Below are links to each page of US History in brief.

• Part 1: Colonization to the Civil War
• Part 2: Western Expansion and Manifest Destiny
• Part 3: Civil War to Beginning of World War II
• Part 4: World War II to Present
• The Constitution and Basic Government Structure
• The Bill of Rights

DISCLAIMER: this is part of a non-scholarly, highly personal breakdown of the basics of U.S. History thrown together over the course of one day. I did not check links, confirm research, provide footnotes, confirm all spellings etc. The purpose is to provide a general, in-a-nutshell picture of important aspects of U.S. history for my own kids as they prepare for the RCTs. My aim was to give students who have absolutely no clue about U.S. history or government a starting point to work with. I have expressed opinions and made references or comments that may have no relevence or may give offense for which I apologize.

I explicitly state here that there may be errors and inaccuracies so don't base your educational future or your child's on these documents. If you spot a glaring error please let me know. Email me here.

Jumping off point for these pages was this timeline

references used are often linked in the PDFs.