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Free online courseComplete U.S. History

Duration of the online course: 80 hours and 21 minutes

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Free online U.S. history course covering colonization, revolution, Civil War, industrialization, world wars, civil rights, and the Cold War.

In this free course, learn about

  • Origins of the Americas and Early Exploration
  • Colonization and Empire in North America
  • From Imperial Crisis to Independence
  • Building the New Republic and Early Politics
  • National Growth, Reform, and Jacksonian America
  • Manifest Destiny and the Sectional Crisis
  • Civil War and Reconstruction
  • The Gilded Age, Industrialization, and Overseas Expansion
  • Progressivism and the First World War
  • Boom, Bust, and the New Deal
  • World War II and the Early Cold War
  • Civil Rights and the Great Society Era
  • Vietnam, Watergate, and Late 20th-Century Shifts

Course Description

Complete U.S. History by Historo is a free online course designed to guide learners through the full sweep of United States history, from the earliest peoples of the Americas to the end of the Cold War. It offers a clear, chronological narrative that helps you connect major events, turning points, and long-term trends into a coherent story.

Begin with the New World, Indigenous societies, and the transformations sparked by European exploration, including the Columbian Exchange, conquest, and competing colonial projects across North America. Follow the growth of British colonial life, the mounting tensions that led to revolution, and the challenges of building a new nation through early federal government, constitutional debates, and the emergence of political parties.

Continue through westward expansion, sectional conflict, and the road to secession, then examine the Civil War and the complex struggles of Reconstruction and its aftermath. The course then moves into industrialization, labor and immigration, Gilded Age politics, and changing American power abroad through imperial and neocolonial policies.

Explore reform and backlash in the Progressive Era, the upheavals of global conflict, and the social and economic shocks of the Great Depression and the New Deal. Finally, trace World War II, the Cold War at home and abroad, civil rights, postwar politics from Kennedy and Johnson to Vietnam and Watergate, the rise of conservatism and Reagan-era policies, and the closing chapters of the Cold War. Ideal for students and lifelong learners who want a structured, comprehensive overview.

