The study of United States and New Jersey history enables learners to see the interrelationship between past and present and to view current state and national issues with an historical perspective that informs both thought and action.

• The West is Transformed (1860 – 1896)
• Industry and Urban Growth: growth of big business
• Immigration (1880-1920)
• Progressive Era (1870 – 1920): Changes in government and business
• Foreign Relations (1853 1915) : building empires
• World War I (1914 - 1919): Causes and alliances
• Roaring Twenties (1919 – 1929)
• The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929 – 1941): Stock market crash, Government Works Projects
• World War II Era (1935 – 1945): Alliances and military advancement explored
• United States in the Cold War (1945 – 1963): relations between US and Soviet Union in post World War II era are detailed
• The Civil Rights Era (1945 – 1975): Civil Rights Movement and events are detailed
• Vietnam Era (1954 - 1978)
• New Directions for our Nation (1977 - 2000)- Recent American History is explored