2: European explorations and conquests in the Americas, c1492-c1600

3: Colonial government in the New World, 1500-1800

4: Religion in the New World, 1500-1800

5: Slavery and the New World, 1500-1800

6: Independence movements, 1763-1830

7: Nation-building and challenges, c1780-c1870

8: United States' Civil War: Causes, course and effects, 1840-77

9: The development of modern nations, 1865-1929

12: The Great Depression and the Americas, mid-1920s-1939

15: Political developments in the United States, 1945-80, and Canada, 1945-82

16: The Cold War and the Americas, 1945-81

17: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945

18: The Americas, 1980-2005