Course content

  • Video class: The New World-U.S. History #1 27m
  • Exercise: Which statement best summarizes the idea of environmental determinism discussed here?
  • Video class: The First Americans-U.S. History #2 50m
  • Video class: The Americas in 1492-U.S. History #3 1h29m
  • Exercise: Which major outcome did the development of agriculture in the Americas most directly create?
  • Video class: The Columbian Exchange-U.S. History #4 1h50m
  • Video class: The Conquest of the Americas-U.S. History #5 1h28m
  • Exercise: What factor most helped Hernán Cortés initially control the Aztec Empire after reaching Tenochtitlan?
  • Video class: Spanish Settlement of North America-U.S. History #6 55m
  • Video class: English Exploration of North America-U.S. History #7 1h09m
  • Exercise: What key feature of England’s government limited the monarch’s power compared to Spain and helped shape English colonization?
  • Video class: The Virginia Colony-U.S. History #8 1h52m
  • Video class: Puritan New England-U.S. History #9 1h18m
  • Exercise: Which statement best describes the relationship between Pilgrims and Puritans?
  • Video class: French America-U.S. History #10 1h15m
  • Video class: The Seven Years War-U.S. History #11 1h02m
  • Exercise: According to the 1763 Treaty of Paris settlement described, which outcome occurred in North America?
  • Video class: The British Colonies in 1763-U.S. History #12 51m
  • Video class: Prelude to Revolution-U.S. History #13 1h25m
  • Exercise: What major change in 1763 helped turn many colonists against British rule?
  • Video class: Trouble in Boston-U.S. History #14 1h28m
  • Video class: The American Revolution-U.S. History #15 56m
  • Exercise: What development most directly helped convince France to formally ally with the United States during the Revolutionary War?
  • Video class: The Articles of Confederation-U.S. History #16 1h11m
  • Video class: The Constitutional Convention-U.S. History #17 1h19m
  • Exercise: Why did delegates meeting in Philadelphia in May 1787 decide to create a new Constitution instead of simply amending the Articles of Confederation?
  • Video class: The First Constitutional Congress-U.S. History #18 38m
  • Video class: The Rise of Political Parties-U.S. History #19 1h42m
  • Exercise: Which pairing correctly matches early U.S. political leaders with their main visions for the new federal government in the 1790s?
  • Video class: A Growing Political Divide-U.S. History #20 1h01m
  • Video class: The Adams Presidency-U.S. History #21 1h07m
  • Exercise: Which action made the Sedition Act (1798) especially controversial?
  • Video class: The Louisiana Purchase-U.S. History #22 1h25m
  • Video class: Securing the Republic-U.S. History #23 1h29m
  • Exercise: Which document, adopted in 1787, created the framework of the U.S. federal government?
  • Video class: The War of 1812-U.S. History #24 1h05m
  • Video class: The Era of Good Feelings-U.S. History #25 30m
  • Video class: The Market Revolution-U.S. History #26 1h28m
  • Video class: The Era of Bad Feelings-U.S. History #27 52m
  • Exercise: Which agreement resulted in the United States gaining Florida while giving Spain $5 million and recognizing Spain’s control of Texas?
  • Video class: Jacksonian Democracy-U.S. History #28 39m
  • Video class: The Age of Jackson-U.S. History #29 1h10m
  • Exercise: What was the “spoils system” associated with Andrew Jackson’s presidency?
  • Video class: Opposition to Jackson-U.S. History #30 33m
  • Video class: The Texas Revolution-U.S. History #31 1h17m
  • Exercise: Which statement best describes what Manifest Destiny meant and how it related to westward migration?
  • Video class: The U.S.-Mexico War-U.S. History #32 58m
  • Video class: The U.S. in 1850-U.S. History #33 1h30m
  • Exercise: Which group held the most political power in the South by 1850?
  • Video class: A Nation Divided-U.S. History #34 1h10m
  • Video class: Secession-U.S. History #35 1h09m
  • Exercise: What was the main goal of the Republican Party’s platform in the late 1850s, as described here?
  • Video class: The Civil War-U.S. History #36 50m
  • Video class: Presidential Reconstruction-U.S. History #37 1h20m
  • Exercise: What was the central requirement of Lincoln’s “10 percent plan” for Reconstruction to readmit a Confederate state to the Union?
  • Video class: Congressional Reconstruction-U.S. History #38 38m
  • Video class: Deconstruction-U.S. History #39 1h34m
  • Exercise: What agreement effectively ended Reconstruction after the disputed 1876 presidential election?
  • Video class: Gilded Age Politics-U.S. History #40 1h13m
  • Video class: The Robber Barons-U.S. History #41 37m
  • Exercise: Which law was passed in 1890 to allow the federal government to break up trusts that were suppressing competition across state lines?
  • Video class: Industry and Labor-U.S. History #42 1h30m
  • Video class: Westward Expansion and the Farm Problem-U.S. History #43 1h42m
  • Exercise: Which best describes imperialism as defined in this lesson?
  • Video class: Imperial America-U.S. History #44 1h47m
  • Video class: Neocolonialism-U.S. History #45 1h03m
  • Exercise: Which policy aimed to keep China open to trade with all nations instead of being divided into exclusive foreign spheres of influence?
  • Video class: The Progressive Era-U.S. History #46 1h20m
  • Video class: The Taft Administration-U.S. History #47 31m
  • Exercise: Which constitutional amendment supported near the end of the Taft administration allowed the federal government to collect a progressive income tax?
  • Video class: The Other Side of the Progressive Era-U.S. History #48 31m
  • Video class: The Great War-U.S. History #49 1h55m
  • Exercise: Which event most directly triggered the outbreak of World War I in 1914?
  • Video class: The Return to Normalcy-U.S. History #50 1h03m
  • Video class: The Roaring 20s-U.S. History #51 1h02m
  • Exercise: What was a major effect of the 1924 National Immigration Act?
  • Video class: The Great Depression-U.S. History #52 1h19m
  • Video class: The New Deal-U.S. History #53 59m
  • Exercise: Which New Deal program put young men ages 17–23 to work on conservation and public-works projects for $30 per month, with most of the pay sent home to their families?
  • Video class: Opposition to the New Deal-U.S. History #54 27m
  • Video class: The Outbreak of World War 2-U.S. History #55 2h12m
  • Exercise: What was the 1939 Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union designed to do?
  • Video class: The American Homefront-U.S. History #56 46m
  • Video class: World War Two Abroad-U.S. History #57 1h17m
  • Exercise: What was the key decision made at the Yalta Conference regarding postwar Germany?
  • Video class: The Cold War in Europe-U.S. History #58 1h14m
  • Video class: The Cold War in the Third World-U.S. History #59 1h04m
  • Exercise: Which outcome best describes the U.S. containment policy in Asia during the early Cold War?
  • Video class: The Cold War at Home-U.S. History #60 1h33m
  • Video class: The Civil Rights Movement-U.S. History #61 1h16m
  • Exercise: Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in public schools is inherently unequal and violates the 14th Amendment?
  • Video class: The Kennedy Administration-U.S. History #62 1h12m
  • Video class: The Great Society-U.S. History #63 58m
  • Exercise: What was the main constitutional justification used to uphold the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s restrictions on discrimination by businesses?
  • Video class: Vietnam and Watergate-U.S. History #64 1h28m
  • Video class: The Me Decade-U.S. History #65 1h08m
  • Exercise: Which factor most directly contributed to the 1970s U.S. economic downturn by increasing fuel costs and limiting supply?
  • Video class: The Rise of Conservatism-U.S. History #66 26m
  • Video class: Reaganomics-U.S. History #67 57m
  • Exercise: Which idea best summarizes Reagan’s economic philosophy commonly called “Reaganomics”?
  • Video class: Conservative America-U.S. History #68 1h17m
  • Video class: The End of the Cold War-U.S. History #69 1h08m
  • Exercise: Which pair best describes a major long-term goal often discussed in U.S. history?

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