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.1
    George Washington
  6. I.
    New! Davy Crockett
  7. I.
    New! John Deere
  8. I.2
    Abraham Lincoln
  9. I.3
    Harriet Tubman
  10. I.4
    Susan B. Anthony
  11. I.5
    Sitting Bull
  12. I.6
    Thomas Edison
  13. I.
    New! Theodore Roosevelt
  14. I.7
    George Washington Carver
  15. I.8
    Helen Keller
  16. I.9
    Amelia Earhart
  17. I.10
    Thurgood Marshall
  18. I.11
    Rosa Parks
  19. I.12
    Jackie Robinson
  20. I.13
    Cesar Chavez
  21. I.
    New! Neil Armstrong

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.1
    George Washington
  6. F.
    New! Davy Crockett
  7. F.
    New! John Deere
  8. F.2
    Abraham Lincoln
  9. F.3
    Harriet Tubman
  10. F.4
    Susan B. Anthony
  11. F.5
    Sitting Bull
  12. F.6
    Thomas Edison
  13. F.
    New! Theodore Roosevelt
  14. F.7
    George Washington Carver
  15. F.8
    Helen Keller
  16. F.9
    Amelia Earhart
  17. F.10
    Thurgood Marshall
  18. F.11
    Rosa Parks
  19. F.12
    Jackie Robinson
  20. F.13
    Cesar Chavez
  21. F.
    New! Neil Armstrong

Second-grade skills

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

Third-grade skills

  1. K.1
    Benjamin Franklin
  2. K.2
    George Washington
  3. K.3
    Davy Crockett
  4. K.4
    John Deere
  5. K.5
    Abraham Lincoln
  6. K.6
    Harriet Tubman
  7. K.7
    Susan B. Anthony
  8. K.8
    Sitting Bull
  9. K.9
    Thomas Edison
  10. K.10
    Theodore Roosevelt
  11. K.11
    George Washington Carver
  12. K.12
    Amelia Earhart
  13. K.13
    Thurgood Marshall
  14. K.14
    Rosa Parks
  15. K.15
    Jackie Robinson
  16. K.16
    Cesar Chavez
  17. K.17
    Neil Armstrong
  18. M.1
    Paul Revere
  19. M.2
    Thomas Jefferson
  20. M.3
    Frederick Douglass
  21. M.4
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  22. M.5
    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.2
    Native peoples of the Southwest
  3. R.6
    The Columbian Exchange
  4. LL.1
    Identify primary and secondary sources
  5. LL.3
    Source analysis: the Boston Massacre
  6. LL.4
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  7. LL.5
    Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address

Seventh-grade skills

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

Eighth-grade skills

  1. H.1
    Pre-contact Native peoples: introduction
  2. H.2
    Native peoples of the Southwest
  3. J.6
    The Columbian Exchange
  4. K.1
    Life as a colonist
  5. K.2
    Identify the Thirteen Colonies
  6. K.3
    Select the Thirteen Colonies
  7. K.4
    Name the Thirteen Colonies
  8. K.5
    New England Colonies: founding and government
  9. K.6
    New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans
  10. K.7
    Middle Colonies: founding and government
  11. K.8
    Middle Colonies: economy and society
  12. K.9
    Southern Colonies: founding and government
  13. K.10
    Southern Colonies: economy and slavery
  14. L.1
    Causes of the American Revolution: the French and Indian War
  15. L.2
    Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society
  16. L.3
    Causes of the American Revolution: introduction to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts
  17. L.4
    Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response
  18. L.5
    The Revolutionary War: preparing for war
  19. L.6
    The Revolutionary War: struggle for independence
  20. L.7
    The Revolutionary War: turning the tide of war
  21. L.8
    The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath
  22. L.9
    Source analysis: the Boston Massacre
  23. L.10
    Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
  24. M.1
    The Articles of Confederation
  25. M.2
    The Constitutional Convention
  26. M.3
    Washington's presidency: part I
  27. M.4
    Washington's presidency: part II
  28. M.5
    The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
  29. M.6
    The Marshall Court
  30. M.7
    The Louisiana Purchase
  31. M.8
    The War of 1812
  32. N.1
    Jacksonian Democracy
  33. N.2
    Tariff, nullification, and bank war
  34. N.3
    Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears
  35. O.1
    Industrial and Transportation Revolutions
  36. O.2
    Comparing the North and the South
  37. O.3
    Antebellum reform movements
  38. O.4
    Antebellum immigration
  39. O.5
    Slavery in the South
  40. O.6
    The abolitionists
  41. O.7
    Texas independence and annexation
  42. O.8
    The U.S.-Mexican War
  43. O.9
    Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas
  44. O.10
    Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession
  45. P.1
    The Civil War: the beginning of the war
  46. P.2
    The Civil War: Bull Run to the Emancipation Proclamation
  47. P.3
    The Civil War: Gettysburg to the election of 1864
  48. P.4
    The Civil War: the conclusion of the war
  49. P.5
    Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address
  50. Q.1
    Radical Reconstruction
  51. Q.2
    The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow
  52. R.1
    Industrialization in the Gilded Age
  53. R.2
    Cities in the Gilded Age
  54. S.1
    World War I: the road to war
  55. S.2
    World War I: the Great War
  56. 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.2
    The War of 1812
  10. D.1
    Antebellum reform movements
  11. D.2
    Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July?
  12. E.1
    The growth of sectionalism
  13. E.2
    Causes of the Civil War: compromises
  14. E.
    New! The Civil War: part I
  15. E.
    New! The Civil War: part II
  16. F.1
    Presidential Reconstruction
  17. G.1
    Industry in the Gilded Age
  18. G.2
    Cities in the Gilded Age
  19. G.3
    The Jim Crow system
  20. G.4
    Labor in the Gilded Age
  21. H.1
    The rise of U.S. imperialism
  22. H.2
    The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
  23. I.1
    World War I: causes and U.S. entry
  24. I.2
    World War I: the home front and battlefront
  25. J.1
    Prohibition
  26. J.2
    Source analysis: the Great Migration
  27. K.1
    Causes of the Great Depression
  28. K.2
    Identify New Deal agencies
  29. K.3
    Source analysis: fireside chats
  30. L.1
    Causes of World War II
  31. L.2
    Japanese American internment
  32. M.1
    Introduction to the Cold War
  33. N.1
    The presidency of John F. Kennedy
  34. O.1
    Civil rights movement: school desegregation