arn more about key events in American history with BarCharts' updated and expanded American History 1 QuickStudy(R) guide. Detailing the discovery and settlement of the New World up through the Civil War and Reconstruction, this guide features timelines grouped by historical theme to give you a concise outline of major events in American history through multiple perspectives.

The following topics are covered:

• New Worlds, 1492-1680
• The Growth of British North America, 1630-1763
• Origins of the American Revolution, 1761-1776
• Fighting for Independence, 1775-1783
• Forming New Governments, 1776-1788
• Federalists in Power, 1789-1800
• Republicans Ascendant, 1801-1823
• The Revolutionary Generation, 1772-1829
• The Age of Jackson, 1824-1848
• Awakenings of Perfection, 1801-1855
• Breaking the Union, 1850-1860
• The Civil War, 1861-1865
• Reconstruction, 1863-1877