Today, Darren will review everything you need to know for the APUSH exam, from pre-1491 Native societies to modern America. European contact, especially by the Spanish, brought the Columbian Exchange and colonization, while British colonies developed regional differences under mercantilism. The French and Indian War sparked taxes, revolution, and a new Constitution, followed by westward expansion, reform movements, and rising tensions over slavery that led to the Civil War and a flawed Reconstruction. Industrialization, immigration, and reform shaped the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, while global conflicts and the Great Depression brought the U.S. to superpower status. From WWII to today, America has faced Cold War rivalries, civil rights struggles, and ongoing debates over its global role.