This document provides an overview of the topics and key concepts that will be covered in a course on history of the Americas. The course will examine: 1) Pre-colonial societies in the Americas before European contact; 2) The colonial period following the arrival of Europeans and the legacy of colonization; 3) Social movements and reforms in the post-colonial United States; 4) Resistance to oppression through history in the Americas. It defines primary and secondary sources and outlines topics to be discussed each week, including indigenous civilizations, European invasion and settlement, the transatlantic slave trade, life under slavery, and rebellions against slavery and colonial rule.