  37. K.3
    Source analysis: fireside chats
  38. L.1
    Causes of World War II
  39. L.
    New! World War II: U.S. entry
  40. L.
    New! World War II: the European Theater
  41. L.2
    Japanese American internment
  42. M.1
    Introduction to the Cold War
  43. M.
    New! The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
  44. N.1
    The presidency of John F. Kennedy
  45. N.
    New! The Vietnam War
  46. O.1
    Civil rights movement: school desegregation
  47. O.
    New! Civil rights movement: nonviolent direct action
  48. O.
    New! Source analysis: Letter from Birmingham Jail
  49. P.
    New! The presidency of Richard Nixon
  50. P.
    New! The presidency of Jimmy Carter
  51. P.
    New! The presidency of Ronald Reagan: domestic policy and legacy
  52. P.
    New! The Gulf War