1. The Arrival of Native Americans in North America
2. European Discovery and Colonization of North America
3. Jamestown The Virginia Colony
4. Major or Interesting English Colonies
5. The Colonies as Part of the English Empire
6. The Anglo French Conflict (1680s-1780s)
7. The American Revolution as an Aftermath of the French & Indian War
8. Early Signs of Trouble, (1764-1773)
9. The King and Parliament Clamp Down and Outbreak of the War, (1774-1775)
10. The Colonies Officially Break Away and the Declaration of Independence (1775-1776)
11. The American War of Independence, Part 1
12. The American War of Independence, Part 2
13. Significance of the American Revolution
14. The Critical Period of American History, Part I
15. The Critical Period of American History, Part II
16. The Critical Period of American History, Part III
17. The Meaning of the U.S. Constitution
18. The New Nation Struggles to Survive, Part 1
19. The New Nation Struggles to Survive, Part 2
20. The New Nation Struggles to Survive, Part 3
21. The New Nation Struggles to Survive, Part 4
22. The New Nation Struggles to Survive, Part 5
23. The New Nation Grows Up: The Administration of Thomas Jefferson
24. The New Nation Grows Up: The Administration of James Madison (1808-1817)
25. The New Nation Grows Up: The Administration of James Monroe
26. The Rise of Southern Sectionalism (1820-1821)
27. Realignment of the Political Parties
28. The Rise of the "Common Man": The Jacksonian Era, Part 2
29. The Rise of the "Common Man": The Jacksonian Era, Part 3
30. The Rise of the "Common Man": The Jacksonian Era, Part 4
31. Significance of the Jacksonian Era
32. The Early Anti-slavery Movement (1750s-1830s)
33. The Later Anti slavery Movement (1830s-1860s)
34. The Texas Revolution (1819-1836)
35. The Mexican American War (1846-1848)
36. Crisis and Compromise (1840s-1850)
37. The Gathering Storm: The Terrible 1850s, Part I
38. The Gathering Storm: The Terrible 1850s, Part II
39. The Gathering Storm: The Terrible 1850s, Part III
40. The Civil War Awakening, 1861
41. The Civil War Intensifies, 1862
42. The Turning of the Tide in the Civil War, 1863
43. The Union Grinds Down the Confederacy, 1864-1865
44. The Cost and Significance of the American Civil War

This course contains 44 video lectures on the first part of a standard freshman American History course, covering the Columbus era, Colonial America, the American Revolution, the Jackson Era, and the Civil War.